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Embargoed until 00:01 on Wednesday 10 November: Stagecoach urges COP26 leaders to put in place firm plans to incentivise people to use public transport
- UK’s biggest bus and coach operator warns net zero ambitions cannot be achieved by technology alone
- Major emphasis needs to be put on changing the way people travel
- Call comes as COP26 climate change summit marks Transport Day today
- Stagecoach has committed to target a zero emissions UK bus fleet by 2035
- Investment by Stagecoach is planned to cut the company's annual emissions by 351,945 tCO2e by 2035
Stagecoach partners with transport authorities across England to develop ambitious Bus Service Improvement Plans
- Stagecoach companies involved in 60 out of the 84 strategies submitted to Department for Transport for funding
- Initiatives to lower fares, speed up journeys, boost connections, improve customer information
- Call on government to ensure smaller authorities receive sufficient funding to deliver plans
Stagecoach announces free travel for veterans and military personnel across the UK on Remembrance Day and Remembrance Sunday
- Free travel for military and ex-military personnel on 11thand 14th November
- Commitment will continue annually
- New employee led Veterans Network key to Stagecoach commitment
Stagecoach boosts its apprenticeship goals with almost 800 people in ‘earn and learn’ positions
- 790 Stagecoach employees currently in ‘earn and learn’ positions
- Among one of the top five organisations audited for number of apprenticeship development opportunities
- Awarded silver membership with 5% Club
Stagecoach electric buses transport world leaders at COP26 Climate Change Summit
- Hundreds of VIPs, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson, got to travel in style on brand new, electric double-decker buses
- The ten buses, built in Scotland by Alexander Dennis, showcased the iconic London bus livery
- Following COP26, the buses will be used on passenger services in London on behalf of TfL
- Stagecoach has committed to the United Nations Race to Zero initiative as part of its new sustainability strategy
- Major investment being made in new electric buses for Scotland
- Zero emissions Stagecoach UK bus fleet targeted by 2035, and initiatives to further reduce waste, conserve water and minimise energy use
Stagecoach welcomes "constructive discussions" with Unite in Fife and Tayside pay talks
- New pay proposals to be put to vote with strong union recommendation to accept
- Proposed two-year deals would increase employee pay by an average of 7.5%
Stagecoach welcomes “constructive discussions” with Unite in Preston pay talks
- Planned union industrial action on 14, 15 and 16 October has been cancelled
- New pay proposals to be put to vote with “strong union recommendation to accept”
- Proposed deal if accepted would increase employee pay by £19.50 a week
- Stagecoach “100% committed to reaching a sustainable agreement”
Stagecoach criticises Unite union for fuelling "fantasy pay demands" in Preston and Chorley and threatening to disrupt vital community bus links
- Unite refusing to reach agreement on pay deal for bus drivers covering operations at Preston and Chorley depots
- Drivers offered increases of up to 6.2% over a two year period taking hourly pay to £12.00 within 12 months
- Proposed offer comes on top of a 2.25% pay increase last year at these depots
- Pay increases already agreed with Unite at all other Stagecoach bus depots in the region
- Unite has informed Stagecoach that it will be taking industrial action on 14, 15, 16, 22 and 23 October