Jaguar Land Rover Achieves Silver in Business in the Community's 7th Corporate Responsibility Index

GAYDON, UNITED KINGDOM – June 10, 2009: Jaguar Land Rover has achieved silver status at its first attempt in the UK's leading voluntary benchmarking of corporate responsibility. Results of Business in the Community's 2008 Corporate Responsibility Index; in which 141 leading businesses participated, were announced today.

In achieving SILVER level, Jaguar Land Rover has demonstrated that it integrates and improves corporate responsibility throughout its operations by providing a systematic approach to managing, measuring and reporting on business impacts in society and on the environment.

David Smith, Chief Executive, Jaguar Land Rover said: "In the current climate it is more important than ever for businesses to acknowledge and control the impact they have on society and the environment and commit to tackling the issues, not just because they should, but because it's good for business."

Stephen Howard, Chief Executive, Business in the Community said: "I congratulate Jaguar Land Rover on achieving SILVER in the 2008 Business in the Community Corporate Responsibility Index. At a time when trust and confidence in businesses is at an all time low, it is examples like this that will help to demonstrate that some businesses are taking the responsibility they have towards their people and the planet seriously and that it makes business sense.

"It is reassuring to see that climate change, skills development, supply chain management, board level reporting and workplace issues are top of the agenda for businesses. However, the results also show us that we still have a long way to go. If UK plc is to exit the recession fighting fit, then urgent actions need to be taken."