Radio Taxis Group wins ITM greenest fleet of the year award again for 2009

Radio Taxis Group (RTG), one of the UK's leading ground transport providers, has received further praise for its extensive environmental impact management programme, by being awarded the Institute of Travel Management (ITM) ICARUS Award, in the 'Ground Transportation' category.

The ceremony took place, not at a glitzy dinner, but in an office just off London's Oxford Street in front of the ITMTV cameras, thus minimising the carbon footprint.

Paul Tilstone, ITM Executive Director commented,

"The judges, all eminent environmental experts in their fields, marked the entries based on set criteria covering how scaleable, sustainable, innovative, and demonstrable of leadership the solutions were.

The average mark created across the seven categories became the "plimsol line" for this year's judging and entries below this line were not considered further. This resulted in some categories not presenting a winner where no leadership was demonstrated.

In others, however, where a sole winner was announced without any commended runners-up, the marking methodology demonstrates this winner as being head and shoulders above all other entrants."

RTG Chairman & CEO, Geoffrey Riesel said, "We are delighted to have been recognised at these important awards. This is further acknowledgment of the hard work we have put into improving our environmental credentials and setting ourselves apart from the competition.

"We are committed to taking responsibility for the effect our business has on the environment. This initiative was the next step - but we are constantly looking for ways to further improve."

The company demonstrated leadership in a field not renowned for technical innovation and is commended for its ongoing commitment to environmental sustainability.

The company is also commended for educating its drivers about the social and environmental benefits of cleaner, less carbon intensive fuels. "

Radio Taxis Group has been recognised by a number of independent awards, including The Energy Savings Trust Best Practice Award, the Business in the Community Awards for Excellence, the Impact on Society Award and the CIMA Financial Management CSR Award.