Skylogic, Eutelsat's Broadband Affiliate Receives ISO 14001 Environmental Certification

Skylogic, Eutelsat's Broadband Affiliate Receives ISO 14001 Environmental Certification

PARIS and TURIN, Italy, August 28/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Skylogic, the broadband affiliate of Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced that it has been awarded an ISO 14001 environmental management system certification from Bureau Veritas, an accredited certification body of quality, environmental and safety management systems. 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 state-of-the-art 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 commented on the certification: "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 in June 2008.

About Eutelsat Communications

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is the holding company of Eutelsat S.A.. With capacity commercialised on 24 satellites that provide coverage over the entire European continent, as well as the Middle East, Africa, India and significant parts of Asia and the Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world's three leading satellite operators in terms of revenues. At 30 June 2008, Eutelsat's satellites were broadcasting more than 3,120 television channels and 1,100 radio stations. More than 1,100 channels broadcast via its HOT BIRD(TM) video neighbourhood at 13 degrees East which serves over 120 million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The Group's satellites also serve a wide range of fixed and mobile telecommunications services, TV contribution markets, corporate networks, and broadband markets for Internet Service Providers and for transport, maritime and in-flight markets. Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ 538 commercial, technical and operational experts from 27 countries.

http://www.eutelsat.com

About Skylogic

Through its teleport in Turin, Italy, Eutelsat's Skylogic subsidiary provides broadband services in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Skylogic's broadband portfolio includes the D-STAR service for enterprises, local communities, government agencies and aid organisations, and the Tooway(TM) broadband service for consumers located beyond range of high-speed terrestrial networks.

http://www.skylogic.com

          For further information:      Press,      Vanessa O'Connor,     Tel: +33-1-53-98-38-88,     voconnor@eutelsat.fr;      Frederique Gautier,     Tel: +33-1-53-98-38-88,     fgautier@eutelsat.fr;      Investors,      Gilles Janvier,     Tel: +33-1-53-98-35-30,     investors@eutelsat-communications.com  

Source: Eutelsat Communications

For further information: Press, Vanessa O'Connor, Tel: +33-1-53-98-38-88, voconnor@eutelsat.fr; Frederique Gautier, Tel: +33-1-53-98-38-88, fgautier@eutelsat.fr; Investors, Gilles Janvier, Tel: +33-1-53-98-35-30, investors@eutelsat-communications.com

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