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Dear reader, Americas Market Exploding! Over the last year we have seen a rapid increase in life cycle assessment. It is what I call the Wal-Mart, Al Gore and US Green Building Council (USGBC) effect. PE Americas is well positioned to realize this market expansion. PE INTERNATIONAL (PEI) and Five Winds International joined to work together to expand the Americas market. That is happening. Building off of Five Winds’ leadership position in sustainability implementation and PEI’s leadership position in LCA modelling and GaBi, PE Americas is becoming the premium go-to firm for life cycle assessment support. With this issue we celebrate how best practice pays off! Interface, Badenova and Johnson Controls have all proven that taking direct action to improve allround sustainability not only enhances the core integrity of operations and encourages progressive product innovations, but it also transforms the way in which they are perceived by the public. Cordially, James Fava Managing Director Five Winds Int. and PE Americas Financial and Non Financial Reputation »It takes a long time to develop a reputation, one announcement to lose it, and years to get it back. A company can get it back, but management never does.« By Rudolf X. Ruter, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Ernst & Young AG Germany Today’s investors have different priorities when making an investment decision than in the past. This paradigm shift is a response to the numerous accounting scandals and the related corporate failures. The reputation of a number of major companies has suffered due to the inadequacy of their FINANCIAL reporting, in the worst cases, allegations of fraud or insider transactions have destroyed the reputation of established firms and their management boards. more

to top GeSBC – with highspeed to an advanced certification system About 50 GeSBC founding members from all relevant German building sectors met in Stuttgart early in August to discuss and work out the future certification system to assess the sustainability of entire buildings. According to their intention and competence each member attended one of five working groups to define the key aspects for further consideration by the advisory board. more Environmentally sound products from renewables For many years Johnson Controls has been a leader in processing renewable materials for vehicle parts. In order to determine the environmental performance of their products, PE INTERNATIONAL was authorised to conduct an LCA on a car seat and a door trim. more ...NEWS....... A study is being undertaken on behalf of the energy service provider Badenova. The intention of the study is to find out whether the introduction of annual ‘energy crops’ in crop rotations or the perennial production of energy crops are an adequate and economically viable option when compared to conventional food crops. The study takes into account the need to reduce nitrate leaching, as well as to reduce fossil energy demand, global warming potential and other environmental impacts. More: s.deimling@pe-international.com.

to top The new DfX – setting up product models in next to no time GaBi DfX is a professional software for compliance and sustainable product development with a view to the end of life phase. The new DfX version 2.0 offers many improvements and new features, primarily concerning the GaBi product model. It is now possible to easily set up a fully balance-ready hierarchical parts list structure without having any LCA expertise. more A User’s View of GaBi »The GaBi software system and its associated data sets have been a very useful tool for our company. GaBi has enabled us to develop a deeper understanding of the impacts of our product systems and operations, and it has greatly increased our capacity to quantify our footprint and innovate toward sustainable products for our customers.« Ray Anderson, Interface ...NEWS....... GaBi 4 version 4.3 will be released and distributed to all existing GaBi 4 clients this autumn. With this cost-free update, clients will benefit from increased efficiency when performing LCA case studies thanks to the new, intuitive balance view and flexible diagram options. This new version of GaBi 4 will also include an extremely helpful new parameter scenario management function. For more information: h.florin@pe-international.com

to top CSR – a promoter for innovation and performance The Dutch Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Consultancy Company, Borger & Burghouts have completed their research on Inclusive Innovativeness within Dutch Companies. In conjunction with the University of Twente they developed a CSR business case for organisations. The outcome of the research indicates that CSR is the main vehicle for innovation processes in organisations and not only leads to a more broad corporate performance in the ecological and social field but also increases the financial performance and leads to product and process improvements. These innovations are essential for the sustainability of the organisation, the environment and the society. more Client Statement »PE INTERNATIONAL’s consultancy and the SoFi software are the perfect devices to structure and efficiently implement badenova’s environmental and waste management systems. With SoFi, our complex data collection structures and high demands for reporting can be surmounted efficiently and clearly within a single software system. Data acquisition and analysis with SoFi has proved to be simple, quick and effective.« Anke Held, badenova ...NEWS....... In July, the first meeting of the »Corporate Social Responsibility« working group organized by Ernst & Young took place in Stuttgart, Germany. More than 100 experts and stakeholders from various branches of industry attended the event with an aim to exchange knowledge and experiences. The meeting focussed on the importance of CSR policies and their efficient integration into a company´s management and strategy development system. The next round will take place on the 16th of October 2007 in Düsseldorf. More information: a.saraev@pe-international.com

to top Malayan building industry: sustainability comes into focus The market development of PE INTERNATIONAL in Malaysia now includes the building industry. A colloquium on »Energy efficient sustainable and comfortable building in Malaysia« was organised by PE in conjunction with the Malaysian-German Chamber of Commerce and the Construction Industry Development Board of Malaysia (CIDB). The key note addresses were given by Datuk Ir. Hamzah Hasan from CIDB and Mr. Trautwein from the German Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. more World GBC in Toronto On July 8 – 11, the World Green Building Council invited people to celebrate the opening of their new and expanded offices in downtown Toronto. Existing and emerging green building councils from all over the world met to exchange experiences and discuss current developments. More than 30 countries sent delegates. Germany was represented by the recently established German Sustainable Building Council (GeSBC). Johannes Kreißig, Vice-President of GeSBC, presented an advanced certifying system which is based on life cyle approaches. As a ‘first in class’, this certification system will break new ground. From 2008, the GeSBC label can be used to signify high-quality, sustainable buildings. For more information please contact info@dgnb.de

to top Int. Life Cycle Assessment and Management 2007 October 2 to 4, 2007 in Portland, Oregon (US) »From Measurement to Investment« is this year’s motto. PE Americas will be present with a booth and will hold interesting talks and discussions. Material analysis, timedynamic parameterization in LCI modelling, CO2, offsets and the results of a study on green building interiors are just a few of the topics that will be addressed. On October 1st, just before the conference gets started, PE will hold a workshop on how to use GaBi for carbon footprint calculation, in Design for Environment, and for generating EPDs. Sign up for the GaBi workshop at: www.lcacenter.org/InLCA2007/index.html CO2 – Reduction strategies – LCA – Integrated approaches October 22 to 23, 2007 in Sindelfingen, Germany Reducing CO2, emissions by means of integrated strategies, measures and improvements in vehicle construction, with biofuels and wheel technology and through automobile Life Cycle Assessment expertise are the core topics of this conference. Use this opportunity to see how traffic and transportation management systems, eco-driving and new tax models for cars can contribute to the reduction of CO2, emissons, in contrast to traditional technological aspects. www.iir.de/co2 ›› Fairs ›› Events ›› Dates 2007 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 Enlarge Image

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