CHEP Pallet Environmental Impact & Benefits Calculator

1. CHEPPallet EnvironmentalImpact & Benefits Calculator March 2008.

2. CHEP ENVIRONMENTAL CHARTERREDUCING WASTE & PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT • Prevention of Packaging • Promote Reuse of Packaging • Recovery of Packaging • Recycling of Packaging Waste • Recovery for Energy Climate Change Global Warming Directive 94/62/EC . Please contact CHEP before using any information.

3. CHEP ENVIRONMENTAL CALCULATORA MODEL TO MEASURE CHEP BENEFITS To help the industry & retail to reduce its carbon footprint, CHEP developed an Environmental Benefits Calculator which measures, over a 10 year period, the environmental benefits achievable using CHEP vs. White Exchange and/or Disposable – One-Way pallets. • The Operational & Pooling Efficiencies of the CHEP pallet pool • Through responsible use and conservation of Natural Resources (timber) during the entire pallet life-cycle (production and repair) • Through the Carbon Sink effect and Oxygen from the timber from trees that not need to be cut when adopting the CHEP solution • CO2 emissions generated by transport of pallets during their entire life-cycle (issue to Manufacturers, transport under load, collection from Distributors, repair, reissue, and disposal / recycling of scrap) Please contact CHEP before using any information.

4. CHEP ENVIRONMENTAL CALCULATORVALIDATION & ENDORSEMENT - LEEDS UNIVERSITY “After an appropriate period of model analysis and subsequent model defence by CHEP the University of Leeds considers that, notwithstanding the accuracy of Customer and CHEP input data, the claims made by the model are conservative and adequately prove that environmental savings and benefits can be made by switching to the use of CHEP pallets.” • Dr. Darron Dixon Hardy – Leeds, 23.09.2007 Please contact CHEP before using any information.

5. CHEP ENVIRONMENTAL CALCULATOR

6. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT & BENEFITS RESULTSWhat makes CHEP’s performance that much better ? 1. Pallet Lifecycle differences(leading to a substantial reduced need for timber) • CHEP ‘new pallet purchase disciplines’ ensure a longer pallet lifecycle. • Consistency in Quality of pallets and timber • Usage of Recycled Timber for pallet blocks • Consistent and frequent pallet maintenance of the CHEP pallet pool. • Less severe pallet damage and seldom ‘total loss’ pallets • Substantially less pallet losses with CHEP • Better Asset Control (is a KEY competence of CHEP and business differentiator) 2. Pooling Efficiencies in Transport(delivering a substantial reduction of CO2) • Substantial less empty pallet km with CHEP over the total life-cycle versus white • The density of the CHEP Service Plant Network in Europe • CHEP moves empty pallets most of the time in full trailer loads • There is NO White pallet exchange failures at time of delivery with CHEP • CHEP transports shredded timber whereas White Wood ‘totally damaged pallets • CHEP centralizes stock and transport management for the whole of Europe. Please contact CHEP before using any information.

7. “Let’s continue to protect the Environment together” everyday CHEP Europe