Home Making a commitment About us The journey Levels of support How we work Education Arts and culture The environment    Much more than trees...    The Foresteers project    The TREEmendous project    Trainees tackle pollution    Recycling computers    Your challenge, should you    choose to accept it...    Britain in bloom Regeneration External verification Contacts and partners Give us your views The Jubilee project Download complete report as a pdf [1,096k]    © Rolls-Royce plc 2004    Legal Information The environmental strand of our community programmes is designed to help us fulfil our social responsibilities to the environment. Many of our activities have strong links to science education. As a leading power company we take our environmental responsibilities seriously both in terms of product development and our ongoing operations. We measure our performance, and, for the seventh year running, have made steady progress in the UK’s Business in the Environment Index, achieving a score of 94 per cent and first place in our sector. Our environmental performance is detailed in a separate report, published on our website www.rolls-royce.com We demonstrate our social responsibility through the wide range of community education initiatives in which we participate. A large number of our programmes are driven by our employees’ enthusiasm and personal commitment to the environment. Much more than trees... find out more The Foresteers project find out more The TREEmendous project find out more Trainees tackle pollution find out more Recycling computers find out more Your challenge, should you choose to accept it... find out more Britain in bloom find out more Local liaison     At some of our larger operations around the world, we work with relevant key stakeholders, including local government and regulatory authorities, to discuss common issues relating to our environmental impact. – We have invested more than £40 million in upgrading our engine testing facilities in Derby to minimise the environmental impact to local residents. – The building phases at our manufacturing facility at Inchinnan in Scotland were adjusted to take into account a long-established population of nesting swans. – We have established a wildlife conservation area around our learning and career development centre in Derby, England. – At our nuclear licenced site in Derby we have a well-established local liaison committee involving our senior and operational staff and key external stakeholders. These include: councillors and council officers; emergency services; the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate; the Food Standards Agency and the Environment Agency. The committee meets regularly and is recognised as an important forum to discuss issues and exchange information. Our manufacturing facility in Inchinnan, Scotland.