19th November, 2007

Trucost plc is delighted to announce the appointment of Peter de Graaf to its Board of Directors. Peter will lead Trucost’s business development across both the investor and the corporate markets which will include the international expansion of Trucost into Continental Europe, the US and Asia.

"I am very pleased to take on this role at such an exciting time at Trucost'”, said Peter. “The company is incredibly well positioned to capitalise on the increasing interest in quantification of environmental impacts. Trucost has experienced rapid growth with a doubling of its revenues in the last twelve months and I am looking forward to working with the existing team to continue to drive this revenue growth”

Peter has over 15 years experience of business development in the areas of finance, the environment and public policy. Peter joined from heading up a management consultancy advising corporations on sustainability reporting and prior to that, he was a Managing Director with FTSE, the equity index provider, where he was responsible for directing the growth of the business across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Simon Thomas, CEO, said: “I am delighted that Peter has decided to join us. We are currently seeing a dramatic increase in the demand for our services which confirms both the maturity of our business and the exciting prospects for future growth. The last month alone saw Merrill Lynch and Virgin launch products based on our methodology. With the appointment of Peter, we are building up the capacity and the expertise to capture these business opportunities and expand the growth of the company”.

A Dutch national, Peter has worked in Brussels, The Hague and London. He holds post-graduate degrees from the University of Amsterdam and the London School of Economics and while working in the City, he successfully sat the Investment Management Certificate exam. Peter is a member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), the Chartered Institute of Public relations and the UK Social Investment Forum.

Simon Thomas and Peter de Graaf are available for interview. For further information, please contact, Theo Moore on +44 20 7396 740 or on tmoore@brunswickgroup.com