Deka-Bank: A business case for environmental and sustainability management

Many large organizations are facing demands to adopt environmentally responsible and sustainable business practices. Various stakeholder groups including investors and customers are calling for a stronger focus on sustainability. But can a business take ecological and social good into account and be economically successful at the same time?

Read how DekaBank saved half a million Euros in two years by implementing an Environmental Management System and centralizing sustainability management using the SoFi Software solution. To the Case study or contact Markus Michalzik

PE INTERNATIONAL at the Siemens PLM Connection Americas User Conference

The Siemens PLM Connection is the 4th in a series of conferences on Product Life Cycle Management tools and it will be held this year in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 2-5, 2011. This important user conference serves as a forum for business, software developers and users to come together to address the growing use and application of PLM software and add-on tools.


PE INTERNATIONAL, will be a leading participant in the conference. We have a lot planned and want to invite you to attend all the activities including:

Presentations & Sessions

Partner Roundtable Session – Product sustainability – Tools and techniques for embedding sustainability into the product creation process

Day/Time: Wed. 2:30-3:10

Room: Palma G

Learn about some of the latest in sustainability tools and solutions. Presentations and demos will be conducted by PE INTERNATIONAL’s experts and will focus on product sustainability and the tools and techniques for embedding sustainability into the product creation process. Check out the conference website for the full list of presentations and posters topics and sessions.

Exhibit Booth

Stop by booth #26 on Monday or Tuesday, to learn about new features and functionality within our life cycle assessment software platform GaBi 4 or to pick up a free demo version!

Learn about some of the latest in sustainability tools and solutions offered by PE INTERNATIONAL.

Talk to our GaBi and SoFi software experts to understand how these platforms can help you understand your business practices, improve their sustainability performance, and to ultimately succeed in the marketplace. 

We will have short scheduled demos throughout the day on GaBi 4, i-report and GaBi DfX.

Join us for a demo or setup a time to discuss a specific GaBi or LCA topic with us!

Any questions about presentations please contact the GaBi Software Sales and Support team at; +1 (617) 247-4477 x2 or email p.canepa@pe-international.com.

Siemens PLM Connection Americas 2011

Date
May 2 - 5, 2011

Location
Las Vegas, USA

Organizer
Siemens PLM

More information
www.plmworld.org

PE opens office in Switzerland

Sustainability management, both on a product and on a corporate level, is steadily becoming an essential element of today’s business strategy. To service the growing number of clients in Switzerland, PE is pleased to announce that we have opened the doors of a new office in Zurich.

Annette Koehler, newly appointed Managing Director of the Swiss subsidiary has 10 years of experience in the field of life cycle assessment and sustainability management. Annette has collaborated with numerous companies from various industrial sectors, international organizations (e.g. WBCSD, UNEP) and authorities and research institutes in the international arena.

Prior to joining PE INTERNATIONAL, Annette worked as lecturer and senior scientist at ETH Zurich and as sales and marketing manager of the ecoinvent Center. Annette´s primary mission will be to help develop the sustainability of businesses in Switzerland and to establish PE’s solution cluster for water footprinting, both on the strategic corporate and product level, using her international leadership position in this field.

Green Awards 2010

Congratulations to our partner Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks! Their CAD software SolidWorks Sustainability has been been recognized as the winner in the category “Best Green New Product Innovation” by the UK Royal Society of Arts. This software for sustainable design is built on GaBi software and database, leveraging its strength and flexibility to provide integrated product lifecycle assessment and environmental performance insights.

Judges thoughts: “This entry is our favourite. This software has the potential to revolutionise the way designers design their products.  By integrating lifecycle thinking into the design process, SolidWorks helps designers to lower the environmental impact of their creation from the design stage.  Their partnership with independent organisation PE INTERNATIONAL which provides life cycle inventory database makes their product robust and reliable. A must have in any designer’s tool box.”

For more information please contact Susan Fredholm Murphy

More information about SolidWorks Sustainability Software: "Best New Green Product Innovation"