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16th November

Associated British Ports (ABP) has been awarded an accolade for reducing its carbon footprint when the company was officially certified by the Carbon Trust Standard for reducing its carbon emissions by 8.3% between 2006 and 2008. As the UK’s largest ports group, ABP is leading the way by becoming Britain’s first port owner to receive this prestigious award.

In order to qualify for the award, ABP was able to demonstrate examples of its good carbon management such as the introduction of regional Resource Efficiency Groups that monitor and seek to reduce carbon emissions in all of ABP’s ports. Investments in new facilities and equipment have also shown to result in efficiencies: ABP’s Humber Estuary Services introduced three new pilot launches which use 15% less fuel than their predecessors.

Ian Schofield, ABP’s Engineering Director, said: “We are extremely pleased that we have been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard in recognition of our carbon management. ABP has been recording carbon emissions across the Group since 2002 and we report this information on an annual basis in our Corporate Responsibility Report. As well as reporting emissions, we have also been working hard to reduce emissions and have set annual targets since 2003.”

He added: “Receiving the Carbon Trust Standard will encourage staff across the Group to keep up their hard work, and going forward we are looking to develop a carbon reduction strategy to continue this downward trend and increase efficiencies.”

Harry Morrison, General Manager of the Carbon Trust Standard, said: “Being certified with the Carbon Trust Standard is proof an organisation has taken genuine action to reduce their direct impact on climate change by cutting carbon emissions. We congratulate ABP on this achievement.”

“Both businesses and consumers share a desire for one credible way to prove an organisation has not only measured, but, actually reduced their carbon emissions year-on-year without the use of offsetting. The Carbon Trust Standard provides this credibility and we encourage more organisations to follow ABP in making this commitment.”

The Carbon Trust introduced the Standard in June 2008. It is awarded to companies that demonstrate good carbon reporting, management and reductions year-on-year.

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