We regard stakeholder engagement as central to our environment programme and we undertake regular consultation with employees, customers, suppliers, investors and community groups. This dialogue ensures that we understand our stakeholders’ expectations, and also ensures that the correct monitoring and reporting of environmental performance indicators is undertaken to enable benchmarking with similar companies.
In 2006 we participated in a number of indices, including Business in the Environment, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices and FTSE4Good, as well as providing information to Vigeo Group and Oekom Research for their Corporate Responsibility Ratings. We are a signatory to the Carbon Disclosure Project, a member of the London Energy Forum and a founding member of the London Climate Change Agency. We have also supported a number of environmental charities and community groups during the year, including the Woodland Trust, Thames21, Gatton Park and Keep Wales Tidy.