Vaisala Recognized for Transparency and Leadership Actions on Climate Change

Vaisala Corporation                                 Press Release                                   October 15, 2014

Vaisala has been recognized as a leader for the depth and quality of climate change data it has disclosed to investors and the global marketplace through CDP, the international NGO that drives sustainable economies. Vaisala has thereby been awarded with a position on the Nordic Climate Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) as well as on the A List of the Global Climate Performance Leadership Index (Global CPLI), a global index of companies demonstrating a superior approach to climate change mitigation.

This is the first time Vaisala is included in the CDLI and the CPLI indexes. Organizations graded within the top 10% constitute the CDLI. Following an evaluation, Vaisala earned 99 points out of the maximum 100.

"Our aim is to increase productivity for renewable energy sources and mitigate risk across several industries. For Vaisala, this creates new business and growth opportunities, as the need for cleaner energy and resource efficiency increases. Making sure we run a clean operation ourselves is a must, of course, but the real excitement lies in the advanced technologies that we create and deliver, which help make societies safer and more efficient," says Kjell Forsén CEO & President of Vaisala.

Disclosure to CDP's climate change program is at the request of 767 investors who represent more than US$92 trillion in assets, which is around a third of the world's invested capital. The number of investors who rely on the CDP to help them better understand the economic risks and opportunities that climate change presents to the companies in their portfolio has increased on an annual basis.  The growing consensus that accountability for contributions to climate change is a business imperative is further supported by the increasing number of businesses using CDP to report their climate change impacts.

For more information, please contact:

Tomi Rintanen, Sustainability Manager
Tel. +358 40 4822478
Email: tomi.rintanen@vaisala.com

About CDP
CDP is an international, not-for-profit organization providing the only global system for companies and cities to measure, disclose, manage and share vital environmental information. CDP works with market forces to motivate companies to disclose their impacts on the environment and natural resources and take action to reduce them. CDP now holds the largest collection globally of primary climate-change, water and forest risk commodities information and puts these insights at the heart of strategic business, investment and policy decisions. Please visit www.cdp.net to find out more.

About Vaisala
Vaisala is a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement. Building on 78 years of experience, Vaisala contributes to a better quality of life by providing a comprehensive range of innovative observation and measurement products and services for chosen weather-related and industrial markets. Headquartered in Finland, Vaisala employs approximately 1500 professionals worldwide and is listed on the Nasdaq OMX Helsinki stock exchange. www.vaisala.com  www.twitter.com/VaisalaGroup