Carillion is one of only 187 companies that have been awarded a climate performance A-grade in this global ranking of 2000 publicly-listed companies independently assessed against CDP's widely respected scoring methodology.  Produced by CDP - an international, not-for-profit organization providing the only global system to measure, disclose and manage vital environmental information - the Index provides a tool for nearly 800 institutional investors and stakeholders to evaluate and track corporate efforts to mitigate climate change.

Carillion featured last year as one of the leading UK companies for climate change transparency in the FTSE 350 Climate Disclosure Leadership Index - achieving its highest-ever score of 92A.  That score has been improved even further in the latest Index - released today in the CDP UK Corporate Environmental Report 2014 - with Carillion scoring a near-perfect 99A at the head of the Industrials sector for performance and disclosure of climate-related information.

Paul Simpson, Chief Executive Officer of CDP said: "Global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise and we face steep financial risk if we do not mitigate them. The need for data on corporate climate change impacts and strategies to reduce them has never been greater. For this reason we congratulate those businesses that have achieved a position on CDP's Climate Disclosure Leadership Index and the A List. These companies are responding to the ever-growing demand for environmental accountability and should inspire others to follow suit."

David Picton, Carillion's Chief Sustainability Officer said: "Carillion's inclusion for the second year running in the top echelons of both the UK and the global Climate Performance and Disclosure Leadership Indices demonstrates the vital importance that we place on reducing and managing our carbon emissions. This backs up our Sustainability Strategy to enable low carbon economies through work with clients, supplier partners and our own people.

"Achieving leadership status in both performance and in disclosure - particularly with an unprecedented score of 99A - shows that we are serious not only about making tomorrow a better place, but also about being open with our sustainability commitments to build public trust."

About Carillion
Carillion is a leading integrated support services company with a substantial portfolio of Public Private Partnership projects and extensive construction capabilities.

The Group had annual revenue in 2013 of some £4.1 billion, employs around 40,000 people and operates across the UK, in the Middle East and Canada.

The Group has four business segments:

Support services - this includes facilities management, facilities services, energy services, utility services, road maintenance, rail services and consultancy services.

Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects - this includes investing activities in PPP projects for Government buildings
and infrastructure, mainly in the Defence, Health, Education, Transport and Secure accommodation sectors.

Middle East construction services - this includes our building and civil engineering activities in the Middle East.

Construction services (excluding the Middle East) - this includes building, civil engineering and developments activities in the UK and construction activities in Canada.

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