Weber Shandwick Awarded ISO 14001 'Green Certification' For Its U.S. Offices

Wednesday, May 21, 2008 NEW YORK, May 21, 2008 – Weber Shandwick, a leading global public relations firm, today announced it has received ISO 14001 certification, the prestigious “Green Certification,” for all its offices in the United States.

The ISO 14001 certification is an internationally recognized framework for environmental management, measurement, evaluation, and auditing. Companies control the environmental impact of their activities, products, and services by implementing an environmental policy that meets international standards, but is specific to their operation.  Weber Shandwick received its U.S. certification from ERM Certification and Verification Services Limited, an independent member of the worldwide Environmental Resources Management Group of Companies.

“Sustainable business practices are a key focus for us at Weber Shandwick and we are proud to earn this distinction,” said Andy Polansky, Weber Shandwick’s president. “We have met rigorous standards to achieve certification for our U.S. offices and we will continue to roll out more green initiatives across the globe in the months ahead.”

Certification means that every Weber Shandwick office has achieved proficiency in recycling, saving paper, and using energy efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs, among other steps.  In 2006, Weber Shandwick’s London office was also awarded the ISO 14001 certification.

“There is no doubt that these initiatives are what our employees and clients expect of us. We have seen terrific support and enthusiasm across the company and will continue to drive this certification throughout our global network,” Polansky said.

About Weber Shandwick
Weber Shandwick is a leading global public relations agency with offices in over 79 markets around the world. The firm’s reputation is built on its deep commitment to client service, creativity, collaboration and harnessing the power of Advocates - engaging stakeholders in new and creative ways to build brands and reputation. Weber Shandwick provides strategy and execution across world-class practices such as consumer marketing, healthcare, technology, public affairs, corporate/financial and crisis management. Its specialized services include digital/social media, advertising, market research, and corporate responsibility. Weber Shandwick received the highest client-satisfaction honors in the 2007 Agency Excellence Survey by PRWeek U.S. and in 2006, was named Large PR Firm of the Year (PR News U.S.), European Consultancy of the Year (The Holmes Report) and Network of the Year (Asia Pacific PR Awards). The firm also won the United Nations Grand Award for Outstanding Achievement in Public Relations for the past three years. Weber Shandwick is part of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). For more information, visit http://www.webershandwick.com/.