ESS and Carbonetworks Join Forces to Enable Enterprise Strategies for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Management

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TEMPE, Ariz. and Victoria, BC October 25, 2007 – ESS, the leading provider of Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) and Crisis Management software for Governance, Risk and Compliance, and Carbonetworks Corporation, an innovating provider of enterprise software that helps companies create effective greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions strategies, today announced a partnership that will provide company executives with a simple, comprehensive and cost effective solution for GHG and carbon emissions management.

With carbon increasingly viewed as a liability or asset that impacts the bottom line of mainstream companies, ESS and Carbonetworks will offer companies a streamlined way to collect and aggregate information from anywhere in the organization, from emission-producing point sources to offset projects and investments. For the first time, company executives will be able to view their emissions in a business context – easily seeing the value of their carbon balance sheet and using that data to make informed business decisions today and in the future.

"ESS delivers powerful global and local EH&S solutions that support GHG emissions monitoring, management, reporting, compliance and best practices. Carbonetworks puts that data into a business context through financial analysis, scenario planning and asset management tools," said Robert Johnson, ESS President and CEO. "This partnership gives organizations the ability to leverage emissions information in order to develop more profitable corporate carbon management strategies."

"We are excited about our partnership with ESS because it leverages the best of both companies' solutions for emissions management - ESS for data acquisition and compliance management and Carbonetworks for decision and financial analysis. Together, we can help organizations streamline their GHG management in order to execute on their corporate governance initiatives for environmental sustainability," said Michael Meehan, CEO of Carbonetworks. The agreement with Carbonetworks is the latest achievement of the ESS Partner Program, which has been recognized by industry experts for creating a worldwide ecosystem of organizations that provide innovative solutions for EH&S and Crisis Management.

Over 3000 companies have already joined the Carbonetworks platform. The agreement with ESS will help further extend its reach into key new markets.

About Carbonetworks

Carbonetworks is a leading provider of enterprise software that helps companies create effective greenhouse gas emissions strategies. The company provides executive-level views on emissions inventories and management decisions made anywhere in the organization or supply chain, and links to world markets to provide real-time valuation and GHG scenario planning, bringing bottom-line analysis into GHG decisions. Carbonetworks is based in British Columbia, Canada.

About ESS

ESS is the leading provider of Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) and Crisis Management software for Governance, Risk and Compliance. The company has provided its global and local software solutions to thousands of businesses, government agencies and other organizations worldwide. ESS is headquartered in Tempe, Ariz., with offices in Denver, Washington, Houston and Calgary, Alberta.