Stagecoach Group annual carbon footprint, to

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1 Stagecoach Group annual carbon footprint, to Stagecoach Group s sustainability strategy, Revolution in the Way We Travel, sets out the Group s programme and targets to reduce the environmental impact of its businesses in the UK and North America. The five-year programme, from to , is targeting an overall reduction of 8% in buildings CO 2 e emissions and a cut of 3% in annual fleet transport CO 2 e emissions. Our strategy, supported by an 11million investment programme, is focused on: Meeting and exceeding regulatory obligations Investing in more fuel efficient vehicles Using alternative, renewable fuels Training employees in more efficient driving techniques Saving energy at offices and depots Conserving and recycling water Reducing and recycling waste Reducing business travel Providing affordable bus and rail travel A key element of the plan involves regular monitoring of performance across our bus and rail operations. We have pledged to report annually through our website on our global carbon footprint, as well as by voluntary disclosure to the Carbon Disclosure Project, the world's largest corporate greenhouse gas emissions database. We have put in place a robust, consistent system for measuring and monitoring carbon emissions and we will also report on performance against a set of reduction targets across the whole business. The baseline used for The Group s carbon reduction targets is the performance of our UK Bus, UK Rail, United States and Canada operations for the financial year 1 May 2007 to 30 April This data is used as the basis for future improvement and specific targets for our individual divisions. We have used reporting methodology from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and UK and US Government factors for determining CO 2 emissions. Emissions covered are: Scope 1 Direct Emission on site and from company-operated vehicles Scope 2 Indirect Emissions, including electricity generated and supplied through the national grid and electric current for traction. Scope 3 Other Indirect Emissions. This covers emissions resulting from business travel (road, rail and air) as well as emissions resulting from waste disposal, such as landfill gas emissions. It excludes transport of waste to recycling or landfill and the recycling process or related down-stream emissions. Emissions resulting from staff commuting from home to work are also not included in the Scope 3 data

2 Stagecoach Group carbon footprint, The Stagecoach Group Global Carbon Footprint breakdown (tonnes of for financial year 1 May 2007 to 30 April 2008 is as follows: DIVISION UK Bus 560,607 16,853 9, ,807 UK Rail 97, ,144 5, ,894 United States 179,906 5,406 4, ,327 Canada 38, ,338 Group HQ ,243 TOTAL 877, ,203 20,056 1,216,609 Note: Data is rounded to nearest tonne. The information above has been restated to reflect improved data gathering and updated emissions conversion factors provided by Defra and the Department for Energy and Climate Change in the financial year Stagecoach Group carbon footprint, The Stagecoach Group carbon footprint data for the financial year is listed below.

3 UK Bus 514,635 17,844 De minimis 532,478 UK Rail 168, ,254 De minimis 500,673 United States 166,825 6,011 De minimis 172,836 Canada 38, De minimis 38,628 Group HQ N/A 447 De minimis 447 TOTAL 888, ,794 De minimis 1,245,063 Notes: Data is rounded to nearest tonne. Data for has been restated to take account of new Defra electricity conversion factors and the removal of de minimis. There are areas that can be omitted where there fall under the de minimis rule, which allows elements below 1% of the total to be omitted within a total de minimis limit of 5%. This has been considered in conjunction with sensitivity to the elements of growth, stakeholder needs, improvement in reporting accuracy, and difficulty in data collation. The approach taken is as follows: Stagecoach Group carbon footprint, The Stagecoach Group carbon footprint data for the financial year is listed below:

4 UK Bus 510,518 16,703 De minimis 527,221 UK Rail 166, ,849 De minimis 440,998 United States 151,652 5,059 De minimis 156,711 Canada 37, De minimis 37,358 Group HQ De minimis 436 TOTAL 865, ,311 De minimis 1,162,723 Notes: Data is rounded to nearest tonne. Data for has been e-stated to take account of a change to a lower grid factor in the UK, reduced electricity for traction following the annual wash-up and the removal of refrigerant gases. There are areas that can be omitted where there fall under the de minimis rule, which allows elements below 1% of the total to be omitted within a total de minimis limit of 5%. This has been considered in conjunction with sensitivity to the elements of growth, stakeholder needs, improvement in reporting accuracy, and difficulty in data collation. The approach taken is as follows: Stagecoach Group carbon footprint, The Stagecoach Group carbon footprint data for the financial year is listed below:

5 UK Bus 484,685 16,765 De minimis 501,450 UK Rail 168, ,749 De minimis 447,382 United States 157,853 5,396 De minimis 163,249 Canada 37, De minimis 37,963 Group HQ De minimis 430 TOTAL 848, ,614 De minimis 1,150,475 Notes: Data is rounded to nearest tonne. Data for excludes UK Bus (London) operations, which were acquired in October These operations will be included in the carbon footprint report for , at which time the baseline data will be re-stated. There are areas that can be omitted where there fall under the de minimis rule, which allows elements below 1% of the total to be omitted within a total de minimis limit of 5%. This has been considered in conjunction with sensitivity to the elements of growth, stakeholder needs, improvement in reporting accuracy, and difficulty in data collation. The approach taken is as follows: