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Environment

Throughout the world, rail transport is recognised as an environmentally friendly form of transport.

Our commitment to a sustainable future

As a company, we are committed to taking environment and energy concerns into account in all our decisions. As we work towards minimising the environmental impact of our business, we’re guided by our Environment and Energy Policy: 

Our commitment hasn’t gone unnoticed – our efforts continue to earn us recognition for the improvements we are making.

  • Recommendation for Certification to ISO14001, the international standard for environmental management
  • Recommendation for Certification to ISO 50001, the international standard for energy management

If you have any suggestions for how we can further reduce our environmental impacts, email the Environment Team.

Please see the latest Environmental KPIs for the whole GTR network.

Champions for the environment

Thameslink has trained an enthusiastic team of employees to be Environmental Champions across our network. These Champions are our eyes and ears on the ground, looking and listening for any environmental issues and communicating good practice to their colleagues.

ISO 14001:2015

Gatwick Express is now fully certified to the most recent version of ISO14001, released in 2015. We are seeking to manage our environmental responsibilities in a systematic manner that contributes to the environmental pillar of sustainability.

ISO 14001:2015 helps Gatwick Express to achieve the intended outcomes of our environmental management system. This provides enhancement of our environmental performance, fulfilment of compliance obligations and achievement of our environmental objectives.

ISO 50001:2018

Gatwick Express is fully certified to ISO50001 for our Energy Management System.

ISO50001:2018 is our approach to managing energy use and consumption, including measurement, documentation and reporting, design and procurement practices for equipment, systems, processes and personnel that contribute to energy performance.

99% Zero to Landfill

Govia Thameslink Railway Ltd divert 99% of all waste that would otherwise be sent to landfill.

The Environment Team works closely with station teams, tenants and cleaning contractors to assess where waste comes from and how it can be managed better. We then liaise with our waste partner to identify our options and implement them. This work relies on positive engagement from everyone on the station with a strong focus on working together to create a community style response. We recycle everything from plastics, paper and textiles, to industrial metal and oil..

LED lighting upgrades across the Gatwick Express network

All of our stations have had platform lighting upgraded to LED.

LED lights are up to 80% more efficient than conventional lights, converting 95% of energy used in to light with only 5% wasted as heat.

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