Environmental Services — September 7, 2010

Underwriters Laboratories of Canada and TerraChoice Unveil the Future of Green in Canada

NEWLY-ACQUIRED TERRACHOICE TO PARTNER ON ENHANCED DEVELOPMENT OF GREEN STANDARDS AND ECO-LABELS

TORONTO, Sept. 7 /CNW/ - 

                Underwriters Laboratories of Canada (ULC) celebrates its
                90th anniversary and welcomes more than 100 government,
                regulatory and safety organizations to discuss standards
                development, sustainable product certification and
                environmental claims validation for green products in
                Canada.  The event features interview and lab tour photo
                opportunities as well as access to ULC and TerraChoice's
                top thought-leaders on the future of green standards,
                eco-labels and what they could mean for businesses,
    WHAT:       people and the environment.

                Consumers and businesses are swarmed with "green" options
                and have little guidance as to what "green" means and
                which claims to trust.  To help bring clarity and trust
                to a confused marketplace, ULC is organizing a
                comprehensive discussion of today's green labels and
                standards, and what that means for human and
    WHY:        environmental safety in Canada.

    INTERVIEW: The following experts will be available for interview:

                -- Martin Oughton, president and general manager of ULC:
                Mr. Oughton can discuss the importance of standards
                development and sustainable product certification to
                ultimately provide clarity for a confused marketplace.

                -- Scott McDougall, president of TerraChoice: Mr.
                McDougall can discuss the Seven Sins of Greenwashing,
                environmental claims validation and talk about the State
                of Green in Canada.

                Underwriters Laboratories of Canada (ULC) is part of the
                UL global network along with UL Environment, an
                organization focused on green testing and certification
                as well as standards development.  ULC Standards, ULC's
                standards development arm, recently acquired leading
                environmental organization TerraChoice to support the
                proliferation of credible eco-labels and standards that
                define green for countless consumer products.

    WHEN:      Friday, September 10th, 11 a.m.
               -------------------------------

    WHERE:     Underwriters Laboratories of Canada
               6 & 7 Underwriters Road
               Toronto M1R 3A9

               Joe Hirschmugl at 847-830-1404 or
    CONTACT:   Joseph.F.Hirschmugl@us.ul.com
               Michael Savoni at 312-729-4050 or msavoni@golinharris.com
               Katya Hantel at 312-729-4219 or khantel@golinharris.com

For further information: Web Site: http://www.ul.com

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