Centrica has been recognised as a leader in tackling climate change following a ranking assessment of the ‘big six’ UK electricity generators. Generating climate change, a benchmarking report for WWF-UK by Innovest, commended Centrica’s policy on climate change as going beyond the expectations defined by WWF. The study focuses on a range of criteria including actual practice, performance against regulatory standards, and coherence of carbon management and strategy. It compares the ‘carbon profiles’ of the UK electricity generation companies by assessing portfolios, emissions over time, performance against renewables and energy efficiency commitments, and company initiatives. Gearoid Lane, Managing Director British Gas New Energy, said: ‘We’re delighted to top the green league table of energy suppliers. It recognises how seriously we are taking our responsibility to manage our own carbon impacts and the lead we’re taking in providing customers with low carbon products and services. It also highlights the fact that the electricity British Gas provides has the lowest CO2 emissions of all the major UK suppliers. ‘Today’s announcement further reinforces the Carbon Disclosure Project’s recent report, which recognised Centrica among only 60 companies worldwide as a sector leader in the area of carbon disclosure and climate change strategy.’

In particular, the WWF/Innovest report commended:

• Centrica’s best-in-sector electricity generation carbon intensity and the fact that is also the only company to report a year-on-year reduction in carbon intensity
• The launch of British Gas New Energy, which confirmed Centrica as the clearest ‘first mover’ to identify demand from consumers for low-carbon energy services
• The central role of Sam Laidlaw, Centrica’s chief executive, particularly surrounding the launch of the company’s British Gas New Energy business
• Centrica for disclosing the clearest understanding of the capabilities of carbon capture and storage solutions
• Centrica’s recently relaunched environmental awareness campaign which engages employees and highlights the company’s position on climate change

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