ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-3 September 2008-Skylogic Earns ISO 14001 Environmental Certification(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com

Skylogic, the broadband affiliate of Eutelsat Communications, announced that it has been awarded an ISO 14001 environmental management system certification

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 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, said, "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 this June.

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