ULE 880 Open Comment Announcement Press Release FINAL 07302010

Contact: Katya Hantel 312.729.4219 khantel@golinharris.com UL ENVIRONMENT OPENS COMMENT PERIOD ON CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY STANDARD New standard to assess environmental and social performance of manufacturing organizations NORTHBROOK, Ill., August 2, 2010– UL Environment Inc., a global leader in environmental evaluation and certification and wholly owned subsidiary of Underwriters Laboratories (UL), announces that it is seeking public comment on a new corporate sustainability standard for manufacturers: ULE 880 – Sustainability for Manufacturing Organizations. The comment period will be open for approximately 45 days ending Tuesday, September 14, 2010. UL Environment and Greener World Media have collaborated in developing the first, organization-wide sustainability standard assessing the corporate policies and practices of manufacturing organizations. Greener World Media is the producer of GreenBiz.com®, a leading source for news, best practices and research related to the greening of mainstream business. “Our new Standard represents the culmination of an extensive collaboration between Greener World Media, UL Environment, and a number of sustainability experts and other stakeholder groups,” said Stephen Wenc, president of UL Environment. “We are eager to gather feedback from the broader stakeholder community to make sure that we are meeting the market’s need for a comprehensive sustainability standard it can rely on.” ULE 880 Standard for ...