Verifying Greenpeace Claims Report: BSI Group Issues Clarification and Summary Statement

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Aug 19, 2010, 05:28 ET

LONDON, August 19, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- BSI Group (BSI) has today published a clarification and summary statement for the report "BSI-CUC Verifying Greenpeace Claims Case: PT SMART Tbk". The report, which was produced for PT SMART, verified claims made against the company by Greenpeace in five of its reports(1).

The clarification and summary statement has been produced on behalf of the Independent Verification Exercise (IVEX) Team(2) to correct elements of the report that have been misreported as it has been published and presented.

To read the clarification and summary statement, please visit http://www.bsigroup.com/pressoffice.

NOTES TO EDITORS

1. The five Greenpeace reports verified were: "Burning Up Borneo", "Illegal Forest Clearance and RSPO Greenwash: Case Studies of Sinar Mas", "Caught Red Handed", "New Evidence: Sinar Mas - Rainforest and Peatland Destruction" and PowerPoint Presentation: "Sinar Mas Continues Rainforest Destruction".

2. The IVEX Team comprised BSI Group (BSI), Control Union Certification (CUC) and experts from the Faculty of Forestry at Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB).

About BSI Group

BSI Group is a global independent business services organization that inspires confidence and delivers assurance to over 80,000 customers with standards-based solutions. Originating as the world's first national standards body, BSI has over 2,500 staff operating in over 140 countries through more than 50 global offices. BSI's key offerings are:

    - The development and sale of private, national and
    international standards and supporting information that promote and share
    best practice

    - Second and third-party management systems assessment and
    certification in all critical areas of management disciplines

    - Testing and certification of services and products for
    Kitemark(R) and CE marking to UK, European and international standards.
    BSI is a Notified Body for 15 New Approach EU Directives

    - Certification of high-risk, complex medical devices

    - Performance management software solutions

    - Supply chain security solutions which identify and mitigate risks
    in supply chains

    - Training services in support of standards implementation and
    business best practice.

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