New York, NY - April 20, 2009 - Industry leaders have been the driving forces in the development of new Global Security Verification Program. Their efforts on behalf of GSV have been part of ongoing work with stakeholders to find smarter methods for managing and reducing supply chain security risk. The new solutions, complementing existing components of GSV, include a security self-assessment tool and e-learning services for foreign manufacturers and suppliers. These solutions together will significantly improve supplier understanding of international supply chain security requirements and enable review of their readiness to manage and monitor their security policies in compliance with these requirements.

GSV is an industry platform enabled by Intertek that supports importers and their suppliers' efforts to verify security and improve supply chain efficiency worldwide. GSV is the result of a collaborative effort among industry thought leaders and decision makers concerned with ensuring that supply chains operate efficiently while complying with C-TPAT, AEO (European) and PIP (Canadian) supply chain security requirements.

The internationally renowned GSV program provides global importers and their suppliers with the means to implement a single, industry-wide supply chain security verification process, resulting in competitive advantages such as greater assurance, risk control, efficiency and cost savings. GSV participants can leverage the program's consolidated industry data accumulated to date from close to 7,000 global verifications conducted in over 60-plus countries - all with the goal of better understanding and managing supply chain security issues, trends and good practices.

Join GSV today. Please visit www.importsecurity.com to achieve a more secure and efficient global supply chain.

About Intertek Sustainability Solutions (ISS)
Intertek Sustainability Solutions works with businesses to seamlessly integrate CSR and Sustainability with their brand and operations. We are proficient in delivering solutions dealing with immediate environmental and social concerns, but our ultimate value for clients has proved to be our ability to develop a portfolio of initiatives (such as stakeholder engagement programs and ethical supply chain management tools) that align social and environmental performance with business imperatives for maximum Return on Sustainability Investment (RSI).

About Intertek
Intertek is a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world. From auditing and inspection, to testing, quality assurance and certification, Intertek people are dedicated to adding value to customers' products and processes, supporting their success in the global marketplace. Intertek has the expertise, resources and global reach to support its customers through its network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 23,000 people in 110 countries around the world.

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Intertek is the leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide. From auditing and inspection, to testing, training, advisory, quality assurance and certification, Intertek adds value to customers’ products, processes and assets. With a network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 36,000 people in more than 100 countries, Intertek supports companies’ success in a global marketplace. Intertek helps its customers to meet end users’ expectations for safety, sustainability, performance, integrity and desirability in virtually any market worldwide. visit www.intertek.com.

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