Global Food and Beverage Industry Leader Chooses ESS' Integrated EH&S Software Platform to Support Corporate Sustainability Initiative
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TEMPE, Ariz. – May 11, 2009 - ESS, the leading provider of Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) and Crisis Management software for enterprise sustainability, today announced that one of the world's largest providers of food and beverage products has chosen ESS' Essential Suite® software platform to streamline regulatory compliance and corporate responsibility reporting.
ESS' new client ranks among the top three U.S. companies in its business sector. The company joins ESS' worldwide client base, which already includes a wide spectrum of industry leaders, including half of the Fortune 500 and 75 percent of the Fortune 100.
This food and beverage industry leader plans to implement ESS' enterprise-level software to support more efficient compliance with both government environmental regulations and voluntary corporate protocols, including Global Reporting Initiative commitments.
"This win demonstrates the flexibility of ESS' solutions to meet the needs of a wide array of industries," said Robert Johnson, ESS President and CEO. "Our common platform is in use in the heavy manufacturing, oil and gas, utility and consumer products sectors to meet the challenging demands of implementing customers' corporate sustainability programs.
"'Green' initiatives and higher standards for governance, risk and regulatory compliance represent a business challenge that can have a significant impact on corporate operations," Johnson continued. "ESS' integrated software platform will enable this global leader to meet those growing demands, while also creating opportunities to generate cost savings and reinforce positive corporate branding."
ESS provides software solutions that enable organizations to streamline the collection, processing and delivery of information for a full spectrum of EH&S challenges, including greenhouse gas/carbon management, worker health and safety, environmental compliance and emergency management.
About ESS
ESS was acquired by IHS (NYSE: IHS - www.ihs.com) in September, 2009. IHS is a leading global source of critical information and insight dedicated to providing the most complete and trusted information and expertise. IHS product and service solutions span four areas of information that encompass the most important concerns facing global business today: Energy, Product Lifecycle, Security, and EHS, all supported by Macroeconomics. By focusing on our customers first, IHS enables innovative and successful decision-making for customers ranging from governments and multinational companies to smaller companies and technical professionals in more than 180 countries. IHS is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2009 and employs approximately 4,000 people in 20 countries.
