CONTENTS Consulting Activities Product Sustainability Corporate Sustainability International Scene Calendar and Outlook

Dear reader, This year saw the deepening of the financial crisis. With this came an increased awareness of business ethics and corporate responsibility. In addition, the issue of climate change continued to drive the sustainability scene. Despite this year’s challenges, PE INTERNATIONAL continued to provide support to a rapidly growing client base. We are grateful for your confidence in PE INTERNATIONAL worldwide and look forward to continued collaboration towards sustainability. In this issue you will find an overview of international activities in the area of carbon management as well as an exclusive interview with Graham Sinden, the technical author of PAS 2050. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Michael Betz Managing Director of PE INTERNATIONAL PAS 2050 - The Ultimate Guideline for Product Carbon Footprints? Graham Sinden Exclusive interview with Graham Sinden, Carbon Trust, Technical Author of the PAS 2050 Graham, can you explain what the PAS 2050 is all about? The PAS 2050 has been prepared to specify the requirements for the assessment of GHG-Emissions of products. It helps companies to understand the entire GHG emissions of their products along the life cycle of goods and services, identifying both sources of emissions and opportunities for cost reduction. It also provides the basis for organizations that wish to communicate the GHG emissions of their products. read more

to top CDM Project in South Africa At the beginning of November PE INTERNATIONAL held a stakeholder meeting at Samancor's Middelburg Ferrochrome operation in South Africa. This was part of a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project looking at a new technology to increase the energy efficiency of the operation. Further carbon credit projects on the compliant and voluntary market are in preparation for South Africa and India. For more information please contact Johannes Gediga jgediga@pe-international.com

to top Accelerating data input: GaBi DfX goes up a notch! GaBi DfX is the software for compliance and sustainable product development. With the latest version of GaBi DfX, we took a look at one of the most time consuming parts of LCA studies of complex products – entering product information. The resulting GaBi BOM (bill of materials) Import feature allows you to import product information directly into GaBi DfX from your bill of materials. This tool significantly accelerates modeling time resulting in shorter completion time for LCA studies and increases efficiency up to 90%. The GaBi BOM Import interface is capable of importing standard file Excel formats including txt and csv files, although client-specific interfaces can also be generated on demand. read more ...NEWS....... In September 2008, more than 30 GaBi representatives from PE subsidiaries and sales partners from all around the globe met for the annual “Train the Trainers” event. This included 3 days of intensive and enthusiastic discussions on environmental trends, product optimization and further improving our efficiency and competency in customer support. For more information please contact the GaBi Team info@gabi-software.com ...NEWS....... GaBi supports the new ILCD data format, developed in an international effort co-ordinated by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre. The ILCD format will be available with the next release of the GaBi software. For more information please contact the GaBi Team info@gabi-software.com

to top New alliance at the Bosporus Sevim Akyol (Managing Director SU CSR) In October, SU CSR, the leading CSR specialist in Turkey was welcomed as an official partner for the SoFi software solution for environmental and sustainability management. With the support of SoFi, corporations, public companies but also industry clusters will now be able to collect, manage, and monitor sustainability information and derive targets. Green and CSR messages can be underpinned by valid information. This information can be embedded in powerful stakeholder communication tools. Challenges in meeting energy, waste and emission management needs but also in social contribution will determine the future of many businesses. PE and SU CSR help business leaders in the rising economy at the Bosporus to face these challenges with consultancy and solid software solutions which will pay off. For more information please contact Matthias Reimers m.reimers@pe-international.com What counts in the end are results They show your success in sustainability management at a glance and analyse action fields in detail - SoFi supports you with its new enhanced reporting features like • a mighty report generator with free setting of parameters, • comprehensive rights and roles model with easy to handle report templates and • sophisticated exporting, printing and publishing functions to improve the impact of your results and more importantly of your message! For more information please contact Sandra Walser s.walser@pe-international.com ...NEWS....... The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme will be UK's new mandatory carbon scheme, targeting around 10,000 organisations including wholesale, food, hotels, government departments, financials, state-funded-schools and hospitals. All will need to measure, calculate, report and manage their carbon, as emission allowances will have to be bought starting 2010. Leading consulting and accounting companies have warned that complying with this scheme will be a real challenge for many companies. For more information please contact Robert Gabriel r.gabriel@pe-international.com ...NEWS....... Easy listening about climate change is being provided by the German journal ‘Logistik heute / Logistics today’ through the publication of an audio book describing the changes in the sector forced by climate protection requirements. Logistics companies, as well as consultants, describe approaches to handling the new challenges in strategy and practice and even how to profit from the issue. The audio book (in German) is available at www.logistik-heute.de For more information please contact Sandra Walser s.walser@pe-international.com

to top Brazilian Industries supporting LCA activities Cecilia Makishi, Uni of Stuttgart The Federation of the Industries of the State of São Paulo (FIESP), understanding the importance of LCA for the competitiveness of the industry in the national and international market, organized a seminar on “The role of the industry in the development of the LCA of products” in October 2008. Associations, syndicates, industries, consulting companies, banks, governmental institutions as well as NGOs attended the event. Afonso Gomes introduced the Brazilian LCA Association. read more PE opens offices in India and China Rajesh Kumar Singh (top) Haixiao Zhang (bottom) Recently PE INTERNATIONAL opened two new offices focusing on the Indian and Chinese markets. PE offers the whole range of services through these new offices in both countries, with some focus on Energy Efficiency and CDM project development. Contracts with some of the largest companies in these countries are currently under discussion, involving sustainability consulting, LCA, GaBi and SoFi solutions. PE can also directly support initiatives for capacity building on sustainability in each country. The Indian office is located in Bhilai, right in the center of the country. Rajesh Kumar Singh oversees the activities. For more Information please contact Rajesh Kumar Singh r.singh@pe-international.com The Chinese office is located in Shanghai and Haixiao Zhang is the responsible person to get in touch with. For more Information please contact Haixiao Zhang h.zhang@pe-international.com Carbon Emissions Management Master Class in Dubai Marcus Evans set up a two day Master class in the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dubai and engaged PE´s carbon expert Michael Spielmann to give lectures covering various important issues: Carbon Credits & Emission Reduction Certificates, CDM Projects, Energy Efficiency, Carbon Footprint Calculations and the use of software tools. read more

to top 15th LCA Case Studies Symposium January 22 to 23, 2009 in Paris, France Sustainable Consumption and Production policies are a fundamental part of the Strategy for Sustainable Development in the European Union. The primary goals are to develop synergies and integrate sector specific policies on energy, resources, waste, etc., to improve all the production, distribution and consumption phases of the life cycle of products and services. read more 6th Australian Conference on Life Cycle Assessment February 16 to 19, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia Life cycle assessment (LCA) has emerged in recent years as a vital tool in meeting the challenges of climate change, peak oil, drought, pollution and increasing competition for land resources. In particular, LCA helps businesses respond positively to these issues by getting on the front foot with regard to supply chain and product stewardship issues. read more Ecobuild 2009 March 3 to 5, 2009 in London, UK Ecobuild is one of the biggest events dedicated to sustainable design, construction and the built environment. Now in its fifth year, Ecobuild presents 800 exhibitors, and more than 100 free conference and seminar sessions. read more ›› Fairs ›› Events ›› Dates 2009 In the table you find up to date information, when and where we and the employees of our cooperation partners are present on exhibitions, conferences, etc. Make use of the possibility to meet us there and arrange an appointment. Our contributions to the events are indicated by an "X". Abbreviations: › P = Presentation › W = Workshop › B = Booth click to enlarge the Image