14th September 2003 - Trucost launches into USA with Gold Sponsorship of Green Mountain Summit on Investor Responsibility in Vermont, USA on 14th-17th September

London, Sunday 14th September 2003: Trucost launches into the USA with Gold Sponsorship of the Green Mountain Summit on Investor Responsibility, a forum on environmental, social and sustainable investing at the Stoweflake Resort, Stowe, Vermont, on 14-17 September 2003. This is the second annual Green Mountain Summit, one of the largest responsible investing conferences in North America.

Trucost’s contribution to the summit coincides with the expansion of its research coverage to US listed companies. The Trucost Environmental System and Environmental Cost Calculator have been developed with the help and support of Trucost’s substantially US-based Advisory Panel. These provide a quantitative measure of the environmental impacts of USA companies, expressed in financial terms.

Simon Thomas, Chairman, Trucost, will be introduced to the audience by conference organiser Albert Neubert (Information Management Network) on Monday morning (15th September) and Simon will make opening remarks. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear more about Trucost from our Advisory Panel Co-ordinator, Dr Robert Costanza, over lunch that same day. Dr Costanza is Director of the Gund Institute of Ecological Economics and Gund Professor of Ecological Economics at the University of Vermont. He is also Co-founder and former president of the International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) and chief editor of the Society's journal, Ecological Economics.

Trucost will be exhibiting at the summit. Come along and meet Chairman Simon Thomas, see a live demonstration of the Trucost Environmental Cost Calculator and learn about our range of products. To arrange a meeting with Simon Thomas in advance of the summit, please call +44 (0)20 7321 3731. Trucost is offering a free Company Briefing (worth $150) to summit attendees, for a company of their choice - For details see our advert in the conference brochure.


For more information and to interview Simon Thomas, Chairman, Trucost Plc, please contact Philippa Thomson:

T: 020 7321 3731

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