This is RPS Consulting Services Limited’s 6th year of business carbon footprint reporting. It first calculated the carbon footprint of its Newark office operations for the year ending December 2013 and set a target to reduce emissions by 5% annually. This year’s footprint includes emissions from naturalgas, fleet, electricity, waste, water, business travel (non-fleet vehicles, air, rail) and paper procurement for its Newark office operations (includes Sherwood House and Loxley House).

RPS’s total carbon footprint in year ending December 2018 was 219.5 tCO2e, an increase of 3.0% from year ending December 2017 The relative carbon footprint was 1.58 tCO2e per employee, a decrease of 11.8 % compared to year ending December 2017

CERTIFIED  6 Years

This is to certify that RPS has achieved a reduction in its carbon footprint and is committed to continous improvement in sustainability. Valid to 31 March 2020 Steve Malkin Founder The Planet Mark Sir Tim Smit KBE Co-Founder The Eden Project

MEASURE absolute carbon reduction 11.80% carbon reduction per employee We are committed to reducing our carbon emmissions yearly so that together, we can all halt climate change Total carbon footprint 219.5 tCO2e Reporting boundary : 1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2018 Emission sources : Natural gas, Electricity, fleet, water, business travel, procurement and waste Reporting period : 1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2018 ENGAGE 139 FTE employees We engage our employees and wider stakeholders to unlock their talent and knowledge to drive year on year progress in sustainability. COMMUNICATE We recognise that transparent communication is essential for transformational change and we quantifiably report on 5 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

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