Boston-Power, led by a team of industry veterans, is fueled by the unwavering mission of bringing dependable power to everyday applications. By creating a next-generation lithium-ion battery technology platform, leveraging insights by researchers over the last 30 years and lessons learned from the commercialization of lithium-ion solutions, the firm is bringing to market batteries that deliver on the promise of long life, mobility, safety and environmental sustainability.

http://www.boston-power.com
ejangen@boston-power.com

Cargill is an international provider of food, agricultural and risk management products and services. With 160,000 employees in 67countries, the company is committed to using its knowledge and experience to collaborate with customers to help them succeed. Cargill is committed to being a global leader in corporate citizenship by nourishing the people and possibilities that reside in communities where they do business. The Cargill Citizenship Fund provides leadership and direction, monitors performance and allocates resources in the area of global citizenship.
http://www.cargill.com
Ruth_Rawling@cargill.com

HP, the world’s largest technology company, simplifies the technology experience for consumers and businesses with a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure.

For decades HP has been an environmental leader, driving company stewardship through its HP Eco Solutions program. HP influences industry action by setting high environmental standards in its operations and supply chain, by providing practical solutions to make it easier for customers to reduce their climate impact and through its research on sustainability solutions that support a low-carbon economy. More information on HP’s Eco Solutions program is available at www.hp.com/ecosolutions.

As governments around the world are engaged in critical negotiations at COP15 and beyond, HP encourages them to leverage the potential of information technology and innovation to transform the economy to low-carbon.

The residential sectors impact on Climate is significant. It accounts for almost 40% of Sweden's energy consumption. HSB, as an ethical responsible Housing Co-op organization, wants to be an active model within the industry in Climate issues and to be at the forefront of the development of a sustainable housing sector. At the time of HSB's 100th anniversary centennial in 2023, HSB housing co-operatives have reduced their Climate impact (CO2e) by 40%, and the rest of the HSB organization the reduction is 50%. HSB have a total of 540.000 individual members.

http://www.hsb.se
Mia.Torpe@hsb.se

IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. It supports scientific research, manages field projects all over the world and brings governments, non-government organizations, United Nations agencies, companies and local communities together to develop and implement policy, laws and best practice.
IUCN is working to include biodiversity concerns in adaptation and mitigation polices and practice, as well as furthering natural resource management strategies that help biodiversity and people adapt to the impacts of climate change. This work is being carried across IUCN's 12 major programmes, 10 regions, 6 Commissions, and membership of more than 1,000 government and NGO member organizations, and almost 11,000 volunteer scientists in more than 160 countries.

http://www.iucn.org/ climate
ninni.ikkala@iucn.org

OSRAM is one of the worlds leading lighting manufacturers. OSRAM is a high-tech company in the lighting sector. Around 40% of its sales come from innovative products. Osram employs more than 40,000 people worldwide, supplies customers in some 150 countries and has 49 production facilities in 18 countries. Energy-efficient products have always been and will continue to be a central component of the global research and product development activities and corporate strategy of OSRAM. In 1985, Osram invented the energy-saving lamp with integrated electronic control gear. Energy-saving lamps consume up to 80% less electricity than ordinary light bulbs for the same amount of light and last up to 15 times longer. An ordinary light bulb will burn on average for only 1,000 hours. And it converts 95% of the energy it consumes into heat and only 5% into light. Over its life of up to 15 years an OSRAM long life energy-saving lamp will save about one megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity and around half a tonne of CO2 emissions. Artificial light accounts for 19% of the global demand for electricity? This includes office and industrial buildings and applications such as street lighting - and there are also enormous potentials for energy saving here. If only 30% of technically feasible savings were realized, this would translate to a reduction of 260 million tons in global CO2 emission and 460 billion kWhrs of electricity.
http://www.osram.info
webmaster@osram.info

P&G is an international consumer goods company, with its world headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. The company markets more than 300 brands in nearly 130 countries. P&G operates 3 global business units: Beauty and Health, Household Care and Gillette. P&G sales in 2007 were $76.47 billion (Net earnings $10.34billion), split across Beauty and Health ($31.9billion), Household Care ($36.2billion) and Gillette ($9.3billion). The P&G community consists of more than 135,000 employees working in more than 80 countries. The company has one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Ariel, Dash, Fairy, Ace, Lenor, M. Proper, Pampers, Always, Pantene, Mach3, Herbal Essences, Tampax, Pringles, Oral-B, Actonel, Duracell, Iams and Eukanuba, Wella, Gillette and Braun.
For P&G, sustainable development is about ensuring a better quality of life, now and for generations to come. This definition aligns with the Company Statement of Purpose?? We will provide branded products and services of superior quality and value that improve the lives of the world’s consumers, now and for generations to come? In October 2007, P&G renewed its ongoing commitment to sustainability and announced new five-year sustainability goals. These include P&G plans to generate at least $20 billion in cumulative sales of products with reduced environmental impact over the next five years; a reduction of CO2 emissions, energy and water consumption, and disposed waste per unit of production by an additional 10% each, contributing to a 40% reduction over the decade (2002-2012); social responsibility goals and new programmes to inspire and engage P&G employees to build? Sustainability thinking and practices? into their daily work, as well as continuing collaboration with external stakeholders, such as the Centres for Disease Control, UNICEF, the World Health Organization and Populations Services International, to create new opportunities and solutions for the world’s sustainability challenges. P&G will remain committed to improving consumers? Lives through P&G brands and by contributing to the sustainability of our planet and the communities in which we live and work.

http://www.eu.pg.com
stalmans.m@pg.com

Reed Elsevier is a world leading publisher of information and solutions for professional users operating in three core markets: Science & Medical, Legal, and Business. Reed Elsevier's principal activities are in North America and Europe. The company employs approximately 30,000 people in over 200 locations worldwide. Reed Elsevier has set a target to reduce its CO2 emissions by 10% by 2010 from 2003 baseline. It will continue to review its position and aims to set longer-run targets to coincide with national targets. 10% of its total energy needs are derived from green sources, primarily hydro-generation from utility Scottish and Southern. Reed Elsevier’s other environmental targets remain a 10% reduction in energy and water consumption by 2008, from a 2003 baseline and a 2% reduction in transport emissions by 2009 on a 2005 baseline. This year it has also introduced a new target to increase the amount of UK waste it recycles to 50% by 2009 on a 2006 baseline.
http://www.ReedElsevier.com
Corporate.Responsibility@ReedElsevier.com

The Rockwool Group is one of the leading players in the building industry. We transform raw material into technologically advanced solutions for energy-efficient, firesafe buildings with good acoustics. This year’s production of Rockwool insulation will save more than 200 millions tons of CO2 emissions from buildings and processes worldwide. The Rockwool Group’s pioneering work for the building industry spans traditional insulation products, acoustic ceilings, facade panels as well as software tools and consulting-services. We also create green solutions for the horticultural industry, special fibres for industrial use, marine & offshore insulation and noise and vibration systems for modern infrastructure. The Rockwool Group operates 21 factories in three continents and has a world-wide network of sales offices, distributors and partners ensuring that its stone wool products reach all parts of the globe.

www.fr.rockwool.be/home

The SKF Group is the leading global supplier of products, solutions and services in the area comprising of rolling bearings, seals, mechatronics, lubrication systems and services. SKF has 42 000 employees and has 100 manufacturing sites all over the world. It has its own sales companies in 70 countries, supported by some 15,000 distributors and dealers worldwide. SKF has launched the concept of Beyond Zero. This aims to go beyond the traditional practice of reducing the negative impact towards zero, by striving for an overall positive impact on the environment from the Group’s operations. SKF is now presenting two bearing types which will reduce the energy consumption with at least 30% compared to standard ISO products. SKF? s previous targets of CO2 reduction, from its manufacturing, of 10% by 2007 compared to 2002 was successfully accomplished in 2005. A new and even higher target has been set. CO2 reduction should be min. 5% annually, irrespective of production volume increases. The net reduction in 2006 was 5.5%.
http://www.skf.com
bengt.olof.hansson@skf.com

Svensk Fjärrvärme (Swedish District Heating Association) is a trade organization for companies in Sweden which generate district heating, combined heat and power and district cooling.
District heating has undergone steady growth over the years and now accounts for more than half of all heating for homes and other premises in Sweden. Given the climate problems we currently face, district heating has every chance of undergoing further expansion. District heating is an intelligent, environmentally friendly way to heat homes, schools, other premises, etc. It is supplied by a central plant which can use advanced methods to run on many different fuels, so benefiting both households and the environment.
Combined heat and power is what’s produced when both electricity and heat are produced at the same time. The technology opportunities reach also district cooling which is based on the same principle as district heating, but instead it supplies cool, fresh temperatures. The advantages of combined heat & power and district heating &cooling solutions create a better use of renewable energy sources with high energy efficiency.

The program is an European Efficient Residential Lighting Initiative – is funded by Intelligent Energy – Europe (IEE). Enerlin have initiated 12 National initiatives concerning CFL promotion campaigns accompanied with inciting measures in various countries shown that it is possible to increase the number of CFLs in households. The objectives in EnERLIn are to provide a coordinated promotion campaign in European level that may lead to an increase of 50% of the number of CFLs per household in the participating countries.
http://www.enerlin.enea.it/index_en.asp
georges.zissis@laplace.univ-tlse.fr

TNT N.V through its two divisions, Express and Mail, is in the business of transferring goods and documents around the world. With its activities, TNT is part of the global transportation and distribution industry. TNT serves more than 200 countries and employs around 161,500 people. Over 2007, TNT reported €11 billion in revenues and an operating income of €1,192 million. TNT N.V. is listed and traded on Euronext Amsterdam by NYSE Euronext (ticker “TNT”).
TNT is strongly committed to responsible global corporate citizenship. TNT implements various international standards in order to retain its licence to operate. TNT measures, benchmarks and reports its performance. TNT ranked first in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) 2007. Simultaneously with this annual report, TNT is publishing its social responsibility report.
http://group.tnt.com/
ilse.wilczek@tnt.com

Whirlpool is the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, with annual sales of approximately EURO 12.5 billion, more than 73,000 employees, and more than 70 manufacturing and technology research centres around the world. The company markets Whirlpool, Maytag, Kitchen Aid, Jenn- Air, Amana, Brastemp, Bauknecht, Polar and other major brand names to consumers in nearly every country around the world. In 2003, Whirlpool became the first appliance manufacturer to announce a global greenhouse gas reduction target. The company announced a goal of reducing its emissions by 3% from 1998 levels by 2008, while at the same time increasing production by 40%. Preliminary data confirms that Whirlpool is on track to meet its 2008 goal. The % cut in carbon emissions translates into an annual reduction of approximately 4 million metric tons, or a more than 15-million-metric-ton reduction from Whirlpool's 1998 emissions level. The 15- million-ton reduction annually is equivalent to the carbon emissions released by 28 coal-fired power plants or 10 million cars. Whirlpool’s emissions reduction target includes not only its direct emissions, but the much larger quantity of emissions related to the generation of electricity for the use of its products over their long lives.
http://www.whirlpoolcorp.com
Giuseppe_Geneletti@whirlpool.com