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CDP Improvement Drives National Express National Express sees a 26-point CDP score improvement in a single year - fuelled by Ecometrica sustainability software Introduction National Express Group plc is a leading international public transport operator, with bus, coach and rail services in the UK, Continental Europe, North Africa, North America and the Middle East. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 National Express Group plc Index, with revenues of £1,867.4 million in 2014. www.nationalexpressgroup.com Country: Worldwide Challenge & Solution Industry: Public Transport National Express Group’s CDP Climate Change disclose score in 2013 was 59, leaving them in band D. For a company with challenging efficiency targets, it was evident that part of National Express Group’s 2014 environmental strategy would be to improve this score. Ecometrica and National Express Group have worked together since 2001, though 2014 was the first time the two companies collaborated on a CDP submission. Ecometrica • Leading international public worked closely with National Express Group in the preparation and auditing of the transport operator disclosure, through a combination of sustainability software reporting and consulting • FTSE 250 listed efforts, with a view to improving the score towards the top end of the scale. • Employs 42,000 people • Revenues over £1,800m • Fleet of over 25,000 vehicles • HQ in Birmingham, UK • Improve CDP Disclosure Score; 59 in 2013 (Band D) • Reduce and report on emissions associated with business operations • Challenge competitors on an environmental standing Results • Ecometrica helped prepare and audit 2014 CDP CDP’s 2014 UK Corporate Environmental Report ranked National Express Group’s assessment with better performance as band B, up two levels from 2013, with a disclosure score of 85: a 26-point quality answers than 2013 improvement in a single year. In doing so, National Express Group became the highest • Implement a combination ranked public transport company in the UK, outperforming key competitors such as of Ecometrica software Stagecoach Group and Go-Ahead Group. and expert consultancy As well as collaborating with Ecometrica on its CDP submission, National Express Group also took significant steps to further reduce the carbon footprint of its operations, alongside measures to manage waste and its use of water. • CDP score of 85 represented “Our work with Ecometrica is one of continued research and development. Together, a 26-point improvement on we identify ways of improving our environmental performance, to meet our long term 2013 score (59); highest objectives for a sustainable low-carbon, energy efficient transport company. rank in the UK for a public The National Express Group are keenly aware that in an age of climate change, diminishing transport company and unequally distributed natural resources and unstable energy supplies and prices, it is • Vehicle fleet saved over one imperative that we work smarter and with the right partners, such as Ecometrica, in our million litres of fuel in the UK carbon emissions reporting and sustainability accounting systems” and Spain alone - Ruth McKeown, Group Environment & Sustainability Manager, National Express Group Plc.

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