In the "LEED", Built on the premise of sustainability

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1 In the "LEED", Built n the premise f sustainability Prgressive Energy, Envirnment & Sustainability Summit Frt Lauderdale, Flrida May 14-16, 2012 Malclm Chn, Directr f Sustainability Accred Packaging, Inc Cpyright: Accred Packaging, Inc.

2 Wh is Accred Packaging? What is LEED? The drivers behind the grwing trend t adpt LEED standards Case Study: Accred s path t achieve LEED Silver Certificatin The value derived frm implementing sustainable standards

3 Accred Packaging is a state-f-the-art flexible packaging cnverting plant built n the premise f sustainability. Situated in Sugar Land, Texas, ur factry is certified t LEED Silver certificatin standards, and utilizes 100% wind-generated electrical pwer, with a fcus n eliminating waste while minimizing its carbn ftprint. Our missin is t be the mst eclgically aware flexible packaging manufacturer, prducing best in class flexible packaging slutins, primarily targeting the Cnsumer Packaged Gds (CPG) segment. Prducts include cextruded, laminated, printed r unprinted barrier rll-stck, puches, wicketed bags and bundling film.

4 What is LEED? LEED - Leadership in Energy & Envirnmental Design. Funded in 1998 A third-party certificatin prgram fr assessing building perfrmance, the design, cnstructin, and peratin; emphasizes water savings, energy efficiency, material selectin and indr envirnmental quality. LEED prmtes a whle building apprach t sustainability by recgnizing perfrmance in key areas f human and envirnmental health.

5 Missin U.S. Green Building Cuncil The U.S. Green Building Cuncil's cre purpse is t transfrm the way buildings and cmmunities are designed, built and perated, enabling an envirnmentally and scially respnsible, healthy, and prsperus envirnment that imprves the quality f life. U.S. Green Building Cuncil website

6 What Makes a Building Green? Als knwn as a Sustainable Building Designed, built, renvated, perated, r reused in an eclgical and resurce-efficient manner. Green buildings prtect ccupant health; imprve emplyee prductivity; use energy, water, and ther resurces mre efficiently Reduce verall impact t the envirnment. Califrnia Department f Resurces Recycling and Recvery (CalRecycle)

7 Drivers t implement LEED standards Buildings accunt fr ne-sixth f the wrld's fresh water withdrawals, ne-quarter f its wd harvest, and tw-fifths f its material and energy flws. (Rdman and Lenssen) Envirnmental beliefs Brands cmpany as leader in sustainability Ability t align with custmers sustainability initiatives Validates sustainability accmplishments Prvides marketing advantage Tax benefits and incentives Emplyee wellness & prductivity Lwer perating csts

8 Green Building includes design and cnstructin practices that reduce r remve the impact f buildings n the envirnment in five key areas: Sustainable site planning Site selectin, Site develpment and Pllutin preventin Heat Island Effect Transprtatin prvisins Safeguarding water and water efficiency Water use reductin and Water efficient landscaping Energy efficiency and renewable energy Accred utilizes 100% wind-generated electrical pwer Cnservatin f materials and resurces Building materials lcally surced and recycled materials used Indr envirnmental quality Climate cntrlled and drus emissins. eliminated

9 Envirnmental Management Prmte a sustainable perating envirnment. Prepare a written Sustainability Plicy Cmpliance with envirnmental, health and safety requirements; Cntinuus imprvement, including areas nt subject t regulatin; Sharing infrmatin n sustainability perfrmance with external stakehlders; Pllutin preventin that emphasizes: surce reductin reuse recycling

10 What are the real benefits f Green Building? Envirnmental Green Building reduces natural resurce cnsumptin. Ecnmic Green Building can imprves a cmpany's bttm line. Health and Safety Green Building's can enhance ccupant cmfrt and cntribute t their health. Cmmunity Green Building can minimize the strain n lcal infrastructures and can imprve residents "quality f life. Siemens Industry USA Building Technlgies

11 Envirnmental and Financial benefits Lwering perating csts and increasing asset value. Reducing waste sent t landfills. Cnserving energy and water. Develping healthier and safer buildings fr ccupants. Prtecting natural resurces by encuraging vegetatin grwth and landscaping. Reducing harmful greenhuse gas emissins. Qualifying fr tax rebates, zning allwances, and ther incentives. Demnstrating cmmitment t envirnmental stewardship and scial respnsibility. Buildings and cmmunities will regenerate and sustain the health and vitality f all life. U.S. Green Building Cuncil

12 We believe in Sustainability: We pursue sustainable prcesses when it cmes t prductin f ur prducts. Recycling: A key cmpnent f the Accred Packaging waste management prgram. Cnservatin f energy: The reductin f nn-renewable energy cnsumptin. Water cnservatin: Managing the use f water used in prductin t prtect the envirnment. Envirnmental ethics: We have eliminated harmful emissins which react in the atmsphere t prduce acidificatin; and, have prcesses in place that prtect ur ecsystem and guard against pllutin f grund water. Human health: Prviding a safe, nn txic envirnment in which ur emplyees and neighbrs can thrive and flurish.

13 Designed fr Sustainability Built fr Success sm Crprate Office: 1470 First Clny Blvd., Sugar Land, TX Office: