MaaS Summit 2019 addresses sustainability

The 5th MaaS Summit took place in Helsinki, during the Digital Transport Days and was jointly organised by the MaaS Alliance, the European Commission and the Finnish Ministry Transport and Communications. At the Summit nearly hundred policymakers, experts and leaders of the industry agreed on components for an environmentally, societally and economically sustainable MaaS.

After a welcome by the Transport Finnish Minister Sanna Marin, the EU Commissioner for Transport and Mobility Violeta Bulc highlighted the four pillars to achieve the Transport Union: decarbonisation, digitalisation, investment and innovation.

Maya Ben Dror, from the World Economic Forum, provided insights at the question “How sustainability can boost the business?”, Krista Huhtala-Jenks of MaaS Global, focused on the business aspect speaking about MaaS and the Circular Economy, while Jari Kauppila, International Transport Forum, looked in details at environmental impact by addressing challenges and opportunities for a greener transport.

The full report is available for download here.

Download the presentations:
Violeta Bulc, Commissioner for Transport
Maya Ben Dror, World Economic Forum
Krista Huhtala-Jenks, MaaS Global
Jari Kauppila, International Transport Forum

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