Nasdaq's BWise GRC Platform Selected by grupo Portucel Soporcel to Further Enhance Its Risk Management Processes
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SETUBAL, Portugal and NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq's BWise
(Nasdaq:NDAQ), a global leader in enterprise Governance, Risk Management and
Compliance (eGRC), announced today that it has been selected by grupo Portucel
Soporcel to support the European leader in uncoated wood-free (UWF) writing and
printing paper in improving its risk management standards by implementing an
integrated GRC software solution for risk management, internal control and
audit.
"BWise advised us to start on a GRC journey by articulating a vision, starting
with a tactical approach that helps to quickly gain benefits in optimizing our
risk management processes," said Pedro Sousa, Director Internal Audit, grupo
Portucel Soporcel. "After delivering our first few successes in our GRC
development, we will then further execute on our plan to lower the cost of
compliance, while enhancing the overall visibility of opportunities and
potential risks that our company faces."
Through its Rapid Deployment Approach (RDS), the BWise® GRC Platform will help
grupo Portucel Soporcel streamline its group risk management processes, ranging
from: initial risk identification, assessment and evaluation, risk mitigation
and monitoring, tracking and managing incidents and providing configurable
reporting. The new GRC solution will also allow grupo Portucel Soporcel to
seamlessly monitor their key organizational risks at all levels.
"We are excited to welcome grupo Portucel Soporcel as one of our customers in
the Portuguese manufacturing industry," said Rob van Straten, Global Head of
Sales and Delivery, BWise. "Many large operating manufacturers deploy BWise for
their GRC initiatives around the world and this is another achievement that
proves the strength of the BWise® Integrated GRC Platform."
BWise is a Nasdaq fully-owned company and positioned by independent analysts
such as Forrester, Gartner and Chartis as a leader in enterprise GRC platforms.
About grupo Portucel Soporcel
Grupo Portucel Soporcel is Portugal's second leading exporter, and the exporter
generating the highest level of national value added. The Group accounts for
approximately 1% of Portugal's GDP, around 3% of the country's total exports of
goods, close to 8% of all containerized cargo, and 7% of all containerized and
conventional cargo exported through Portuguese ports.
In 2013, grupo Portucel Soporcel achieved new records for paper sales and
output, consolidating its position as Europe's leading manufacturer of uncoated
woodfree (UWF) printing and writing paper. The Group exported products worth ?1
215 million and its turnover rose to ? 1 530.6 million. The leading European
manufacturer, and the sixth largest in the world, of uncoated woodfree (UWF)
printing and writing paper, the Group is also Europe's top producer of BEKP
(Bleached Eucalyptus Kraft Pulp), and the fifth largest in the world.
The Group has successfully pursued a strategy of innovation and development of
its own brands, which today account for 62% of sales of manufactured products.
Special mention should be made of the Navigator brand, the world's best-selling
product in the premium office paper segment. The Group's sales are made to 127
countries over five continents, with Europe and the United States as the two
main destinations.
As a vertically integrated forestry group with its own forestry research
institute, it leads the world in the genetic improvement of the Eucalyptus
globulus. It manages vast tracts of forest in Portugal certified under the FSC®
and PEFC(TM) systems (FSC license C010852 and PEFC license 13-23-001), and
boasts annual production capacity for 1.6 million tons of paper, 1.4 million
tons of pulp (of which 1.1 million is integrated into paper), and power
generation of 2.5 TWh, adding up to annual turnover of approximately 1.5 billion
euros.
The Group operates one of Europe's largest nurseries for forestry plants, with
annual production capacity of approximately 12 million certified plants of
various species, destined for use in renewing Portugal's woodlands.
In keeping with its strategy of international expansion, the Group is currently
investing in a major vertically integrated forestry project in Mozambique set to
culminate in the construction of a cellulose pulp mill, a capital project worth
2.3 billion dollars, as well as a pellets factory in the USA.
To learn more, visit www.portucelsoporcel.com.
About BWise
BWise, a Nasdaq company, is a global leader in Enterprise Governance, Risk
Management and Compliance (GRC) software. Based on a strong heritage in business
process management, the BWise(®) GRC Platform provides companies with highly-
rated, proven software solutions for Risk Management, Internal Control, Internal
Audit, Compliance and Policy Management, IT GRC and Sustainability Performance
Management.
BWise's end-to-end solutions support an organization's ability to understand,
track, measure, and manage key organizational risks. BWise helps companies truly
be in control by balancing performance with their financial and reputational
risks, improving corporate accountability, increasing financial, strategic and
operating efficiencies. Using BWise, organizations are able to efficiently
comply with anti-corruption regulations like FCPA and the UK Bribery Act, the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, European Corporate Governance Codes, ISAE3402/SAS-70, PCI-
DSS, Solvency II, Basel II and III, Dodd-Frank, ISO-standards, and many more.
BWise sales, service and support offices around the globe provide for the GRC
needs of hundreds of leading companies worldwide. For more information, visit
www.bwise.com.
About Nasdaq
Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) is a leading provider of trading, exchange technology,
information and public company services across six continents. Through its
diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and
execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that
provide transparency and insight for navigating today's global capital markets.
As the creator of the world's first electronic stock market, its technology
powers more than 70 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's
securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to more than 3,500 listed companies with
a market value of over $8.8 trillion and more than 10,000 corporate clients. To
learn more, visit www.nasdaq.com/ambition or www.nasdaqomx.com.
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CONTACT: Nasdaq
Ryan Wells
Communications Director
+1.212.231.5541
Ryan.wells(at)nasdaq.com
www.nasdaqomx.com
www.bwise.com
grupo Portucel Soporcel
Rui Pedro Batista
Chief of Staff to the CEO
+351.213.184.756 / +351.265.709.090
Rui.Pedro.Batista(at)portucelsoporcel.com
www.portucelsoporcel.com
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