Logica UK awarded the Carbon Trust Standard

Logica, a leading business and technology service company, has today announced that it has been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard in the UK after taking action on climate change by measuring, managing and reducing its carbon emissions by nearly 10% from January 2007 until December 2009*.

The Carbon Trust Standard recognises organisations for real carbon reduction. Based on a rigorous, independent assessment, it certifies that organisations have measured their carbon footprint over a period  of three years, have achieved reductions in their emissions and can provide evidence of ongoing carbon management.

The reduction and improved energy efficiency is a result of Logica UK’s innovative “Stamp down our Carbon Footprint” campaign. This programme of action has involed the consolidation of offices and servers, as well as the adoption of a ‘work from anywhere’ practice. These efforts has been highly successful, making Logica UK a green leader in the IT and business service sectors.

Logica UK’s success in driving down its carbon footprint has been based around the ability to monitor its emissions, allowing the organisation in-turn to implement and assess a range of energy-saving initiatives. These include: building control optimisation, reducing incandescent lighting, energy walk-around checks, free-air cooling and an energetic staff engagement programme.  All UK sites run on 100% renewable electricity and business flights are down by nearly half compared to four years ago, which has also brought significant cost-savings.

Building on its successes so far, Logica UK has set itself a tough new target of 50% reduction in emissions by 2020 from 2008 figures.
Before achieving the Carbon Trust Standard, Logica UK was recognised as the "Best medium/large company with a low environmental impact” at the Sunday Times Best Green Companies Awards in May of this year.

Craig Boundy, Chief Executive Officer at Logica UK, commented: “We are very pleased to have been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard as a recognition of our ongoing green credentials. Not only is this good for the environment, but it’s good for the business: switching to a greener electricity supply as part of the carbon reduction efforts has lowered our energy bills, while our clients appreciate the action we have taken in order to limit our impact on the environment.”

Commenting further on Logica UK’s approach to  IT and the environment, he added: “Logica UK takes great pride in enabling its clients to use sustainable technologies that reduce carbon footprint and cut waste while helping them to meet their strategic IT objectives. We are taking a leadership position around carbon reduction by helping our partners and customers to lessen their impact on the environment; it’s important that we are as stringent with our own approach to green issues as many of our clients are with theirs.”

Harry Morrison, General Manager at the Carbon Trust Standard Company, said: “We congratulate Logica UK on their certification. Carbon is a complex issue so most people need shorthand to indicate whether a company is doing the right thing. Achieving the Standard allows Logica UK to talk with integrity about the serious and credible steps it has taken to reduce its carbon emissions.”

*Comparing carbon footprint data from financial year 2009, ending in December, to the average of the previous two financial years.

NOTES TO EDITORS

About Logica
Logica is a business and technology service company, employing 39,000 people across 36 countries.  The company delivers business consulting, systems integration and outsourcing across all industries and business functions. Logica creates value by successfully integrating people, business and technology to create effective, sustainable business ecosystems. Employees apply insight to create innovative answers to help with business needs.

Press contact

Nadia Nandi,
UK PR Manager,
Logica,
Tel : 07921 932 363 ,
Email: nadia.nandi@logica.com

About the Carbon Trust Standard

• All businesses and organisations, both in the UK and internationally, are eligible to apply for the Carbon Trust Standard including FTSEs, mid caps, SMEs and public sector organisations. Organisations that are awarded the Carbon Trust Standard hold it for a two year period and to maintain the certification they must reapply and demonstrate that they have continued to make year-on-year reductions in their carbon emissions.

• Organisations wanting information about getting the Carbon Trust Standard can call: 0800 019 1443 or visit www.carbontruststandard.com.

• Organisations that are certified with the Carbon Trust Standard are listed at http://www.carbontruststandard.com/pages/Current-Standard-Bearers

• There are over 400 organisations that have achieved the Carbon Trust Standard. Total carbon footprint certified by the Carbon Trust Standard is now nearly 38 million tonnes of CO2e. This is equivalent to nearly 11% of the total carbon footprint of UK businesses and transport.

• Through a commitment to continually reducing their carbon footprint, Carbon Trust Standard achievers have together cut their emissions by 3 million tonnes of CO2e and have saved the equivalent of £138 million associated with reductions in gas, electricity and fuel use.

• Carbon Trust Standard achievers are genuinely leading the way in real carbon reduction and demonstrating that it is possible to de-carbonise your business year on year and still be successful.

About the Carbon Trust

The Carbon Trust is a not-for-profit company with the mission to accelerate the move to a low carbon economy, providing specialist support to business and the public sector to help cut carbon emissions, save energy and commercialise low carbon technologies.  By stimulating low carbon action we contribute to key UK goals of lower carbon emissions, the development of low carbon businesses, increased energy security and associated jobs.

We help to cut carbon emissions now by
• Providing specialist advice and finance to help organisations cut carbon
• Setting standards for carbon reduction

We reduce potential future carbon emissions by
• Opening markets for low carbon technologies
• Leading industry collaborations to commercialise technologies
• Investing in early stage low carbon companies

Press contacts

For further information or interviews on the Carbon Trust Standard, please contact Maria Stefanova on 0207832 4828 or CarbonTrustStandardPR@carbontrust.co.uk.