Press release - 18 April 2008

Carbon Footprint and Amicus ITS join forces to help tackle climate change

Carbon Footprint Ltd and Amicus ITS have formed a new strategic relationship to help business clients recognise and significantly reduce carbon emissions. Their integrated carbon management solution is an industry first and will save businesses costs as well as helping to combat global warming.

It’s a sobering fact that the carbon dioxide emissions generated by information and communications are almost as large as those of the airline industry. So, making reductions in emissions from IT needs be an imperative for all businesses.

Together Amicus ITS, a leading IT solutions provider and Carbon Footprint Ltd, a UK leading environment consultancy and host of the web’s number one carbon footprint calculator www.carbonfootprint.com, are launching a unique total package of IT powered carbon management solutions.

Steve Jackson, Managing Director of Amicus ITS said, “By combining the skills of our two companies, we are proud to offer corporate and public sector clients a truly integrated carbon management solution, covering all major functional areas & challenges business faces today. This is a first and provides a ‘one stop shop’ solution to help our clients do the right thing for the environment without wasting valuable company time & resource.”

John Buckley, Managing Director of Carbon Footprint Ltd said, “ With our new carbon management package, we help clients to minimise their environmental impact and save costs too. First, we help clients to understand their carbon emissions, and then provide pragmatic advice, strategies and management plans to enable businesses to reduce, monitor and keep them low. We advise and can provide IT hardware & software as well as energy management equipment.”

Adds Buckley, ”Both Carbon Footprint Ltd and Amicus ITS understand the commercial pressures that businesses face today and that is why our solutions are focused on saving operational costs as well as reducing emissions”