SAM recognized as "Best Asset Manager"
On November 13, 2008, SAM (Sustainable Asset Management) received the "ESG Leaders Award" in the "Best Asset Manager Investing in ESG" category at the TBLI Conference in Amsterdam, which was organized by "Investment and Pensions Europe" (IPE) and the "Triple Bottom Line Investing Group" (TBLI Group). The internationally manned jury voiced special praise for SAM's pioneering role and globally leading position, as well as its innovative investment approach and thought leadership in the field of sustainability investments. This award underscores SAM's strong market position as one of the world's leading asset managers for sustainability investments.

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Reto Ringger leaves SAM
Reto Ringger, CEO of SAM (Sustainable Asset Management), will leave the company in February 2009.

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Yvon Chouinard (Patagonia Inc.) and L. Hunter Lovins (Natural Capitalism Inc. / Natural Capitalism Solutions) win this year's SAM / SPG Sustainability Leadership Award
This is now the eighth year of the Sustainability Leadership Award of SAM (Sustainable Asset Management) and SPG (Sustainable Performance Group). This Award acknowledges personal excellence in implementing the principles of sustainability in the corporate sector and is worth CHF 50,000 in total. An international selection committee of sustainability experts has given this year's Leader Award to Yvon Chouinard, co-founder and CEO Patagonia Inc. The Pioneer Award goes to L. Hunter Lovins, who as the founder and president of Natural Capitalism Inc. and Natural Capitalism Solutions as well as co-founder of the Rocky Mountains Institute is expert in integrating sustainability principles in business.

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SAM, DOW JONES INDEXES AND STOXX LTD. ANNOUNCE RESULTS OF DOW JONES SUSTAINABILITY INDEXES REVIEW

• 33 companies identified as new global Sustainability Leaders
  
  
• A webcast and further information about the new index constituents
  and the 19 super sector leaders is available at www.sustainability-indexes.com
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SAM publishes study on global sporting goods sector - China's sports goods companies benefit from home-field advantage
The new brief study by SAM (Sustainable Asset Management) analyzes in conjunction with 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing the growth potential of the sporting goods industry. Attractive opportunities are to be found especially in the Chinese market and local Chinese sports brands, but there are also considerable risks due to the still pronounced need to catch up in the area of sustainability. The analysis of the sustainability scores, share price volatility and growth rates of the 14 sporting goods manufacturers represented at the Olympics enables investors to assess the leading market participants and their growth prospects.

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"Energies of the future" SAMcast with energy analyst Bjoern Tore Urdal
Whether you are a driver filling your car at the petrol station, a home owner ordering heating oil or a consumer grappling with mounting inflation, we are all affected by high oil prices. At the start of June 2008 the price of crude almost reached the USD 140 mark, a new nominal record for the price of "black gold". This creates new opportunities for alternative energy forms that are kinder on the environment.

The market prospects for energy resources with future potential are excellent, as SAM's energy analyst Bjoern Tore Urdal explains in this SAMcast interview. He comments on the enormous potential of solar energy, the advantages of natural gas, and the reasons why the oil price is set to remain high over the long term.

Test your energy knowledge by entering our competition and you might be lucky enough to win a solar bag worth more than CHF 800.

SAM (Sustainable Asset Management) Awarded "Runner-up" Financial Times Sustainable Investor of the Year
SAM has been awarded "Runner-up" Sustainable Investor of the Year in the Financial Times and IFC (part of the World Bank Group) Sustainable Banking Awards, the first year this category featured. The jury particularly valued SAM's pioneering and globally leading position, as well as its innovation and thought leadership, in the area of sustainability investing.

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SAM names Roman Binder new Chief Operating Officer and member of Executive Committee
SAM (Sustainable Asset Management) has appointed Roman Binder Chief Operating Officer (COO) and member of the company's Executive Committee for effect as of June 1, 2008. As former Chief Credit Officer Private Banking Asia Pacific & Middle East, Singapore, and Chief of Staff for the Chief Credit Officer, Zurich, at Credit Suisse, as well as due to his many years of consulting activities at McKinsey, Roman Binder has an ideal background for supporting the planned growth strategy of SAM as the company's COO. In this position he will bear responsibility for the Controlling, Legal & Compliance, IT, Project Management, as well as the Risk Management & Investment Controlling business units.

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