Alstoms contribution to the debate about sustainability

Alstom is in the forefront of innovative technologies to develop sustainable power generation, urban mobility solutions and clean technologies that can improve our way to produce and consume energy and use rail transport in the cities. The company is working with the world's industry leaders in answering the planet's most pressing challenges.

These topics will be discussed during the sustainability summit Rio +20 (Brazil) that expects to gather around 50.000 policy-makers and other stakeholders. Besides Rio +20, Brazil will be the place of important events to discuss the future of sustainable solutions.

Alstom will be speaking at the following events:

17 June: Alstom will speak at the B4E Summit "Big ideas for a sustainable future". Held in Rio de Janeiro during the Rio +20 conference, this event will bring together global opinion leaders, heads of states, chief executives (Location: Lebanon Mount Club).

18 June: Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum will also have Alstom' speaking on the subject of An International Initiative to Leverage Commercial Investment and Climate Finance. (Location: Windsor Barra Hotel).

19 June: BASD 2012 Business Day: "Achieving Scale". This is the official United Nations major group business & industry event - a high-profile platform for interaction between business leaders and policy-makers (Location: Windsor Barra Hotel).

19 June: BCSE event (Business Council for Sustainable Energy) will receive Alstom's participation in the presentation about Meeting the Challenge of Sustainable Energy for All (Location: Rio Centro).

19 June: UNIFE (Association of the European Rail Industry) will purpose a discussion about Sustainable Transport in the Cities of the Future (Location: Fetranspor).

20 June: World Green Summit, ACT Now is an executive meeting that will receive Alstom to a speech about Catalysing investment in energy efficiency (Location: Rio Pavilion Rio Centro).

20 June: UBIFRANCE Brazil side event. Alstom will present its vision of Sustainable mobility (Location: Rio +20 summit - French Pavilion).

"Each of our sectors of activity offers clean, smart and efficient products and solutions based on sustainable technologies, representing Alstom's main contribution to sustainable development, including environmental protection. We look to Rio+20 to strengthen the dialogue and collaboration between government and industry, notably on how to leverage the huge amounts of private investment needed to deliver sustainable development and green growth throughout the global economy", said Philippe Delleur, SVP of International Network and President of Alstom Brazil.

With almost 700 million euros invested last year, R&D is a clear priority for Alstom, and an important effort in supporting skills development where we operate. The company provides complete Environment Control Systems (ECS) to thermal and industrial plants, with an important participation in Latin America. The main industrial plants of steel and paper production use Alstom equipment to avoid air pollution in the processes. Alstom develops its solutions for renewable power plants and has recently presented the biggest offshore wind turbine in the world "Haliade 150". This 6MW turbine equipped with a 150m rotor is able to provide electricity to 5,000 homes. Alstom is also focusing on smart grids to integrate these new sources of energy into the network and ensure their stability and reliability. Alstom continuously improves its sustainable mobility solutions. The Citadis tramway, Alstom flagman model, has been chosen by 34 cities in the world. With a capacity to transport as many passengers as 50 cars or three buses, Citadis is an environment-friendly product. It consumes 75% less energy per passenger than an electric bus and emits four times less noise than the traffic of vehicles.

About Alstom
Alstom is a global leader in the world of power generation, power transmission and rail infrastructure and sets the benchmark for innovative and environmentally friendly technologies. Alstom builds the fastest train and the highest capacity automated metro in the world, provides turnkey integrated power plant solutions and associated services for a wide variety of energy sources, including hydro, nuclear, gas, coal and wind, and it offers a wide range of solutions for power transmission, with a focus on smart grids. The Group employs 92,000 people in around 100 countries. It had sales of 20 billion and booked close to 22 billion in orders in 2011/12

Press Contacts
Christine Rahard, Isabelle Tourancheau - Tel +33 1 41 49 32 95 /39 95
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Mariana Maciel (Alstom Brazil & LAM) - Tel.: +5511 3612-7074
mariana.maciel@crn.alstom.com