2007: the high-speed version

Business objectives

We set three environmental business objectives and exceeded all of them:

Goal: Reduce energy consumption at Tube Lines premises and Piccadilly line depots by 2 per cent
Achieved: 20 per cent reduction

Goal: Reduce white A4 paper usage by 15 per cent
Achieved: 34 per cent reduction

Goal: Improve fuel efficiency of our commercial road fleet over 7.5 tonnes by 5 per cent*
Achieved: 15 per cent improvement

Reducing our paper and energy consumption helped us to achieve a 1,085-tonne reduction in our carbon dioxide emissions in 2007.

This report covers the period from 7 January 2007 to 5 January 2008, and looks for performance improvements against the equivalent 12 months in the previous year.

* total miles driven per gallon of fuel taken from our fuel tanks.

Environmental and community highlights

Community relations
• We received five commendations from members of the public for our performance in 2007, two of these related to our environmental performance
• We introduced a 24-hour helpline to allow residents to contact us with their enquiries and concerns at any time
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Charity and community partnerships
• The Community Support Fund was launched to support the charitable efforts of our employees
• We donated almost £50,000 to charities and community groups
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Noise
• A project using Six Sigma troubleshooting techniques has cut the time it takes us to investigate, resolve and close out noise complaints by over 50 per cent
• To help manage noise, stations and depots have been assessed for noise sensitivity
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Waste and materials
• Almost 99 per cent of waste from slope restoration works at Kingsbury was reused and recycled thanks to a pilot zero waste to landfill project
• Construction started on our new Stratford train crew accommodation building – the most sustainable building on the Underground
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Pollution
• We installed a global positioning system to help improve our fuel efficiency
• We did not have any significant pollution incidents in 2007
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Wildlife
• We developed our wildlife management strategy to provide project managers and employees with practical guidance and instruction for biodiversity management
• Trials of new weedkiller were 80 per cent effective in controlling the highly invasive Japanese knotweed
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Energy and utilities
• 100 energy saving LED lamps were installed on the Northern line for use in signals
• Energy efficiency is one of the criteria for the contract for new rolling stock on the Piccadilly line due in 2014
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Climate change
• We completed a study to calculate our carbon footprint and have already reduced carbon dioxide emission levels by 1,500 tonnes since 2003
• We have identified a wide range of potential improvements, of which 22 are being implemented to support a further reduction of 5,000 tonnes of CO₂
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• Terry's welcome
• The year at a glance
• About Tube Lines
• Vision and values
• About this report