1. The importance of Sustainability Reporting and Carbon Footprint Nikos Avlonas President & Founder of CSE

2. CSE Worldwide Activities* Worldwide Activities Include: Projects, Conferences, Workshops and various other activities Cities marked in red represent CSE Offices CSE Greece CSE Cyprus Great Britain Spain Luxembourg UAE (Dubai, Abu Dhabi) Germany Bulgaria Turkey Romania Baltic Countries (Latvia) Egypt Italy India Singapore Saudi Arabia Croatia Austria CSE N. America CSE Belgium Qatar Canada

3. Solutions for Sustainability CSE provides comprehensive sustainability solutions to corporations, governments and organizations through the use of practical tools and methods to drive business growth while increasing stakeholder brand value/reputation. Sustainability (CSR) Reporting based on GRI Guidelines Supply Chain Management Certified Training Workshops & Webinars Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) & Carbon Footprint Green & Social Cause Marketing Sustainability Verification & Assurance

4. Indicative List of North American Customers Training and Consultancy  AARP  Architect of the Capitol  Baker Hughes  Baxter  Caldwell College  CertainTeed Corporation  Commscope  D&A Development Solutions  Gennomalab  Graylyn Associates, Inc.  Green Commission  Hess Corp  Huntsman Corporation  ICF International  IOPP  Illinois treasury office  KEMA Registered Quality, Inc  Lockheed Martin  Medline  NAR Green Designation Program  Noble Energy Inc  NovaGold Resources Inc.  Oxford Communications  Parsons  Promega Biosciences  SB NOW  Staatsolie Co  Supervalu  Wisconsin Energy

5. Sustainability Reporting since 2008 Member of UN Global Compact Measuring and reducing Carbon footprint Our key events are carbon neutral Recycling and Composting in our offices Reducing annually paper use and ink through special software Green Academy initiative Roundtables for awareness Sustainability in CSE Walking ……the Talk

6. Confusion about Sustainability and what it Really means. How to avoid Green washing

7. What Exactly is Sustainability ? Sustainability means aligning business strategy and operations with universal values Sustainability can lead to a fundamental transformation of strategies, operations, relationships, corporate culture and identity Sustainability is proactive strategic planning, not defensive communication Source UN Global Compact

8. WHAT IS NOT SUSTAINABILITY GREEN WASHING 1. Fluffy Language: words or terms with no clear meaning e.g. eco- friendly 1. Fluffy Language: words or terms with no clear meaning e.g. eco- friendly 2. Green products v dirty company: such as efficient light bulbs made in factory which pollutes rivers 3. Suggestive pictures: Green images that indicate a (un- justified) green impact e.g. flowers blooming from exhaust pipes 3. Suggestive pictures: Green images that indicate a (un- justified) green impact e.g. flowers blooming from exhaust pipes 4. Irrelevant claims: Emphasizing one tiny green attribute when everything else un- green 5. Best in class? Declaring you are slightly greener than the rest, even if the rest are pretty terrible

9. Slide 9 Major Argument for Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility The Return on Investment (Business Case) The Return on Investment (Business Case) for Sustainability cannot be clearly specified !

10. Slide 10 Sustainability Performance Source: Bloomberg

11. Slide 11 Sustainability Reporting Reports can be used for: Benchmarking and assessing sustainability performance with respect to laws, norms, codes, performance standards, and voluntary initiatives Demonstrating how the organization influences and is influenced by sustainable development expectations Comparing performance within organizations & between different organizations over time

12. Slide 12 2015 Goals:  Increase facility energy usage of renewable power to 20% (of total)  Reduce greenhouse gas emissions 45% indexed to revenue from 2005 baseline CSR Sustainability reporting and facts

13. Slide 13 Sustainability reporting is required to do business ! Ripple October 13, 2011 “... Microsoft will also encourage all its suppliers to consider use of the reporting guidelines provided by the Global Reporting Initiative....”

14. Slide 14 Sustainability Reporting and Transparent communication  Significant increase in the publication of Sustainability Reports in the US  The US is ranked 3 rd in Sustainability Reporting (approx. 74% of Global Fortune 250 )  Growing sense of Sustainability to improve transparency and accountability to the wider community- not just to shareholders  Top 3 drivers for Sustainability Reporting in 2011: Reputational considerations, ethical considerations, employee motivation, avoiding green washing KPMG International Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting 2011

15. Slide 15 Sustainability Reporting (North American Sample)

16. Slide 16 CO 2 SF 6 CH 4 N 2 O HFCs PFCs Scope 2 Indirect Scope 2 Indirect Scope 1 Direct Scope 1 Direct Scope 3 Indirect Indirect * Source: WBCSD & WRI GHG Protocol Greenhouse Gas Protocol Operational Boundaries

17. Slide 17 Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Thousands of organizations from across the world’s major economies measure and disclose their greenhouse gas emissions, water use and climate change strategies through CDP. We put this Information at the heart of financial and policy decision-making. –Accelerate solutions to climate change by putting relevant information at the heart of business, policy and investment decisions –Over 3, 000 organizations in 60 countries now measure and disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate change strategies through CDP Number of reporting companies

18. Slide 18 Carbon Disclosure Project The Carbon Disclosure project requires companies to measure and report 1.Carbon emissions 2.Integration of climate change into their business strategy 3.Perception of climate change risks and opportunities

19. Slide 19 Sustainability Reporting and Investor decisions n GRI

20. Slide 20 Investors analysts are require Sustainability Reporting 300,000+ data terminals globally 5,000+ companies and climbing Sustainability Aspects Emissions Energy Consumption Human Rights Policies Board Make-Up

21.  Enhanced Brand Value and Reputation  “Positive Image ” to Investors and better ranking  Cost Reduction from Eco-Solutions and Carbon Footprint Strategy  Improved Risk and Crisis Management  Workforce Motivation  Successful Integration of Sustainability within operations  Good relations with local communities  Comply with Supply Chain’s Sustainability Criteria  Market opportunities with Green Consumers (LOHAS) -209 Billion Market in US CSR Benefits Sustainability Reporting Benefits

22. Slide 22 Certified Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner Chicago, April 26-27, 2012 To register please visit www.cse-net.org & obtain a 10% discount!www.cse-net.org Upcoming Trainings

23. Slide 23 Let’s Globalize … Sustainability Reconsidering … existing business models Zero… Emissions CSE Brussels Office Stephanie Square Avenue Louise 65 Box 11, 4 th floor 1050 Brussels -Belgium T +32 (0) 2 53 57 817 F +32 (0) 2 53 57 700 info@cse-net.orgwww.cse-net.org CSE Athens Office Headquarters 23 Zirini Str., Kifisia 14562 Athens - GR T +30-210 80 85 565 F +30-210-80 85 556 info@cse-net.orgwww.cse-net.org CSE North America 70 West Madison Suite 1400 Chicago, IL 60602 T + 1 312-214-6464 sustainability@cse-net.org info@cse-net.orgwww.cse-northamerica.org

24. Comments ? Questions ? avlonas@cse-net.org Issues for discussion ?