We recognise the environmental impact of our business. That is why we use our expertise and innovation to ensure that we act in a responsible manner and continually work to reduce our impact on the environment.

We also work to preserve and, wherever possible, improve the character of the surroundings in which we operate.

We recognise that climate change is an important issue for the Government and for the wider community; we have one of the largest investment programmes in renewable energy and energy efficiency in the UK.

We work with our customers and the wider community to promote practical solutions that will encourage consumers to use energy more efficiently and more wisely.

Environmental management systems are in place across E.ON UK that ensure we meet - and often exceed - legal requirements. They also help us to manage any environmental risks.

Furthermore, research is undertaken to understand our environmental impact, which allows us to continually improve upon our performance.

In order to improve our understanding of their concerns, we welcome and support communication with all our stakeholders. Environmental awareness is actively promoted and environmental training is provided for our staff. We also report yearly on our environmental performance, allowing our stakeholders to monitor our progress.

Here we describe our work in the following areas:

• Environmental policy and management
• Resource use
• Climate change
• Other emissions to air
• Land and biodiversity
• Waste and by-product management

Full details of the environmental performance of each of our sites is available here and detailed environmental trend data going back to 1990 is available here.