Verifying Greenpeace Claims Report: BSI Group Issues Clarification and Summary Statement

LONDON, August 19, 2010 - BSI Group (BSI) has today published a clarification and summary statement
for the report "BSI-CUC Verifying Greenpeace Claims Case: PT SMART Tbk". The
report, which was produced for PT SMART, verified claims made against the
company by Greenpeace in five of its reports(1).

The clarification and summary statement has been produced on behalf of
the Independent Verification Exercise (IVEX) Team(2) to correct elements of
the report that have been misreported as it has been published and
presented.

To read the clarification and summary statement, please visit
www.bsigroup.com/pressoffice.

NOTES TO EDITORS

1. The five Greenpeace reports verified were: "Burning Up Borneo",
"Illegal Forest Clearance and RSPO Greenwash: Case Studies of Sinar Mas",
"Caught Red Handed", "New Evidence: Sinar Mas - Rainforest and Peatland
Destruction" and PowerPoint Presentation: "Sinar Mas Continues Rainforest
Destruction".

2. The IVEX Team comprised BSI Group (BSI), Control Union Certification
(CUC) and experts from the Faculty of Forestry at Bogor Agricultural
Institute (IPB).

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    Marc Edney
    BSI Group Press Office, London, UK
    Tel: +44(0)20-8996-6330 (24 hours)
    Email: pressoffice@bsigroup.com

For media information: Marc Edney, BSI Group Press Office, London, UK, Tel: +44(0)20-8996-6330 (24 hours), Email: pressoffice at bsigroup.com