We increased data coverage for energy use to over 75% of our businesses by turnover and by employee numbers. Total energy use for Reed Elsevier for 2002 was 213,450 MWh. To assist comparison with prior year data, the graph shows the indicator of kWh per employee. This indicator shows a 6% improvement in energy use across the businesses. There are good examples of energy efficiency improvements across Reed Elsevier, although some improvements in this indicator may be accounted for by improvements in our data gathering process.

	The replacement of 18 mainframe servers at the LexisNexis Dayton Data Center was completed in July of 2001. In 2002, the first full year of operation, energy savings of 12% were realised amounting to 4.49 million kWh and a saving of over US$224,000.

We have not identified transport as one of our key energy impacts but during 2003 we will consider what data we can readily capture as a necessary step to providing a more complete picture of our global warming impact.

Some parts of the business are already tackling transport issues:

	LexisNexis’s Alternative Work Solutions (AWS) programme has both environmental and employee quality of life benefits by encouraging telecommuting and home based working practices. At the end of 2002, there were 2,300 employees enrolled in the AWS scheme. A significant number of trips had been avoided. Accurate data on number of days worked at home and length of commutes avoided will be complied during 2003.