Vaisala Corporate Responsibility Report 2008 recognized by UN Global
Compact
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Vaisala's Corporate Responsibility Report 2008, the company's firstever, has received an honorary mention from the UN Global CompactOffice. The report has been granted the status of NotableCommunication on Progress (COP). This is the first time Finnishcompanies receive this tribute and Vaisala is one of two GlobalCompact signatories in Finland that were acknowledged.In his letter to Vaisala's CEO and President Kjell Forsén, ExecutiveDirector, Georg Kell from Global Compact applauds the way Vaisala hascommunicated its endorsement of the Global Compact, i.e. the tenuniversally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour,environment and anti-corruption."We found your COP to be of outstanding quality and believe it canserve as an illustrative and inspirational example for otherparticipants", Georg Kell states."Considering that this was our first Corporate Responsibility report,we are very proud to be honored in this way", says Helena Marjaranta,Senior Vice President, Communications.Vaisala is strongly endorsing corporate responsibility in itsbusiness and has been a UN Global Compact signatory since 2008. Wesupport the ten principles of Global Compact and also promote thesevalues to our stakeholders.The report is available for download on our website athttp://www.vaisala.com/corporate/corporateresponsibilityFurther information:Helena Marjaranta, Senior Vice President, Communications, tel. +358(0)40 581 9102, helena.marjaranta(at)vaisala.comTomi Rintanen, Corporate Responsibility Specialist, Communications,tel. +358 (0)9 8949 3059, tomi.rintanen(at]vaisala.comVaisala is a global leader in environmental and industrialmeasurement. Building on more than 70 years of experience, Vaisalacontributes to a better quality of life by providing a comprehensiverange of innovative observation and measurement products and servicesfor meteorology, weather critical operations and controlledenvironments. Headquartered in Finland, Vaisala employs over 1200professionals worldwide and is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.www.vaisala.comThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Datum: 09.09.2009 - 15:20 Uhr
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