Our purpose

Our purpose, how we make ourselves useful to society, and why we work at SNCF.

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“Working towards a dynamic, caring, sustainable society.” Our purpose sets everything we do in motion. It was adopted on 16 December 2021, along with a strategy grounded in corporate social responsibility (CSR), which guides our vision.

Our core commitments 

  • Adapt our mobility offerings to evolving lifestyles and consumption patterns, promoting multimodal and intermodal transport.
  • Improve our service quality, bringing all our customers, partners and suppliers into the process.
  • Invest in the skills of the future to help people to find work and move up the social ladder.
  • Ensure that we are competitive to bolster overall performance.
  • Make responsible industrial decisions that support local communities.
  • Step up the pace of the green transition by doing our part to decarbonize the transport industry.
  • Help our employees, our customers and our partners be safe and feel safe.
  • Ensure all our stakeholders are actively engaged in steering our activities and our strategic direction.