GEMI Announces Final Program For 'GEMI 2001: An Odyssey to Environmental Excellence'

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TO CITY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND PHOTO EDITORS:

GEMI Announces Final Program For 'GEMI 2001: An Odyssey to Environmental Excellence'

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Mar. 7 -/E-Wire/-- The Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI) today announced the final program for its annual conference entitled, "GEMI 2001: An Odyssey to Environmental Excellence." More than 200 corporate, governmental and NGO leaders are expected to participate in the two-day conference featuring globally recognized speakers and panelists. The conference will take place at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore, MD on March 19-20, 2001.

"Our attendees tell us that they come to our conferences because they are unique opportunities to learn from and discuss with leaders from around the world ways to improve the environment while providing top-and bottom-line value to their organizations," said Conference Chair Jack Stein, Director, Strategic Environmental Initiatives, Anheuser-Busch Companies. "If you are an environmental professional looking for a conference where everyone you meet is making a difference for the environment and trying to find ways to enhance the value of their organization, this is the conference to attend," he continued.

"The speakers this year are headlined by John Elkington, Chairman, SustainAbility and Paul Gilding, ECOS Corporation, the former leader of Greenpeace International," said Stein. "Conference workshop topics include: sustainability leadership in the 21st century; EHS Information Management System tools; water sustainability; leadership practices in health and safety; design for the environment; adding value to the top line; defining transparency; sustainable development; and global codes of conduct (e.g., Global Sullivan Principles and the UN Global Compact)," he continued. "Workshop presenters include several GEMI member companies -- 3M, Anheuser- Busch Companies, ConAgra Foods, The DuPont Company, Georgia Power, Johnson Controls, Johnson&Johnson;, Koch Industries, Olin Corporation, and The Procter & Gamble Company -- as well as non-GEMI organizations such as, the World Resources Institute and the U.S. Geological Survey," he added.

GEMI's Chair Rich Guimond, Vice President EH&S;, Motorola, Inc., stated, "In addition to this remarkable program, attendees of the conference will also receive copies of GEMI's newest guidance document that focuses on the many ways companies can work with their suppliers and contractors to provide top- and bottom-line value while also improving the environment." "Attendees will also be the first to receive GEMI's 10th Anniversary CD with all of GEMI's tools and reports," Guimond added.

For more information about GEMI and the conference, including the agenda of speakers and presentations, visit http://www.gemi.org .

CONTACT: Amy Goldman of Global Environmental Management Initiative, [REDACTED-PHONE].

Global Environmental Management Initiative

Amy Goldman of Global Environmental Management Initiative,

http://http://www.gemi.org

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