Strategy and materially relevant themes

The table below shows the connection between our strategy and the materially relevant themes and associated KPIs. We have also linked them to the risks we have identified. NS has not determined any KPIs or risks for the materially relevant theme of innovation.

1. Strategic priorities

2. Indicators with a quantitative target value

3. Objectives

4. Results

5. Risk factors

6. (Profit/prospects)

Themes/materially relevant items

KPI

Objective for 2017

Achieved in 2017

Risks

Social impact/trend

An attractive physical offering

Punctuality
/ reliability

Punctuality

  

Market regulation, infrastructure capacity, IT reliability,

Journey time

 

% punctuality for passengers to 5 min, main rail network

89.2%

91.6%

  
 

Quality of connections with other carriers

93.7%

94.5%

  

Accessibility
/ reliability

Accessibility

   

Journey time

 

Seat availability at peak times

94.3%

95.1%

  
 

Seat availability at peak times on routes needing attention

4.9%

2.4%

  

Optimising the customer experience

Customer satisfaction

Customer experience

  

Market regulation

Mobility

 

General customer satisfaction

74%

80%

  

Safety (including personal safety)

Personal safety

  

Safety

Personal safety

 

Passengers’ perception of safety

81%

88%

  
 

Reputation (RepTrak)

60 in 2020

58.8

  

Performance of HSL South

Passengers, passengers and passengers
/ customer satisfaction

Customer experience

  

HSL service

Mobility

 

General customer satisfaction with HSL South

68%

77%

  

Punctuality
/ reliability

Punctuality

  

HSL service

Journey time

 

% punctuality for passengers on HSL South

82.5%

83.5%

  

Accessibility
/ reliability

Accessibility

  

HSL service

 
 

Chance of getting a seat on HSL South

91.2%

96.8%

  

Perfect execution

Passengers, passengers and passengers
/ customer satisfaction

Punctuality

  

Market regulation, infrastructure capacity, IT reliability,

Journey time

 

% punctuality for passengers to 15 min, main rail network

96.7%

97.4%

  
 

Journey information

  

IT reliability

Journey time

 

Information during disruptions

75.0%

83.2%

  
 

Customer satisfaction with journey information in the travel chain

78.0%

86.3%

  

World-class stations

Station facilities

The station experience

    
 

Customer satisfaction with stations

68.0%

73%

  

Safe and sustainable travel

Sustainability

Sustainable operations

   

Environment

 

Perception of NS as a sustainable company

top 10 by 2020

12

  
 

Energy efficiency of traction

72%

74%

  
 

Waste separation

80% reuse by 2020

41.8%

  

Transparency

Transparency

  

Non-compliance

 
 

Position in the Transparency Benchmark

top 10

6

  

Safety

Railway safety

  

Safety

 
 

Number of SPADs (in NL)

51

47

  

Abellio

     

Activities in Europe

no KPI available for this

n/a

n/a

  

NS as an employer

     

An attractive and caring employer

Staff

  

Safety

training

 

Employee engagement

none

none

  
 

Staff with occupational disabilities

200 before 2018

74

  
 

Women in senior management

none

40%

  
 

TRR

--

5.0

 

occupational safety

 

Sickness absence

5.1%

5.7%

  

Risk management

     

Risk management

Risk management

    
 

Management of significant risks

Four reports a year

100%

  

Finances

     

Financial position

Financial position

  

Inadequate operating results, NS investments abroad

expenditure

 

Revenue (amounts in €M)

 

5,121

  
 

ROE

 

0.7%

  
 

Investment (amounts in €M)

 

618