JSC Russian Railways
Unverified XFID Unique Identifier for JSC Russian Railways:
XOKJ52ZO0R 5 Second Party Opinions
1 Impact Report
1 Assurance Report
Documents (7)
XF Company Profile
Extra-financial information found across 7 documents in the XframeworkID registry
NACE H Transportation & Storage
Information extracted from documents in the registry. Values are as disclosed; this is not an assessment or rating. Last updated 2 Jun 2026.
Issuer Identity & Structure
- Issuer name and country/jurisdiction
- JSC Russian Railways, Russia (Moscow) SPO 2020 2020
- Issuer sector/industry classification
- Transportation & Storage - Railway passenger and freight transport SPO 2019 2019
- Issuer organizational structure
- Joint Stock Company (JSC) with special purpose entity for bond issuance (RZD Capital PLC) SPO 2021 2021
Green / Sustainable Finance Framework
- Sustainable bond framework name and version
- JSC Russian Railways Green Bond Framework; JSC Russian Railways Social Finance Framework; JSC Russian Railways Green Finance Framework SPO 2019 2019
- Bond types covered under framework
- Green bonds, Social bonds, Green loans SPO 2019 2019
- Eligible use-of-proceeds categories
- Low-carbon land transportation (electric locomotives, electric trains for passenger transport); Affordable Transport Infrastructure; Transport Accessibility; Health SPO 2020 2020
- Refinanced vs. newly financed project distinction
- Refinanced assets; Eligible Green Assets purchased in 2018 and 2019 SPO 2021 2021
- Project evaluation and selection process description
- Russian Railways responsible for providing accurate information and documentation relating to details of Eligible Green Assets refinanced, including description of assets, total development cost, and disbursed amounts SPO 2021 2021
Standards & Regulatory Alignment
- Alignment with ICMA Green Bond Principles
- Aligned with Green Bond Principles 2018 SPO 2019 2019
- Alignment with ICMA Social Bond Principles or Sustainability Bond Guidelines
- Aligned with Social Bond Principles 2020 SPO 2020 2020
- Alignment with Climate Bonds Standard (version applied)
- Climate Bonds Standard Version 3.0 and 3.01; Low Carbon Land Transport Criteria SPO 2021 2021
- Alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities ASSURANCE 2019 2019
External Review & Verification
- Second Party Opinion (SPO) provider name and assessment date
- Sustainalytics; Multiple assessment dates: April 2019, April 2021, November 13, 2020 SPO 2019 2019
- Assurance provider name and engagement period
- Sustainalytics; Engagement periods: April 2019 (pre-issuance), April 2021 (post-issuance) SPO 2021 2021
- Pre-issuance or post-issuance verification type
- Both pre-issuance and post-issuance verification SPO 2021 2021
- SPO assessment scope and methodology
- Review of eligible green assets against Climate Bonds Standard Version 3.0 and Low Carbon Transportation criteria; Assessment of use of proceeds, project/asset selection, management of proceeds, and reporting SPO 2021 2021
- SPO preliminary evaluation or credibility rating
- Framework assessed as credible and impactful SPO 2019 2019
- Verifier accreditation or approval status
- Sustainalytics is approved verifier for Climate Bonds Standard SPO 2021 2021
- Assurance conclusion or opinion statement
- Opinion is no longer valid since March 14th 2022 due to sanctions as a result of Ukraine situation SPO 2019 2019
Issuance Details
- Bond instrument type
- Green bond, Social bond, Green loan SPO 2021 2021
- Bond issuance date
- March 2020 SPO 2021 2021
- Green bond first issuance year
- 2020 SPO 2021 2021
Changes Over Time
Items where disclosed information changed across documents.
Sustainable bond framework name
Eligible use-of-proceeds categories
Alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goals
Project evaluation and selection process description
2019 Accounting, transportation and environment and investments, passenger sustainable development departments responsible for project evaluation aligned with Use of Proceeds →
2020 Corporate Finance Department responsible for evaluation and selection in collaboration with internal departments; eligible projects tracked and recorded for allocation purposes
Management of proceeds approach
SPO assessment scope
Assurance conclusion or opinion statement
Refinanced vs. newly financed project distinction
Assurance scope