PARIS and TURIN, Italy, August 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Skylogic, the
broadband affiliate of Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today
announced that it has been awarded an ISO 14001 environmental management
system certification from Bureau Veritas, an accredited certification body of
quality, environmental and safety management systems. ISO 14001 confirms that
Skylogic's offices and teleport in Turin have a certified system in place to
monitor, manage and continuously improve its environmental management system.
Skylogic's facilities in Turin include offices in the city centre and a
10,000 square-metre site hosting one of Europe's largest teleports for
satellite-based broadband and broadcast services. Equipped with
state-of-the-art satellite technologies, the teleport is a centre for
excellence for value-added services and has identified environmental
management as a key priority. The site's environmental management system
includes initiatives to reduce energy use and air emissions and to ensure
continued strict maintenance of operational controls to prevent spills into
soil and water.
Skylogic also follows the recommendations of the Waste Electrical and
Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive on recycling electronic products.
Launched in February 2003, the WEEE Directive aims to reduce the amount of
waste electrical and electronic equipment produced and encourages everyone to
reuse, recycle and recover it.
Arduino Patacchini, Chairman of Skylogic commented on the certification:
"We see this certification as an important milestone in our efforts to reduce
environmental impacts and preserve precious resources. Working together, we
will continue to make progress towards our goal, which ultimately will make
this a much more environmentally efficient workplace for all of our employees
and the surrounding community."
First published as a standard in 1996, ISO 14001 specifies the
requirements for an organisation's environmental management system. It
applies to those environmental aspects over which an organisation has control
and where it can be expected to have an influence.
Eutelsat has already secured ISO 9001: 2000 certification for its
satellite control activities, encompassing satellite on-Station control and
operation, launch and early orbit phase operations and ground control
systems. First awarded in 2005, this certification was renewed for a
three-year period in June 2008.
About Eutelsat Communications
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is
the holding company of Eutelsat S.A.. With capacity commercialised on 24
satellites that provide coverage over the entire European continent, as well
as the Middle East, Africa, India and significant parts of Asia and the
Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world's three leading satellite operators in
terms of revenues. At 30 June 2008, Eutelsat's satellites were broadcasting
more than 3,120 television channels and 1,100 radio stations. More than 1,100
channels broadcast via its HOT BIRD(TM) video neighbourhood at 13 degrees
East which serves over 120 million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the
Middle East and North Africa. The Group's satellites also serve a wide range
of fixed and mobile telecommunications services, TV contribution markets,
corporate networks, and broadband markets for Internet Service Providers and
for transport, maritime and in-flight markets. Headquartered in Paris,
Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ 538 commercial, technical and
operational experts from 27 countries.
Through its teleport in Turin, Italy, Eutelsat's Skylogic subsidiary
provides broadband services in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas.
Skylogic's broadband portfolio includes the D-STAR service for enterprises,
local communities, government agencies and aid organisations, and the
Tooway(TM) broadband service for consumers located beyond range of high-speed
terrestrial networks.
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