London Midland has been awarded the Mayor of London’s Green 500 Silver Award for improving energy efficiency.
The Green 500 is a scheme which mentors major businesses, operating in London, to help deliver the Mayor of London's target to cut London's carbon emissions by 60% by 2025.
London Midland joined Green 500 in 2009 and went through a carbon mentoring process, aimed at the rail operator’s sites in Greater London, to identify ways of improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions and waste.
London Midland environmental manager Kathryn Jacques said Green 500 had generated plenty of ideas for further improvements like changes to station lighting, waste recycling and colleague awareness, that are now being looked at in more detail.
“We’ve focused on Watford Junction Station, as this is our largest site in and around London, and we’re seeing real improvements, such as an eight per cent reduction in electricity use,” she said.
“Watford Junction has also formed London Midland's first local Green Team, where station colleagues are working together to raise awareness about energy efficiency and helping to identify new ideas for improvements.”
London Midland’s next steps include looking at waste recycling and investigating energy-efficient lighting for platform canopies.
