13 April 2010 – Golder Associates Corporation (“Golder”) has become one of the founding sponsors of the World Ocean Council, an international, cross-sectoral industry alliance for private sector leadership and collaboration in ocean stewardship.
The company, which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2010, has joined the World Ocean Council to share its experiene in serving clients in the offshore oil and gas industry as well as the circum-Arctic region.
Initial corporate and association Founding Members of the World Ocean Council include: ExxonMobil, Rio Tinto, the International Chamber of Shipping, RightShip, the North American Marine Environment Protection, Association (NAMEPA), Twin Dolphins, Transocean, the Ocean Education, Technology and Science Partnership, Golder Associates, TORM AS, Nautilus Minerals, Det Norske Veritas (DNV), Holman Fenwick Willan, Blank Rome, and Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
Pietro Jarre, VP Business Development at Golder Associates said, “Golder provides services to clients all over the world who rely on ocean resources. As a global company committed to engineering earth’s development and preserving earth’s integrity, we are proud to join the World Ocean Council and expand our work with our clients and other industries to create sustainable solutions that will preserve the world’s oceans for the use and enjoyment of future generations.”
Says Paul Holthus, Executive Director of the World Ocean Council, “We are thrilled to have Golder Associates as one of our founding partners. Their experience in addressing marine environmental impacts from offshore oil and gas development, marine invasive species and other challenges for clients around the world will be very valuable in helping us tackle these issues in collaboration with other leadership companies. The partnership with Golder Associates to organize the Sustainable Ocean Summit exemplifies their commitment to the World Ocean Council.”
For more information about World Ocean Council, please visit http://www.oceancouncil.org/.
For more information about Golder, please visit www.golder.com.
ABOUT GOLDER
Golder Associates is a global company specializing in ground engineering and environmental services. Employee-owned since its formation in 1960, Golder now employs nearly 7,000 people who operate from more than 160 offices located throughout Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America. http://www.golder.com/
For more information, contact:
Lea Chambers, Global Marketing Leader
Golder Associates Corporation
Tel: +1 403 299 4603
Cell: +1 403 975 3398
E-mail: Lea_Chambers@golder.com
