Atea achieves ISO 14001 certifications and reduces customers' CO2
emission impact with 136,193 tonne
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Corporate news announcement processed and transmitted by Hugin AS.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Atea launched in 2008 that all companies within the Atea Group willhave Climate Reports and will be certified according to the ISO14001Environmental Management Systems Standard during 2009. By August 2009this target now is in place and all the companies in the Atea Grouphave achieved the ISO 14001 certifications.Atea will in line with the ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systemcontinuously implement necessary actions to lower the Group's totalCO2 emission. The Atea Carbon Action Plan contains an expected totalsaving amount for Atea of MNOK 39.1 in 2009, and reduction of CO2emissions with 1,075 tonnes CO2 or 13% of Atea's total emissions."As the leading Nordic and Baltic supplier of IT infrastructureproducts and services, our responsibility and intent is that Green ITshall be of high priority by all our customers. Atea's goitgreenconcept is focused on optimizing Green IT by handling the total ITproduct life cycle from IT policies, products, consultancies,logistics, solutions and recycling. goitgreen improves our customers'environmental performance through lower CO2 emissions and moreefficient energy use," says Claus Hougesen, CEO in Atea ASA.Atea has sold environmental friendly pc's, server solutions and videoconference systems to customers during the first 7 months which havereduced the customers' CO2 emission by 136,193 tonnes CO2 whichequals the yearly CO2 impact of 22,549 consumers, or 10,724 Nordichouseholds. The customers have achieved these CO2 emission reductionsby using Atea's successful and easy implementable goitgreen concept."We have seen a booming increase in our customers' demands forrecycling of used IT equipments. After the introduction of Atea'ssuccessful green recycling concept goitloop in 2008, we have seen anincrease of 65% in our recycling business in first half of 2009compared with first half of 2008," says Hougesen.For further information, please contact:Claus Hougesen, CEO Atea ASA, mobile +45 3078 1200Claus Johansen, Group Director Atea ASA, mobile +45 3078 1775* Atea Environmental Focus: www.atea.com/greenIT* Atea goitgreen concept: www.goitgreen.com* Atea goitloop recycling concept: www.goitloop.comAbout AteaAtea is the leading Nordic and Baltic supplier of IT infrastructurewith approximately 4400 employees. Atea is present in 71 cities inNorway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. TheGroup deliver IT products from leading vendors and assist ourcustomers with specialist competencies within IT infrastructureservices. Atea has an annual revenue of approximately NOK 15 billionand is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange. www.atea.com --- End of Message ---Atea ASAPB. 6472 Etterstad Oslo NorwayWKN: 884578 ; ISIN: NO0004822503; ;
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