At its meeting on January 31, the board decided on a new health and safety strategy for 2018 and 2019. For several years, The Company has been working to improve safety on the metro construction site in collaboration with the company's contractors. The various initiatives have had varying effects, but have not really succeeded in significantly changing the accident picture, even though the efforts have been highly prioritized. In 2016, Metroselskabet therefore initiated a collaboration with the Danish oil and gas industry to exchange experiences, and in 2017 the board also decided to commission an analysis of Metroselskabet's work environment efforts.

"It is crucial to us that all employees who help build and operate the Metro get home safely from work every day. That is why Metroselskabet has identified four strategic pillars, which will form the cornerstones of the new working environment strategy. First and foremost, we must ensure a strong safety culture based on education, learning and prevention, and safety and the working environment must be considered already in the design phase," says Chairman of the Board Jørn Neergaard Larsen.

A pool of DKK 20 million has been allocated over two years to support a lasting transformation of The Company's work environment efforts. The money will be spent on a comprehensive training program, a partnership process with main contractors on upcoming projects and a new incident reporting system.

At the meeting, the Board also discussed the new business strategy, which sets the framework for The Company's work in the period 2018-2022. In connection with the preparation of the new strategy, the Board held a number of strategy discussions last year, including the Company's finances, business development and CSR work. These areas are therefore central to the new business strategy.

"In the coming strategy period, Metroselskabet's task focus will change. The M3 line will open in July 2019, and therefore one of The Company's most important focus areas will be to create a coherent and well-functioning metro system. At the same time, the new metro lines to Nordhavn and Sydhavn will open in 2020 and 2024, respectively, and the company's construction portfolio will therefore be reduced during the strategy period, while the operational task will be significantly larger," says the Chairman of the Board.

Finally, the board was briefed on passenger numbers for 2017, which grew by almost 2%, corresponding to 1.1 million more passengers compared to the previous year. In total, 63.5 million passengers used the Metro in 2017.