Severn Trent Mitigating Climate Change

Severn Trent is a leading provider of water, waste and environmental services. Climate change is a high priority of the group’s corporate responsibility program, addressed through a twin-track approach that includes both mitigation and adaptation measures.

The signing of the Kyoto agreement in 1997 and the subsequent commitment by the government to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases within the U.K. by 20% of the 1990 levels before 2010, sat well with Severn Trent’s own objectives to reduce overall fossil fuel consumption in both the short and medium term.

The introduction of the Climate Change Levy added some