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Go Green
Go Green
Environmental issues will be at the top of the agenda next week as Suburban Transit
joins its Parent Company “Stagecoach Group” as it launches its first ever Group-wide
Green Week on Monday (April 20).
The week-long event – which takes place between April 20 thru 24 - is also a chance for
Stagecoach to highlight the additional cost and time savings that can be achieved
through the use of public transport.
Launching Green Week, Stagecoach Group Chief Executive, Brian Souter, said: “This is
a very important initiative for our company. We want to grow our business in a
sustainable way, enhancing the communities in which we operate and playing our part in
meeting the global challenge of climate change.
“Public transport has a crucial role to play in reducing global carbon emissions. Our
research has told us that the issue of climate change is of real concern to our customers.
As well as looking to save time and money, people want healthier and more
environmentally friendly ways to get around.
“Taking the bus, instead of commuting by car is perhaps the single most effective way
for people to reduce their carbon footprint. By providing good value, reliable and
convenient low-carbon travel, we believe we can attract even more customers on to
Stagecoach services.”
Throughout Stagecoach Green Week, staff and passengers across all areas of the
business will be invited to participate in a number of awareness-raising events.
Brain Souter added: “By promoting our message of greener, smarter travel we hope we
can help our passengers and our own employees identify easy ways in which they can
live greener lives – not just for one week, but day in, day out.”
Stagecoach has a wide-ranging strategy to tackle climate change and make its business
more sustainable. As well as meeting its regulatory obligations, it includes:
• Investing in more fuel efficient vehicles
• Using alternative, renewable fuels
• Providing training 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 travel
• Developing green travel plans and incentives for staff, customers and partner
organisations.
• Less than one preventable accident for every 350,000 miles traveled
• Each motorcoach has the potential of removing 55 autos form the highway;
saving fuel, cutting emissions and reducing congestion.