PRESIDENT AND CO-FOUNDER

BetterWorld Telecom

Matt Bauer

Environmental and Social Justice Becoming Standard Business Practice

• The U.S. emits the equivalent of about 118 pounds

of carbon dioxide per resident every day

• This includes emissions from industry. Annually, nearly 20 metric tons per American

• About five times the number per citizen of the world at large

Source: International Energy Agency

U.S. Carbon Footprint

Source: Brookings Institute Study, EPA and EIA

Carbon Dioxide the most prevalent GHG emitted in the U.S., primarily energy used in buildings and transportation

Industries Taking the Lead with Green Commitment

Leadership in Energy and EnvironmentalDesign (LEED)

- Provides a suite of standards for environmentally sustainable construction

- Over 14,000 projects in less than 10 years

- Transformed building industry, created standards

Opportunity: Leading a $2 Trillion Global Industry towards sustainability“A dollar spent on telecom infrastructure produces an outsize impact on the U.S. economy as a whole…telecom investment plays a vital role in stimulating economic growth and productivity--more so than money spent on roads, electricity, or even education.”

BusinessWeek 2007 The US Telecom Industry: Back From The Dead

In the $450 Billion U.S. telecom carrier market, BetterWorld is the only triple bottom line, nationwide carrier focused on

Sustainable Communications

BetterWorld Telecom is a Communications Applications Integrator and Carrier, providing Business-Grade Services Nationwide

Switched Local, National and International Long Distance and Toll Free

Dedicated Long Distance and Toll Free – DS3, T1

Dedicated Data/Internet – DS3, T1, DSL

Unified Communications, VoIP, IP Trunking

Disaster Recovery, MPLS, Applications

Solutions for Businesses and Non Profits

Drop Your Logo Here

Carbon-neutral certification, creating first telecom offset

Green supply chain & partners

3% Donation of top line revenues

All employees volunteer 1.5 work days per month

Focus on green telecom products and education – Bainbridge Study

Certifications: B Corporation founding member, One Percent for the Planet™, and WorldBlu™ list

What is BetterWorld Doing to Help Create a CSR Standard inthe Telecoms Industry?

CSR Report at www.BetterWorldTelecom.com

BetterWorld Customers-Aligned by Mission, Passion

Just Looking at Datacenters…U.S. data center industry is in the midstof major growth - 1.5% of all power used*Demand side - driven by several factors, including:

- Electronic transactions- Internet communication and entertainment- Global commerce- Satellite navigation and electronic shipment tracking

Source: EPA Data Center Report to Congress, 2007

Peak load from U.S. servers and data centers approximately 7 gigawatts (GW)

…or about 15 baseload power plants.

If current trends continue, demand will rise to 12 GW by 2011, an additional 10 power plants.

Just Looking at Datacenters…

Datacenter InnovationSupply side issue – power/cost savings ahuge driver

Sun – Eco ResponsibilityInitiative, modular centers

IBM – Project “Big Green”

Google’s wave powered data center, patent filed in 2008

Source: 2008 Aperture Research Interviews with 100 Data Center Professionals

Worldwide spending on Green Communications services expected to increase 34% between 2008-2013

By 2013, Green Communications revenues will reach $257B

Each business sector will realize >30% cost/power reductions, and product waste cost savings for commercial buildings of 50-90%

The Green Telecom Wave is Coming…

Green Telecom DriversGreen Telecom Solutions and Business Practices:

Green Products – physical changesSocietal Change – 2007 first year we drove less, local vs. globalCost Savings, OPEX and CAPEX

Cap and Trade Legislation

3% to 5% estimated power consumption telecom and Internet infrastructure

Supply side versus demand side changes

- Web/Audio/Video Conferencing - Unified Communications- Virtual PBX- Telecommuting- Mobile Workforce- Branch/Remote Office Capabilities- Machine to Machine Automation

Green Communications Products$256B Global Industry by 2013

Localization versus Globalization

Worldblu – democratization of the workplace

Sun Open Work Initiative

Best Buy Case Study - ROWE

Telework Coalition

Telecom Enabling Societal Change

Lowering costs, reducing carbon footprints

• GreenpeaceConverged network solution, VPBX

• Whole FoodsReduced travel and commuting

• Bainbridge Graduate InstituteTelecom Green Paper Project 2007-2008

BetterWorld Case StudiesAvailable at www.BetterWorldTelecom.com

Communications audit, reactive and proactivePhysical infrastructure - less wires, less equipment, simplified physical footprintCommuting & travel reductionCost savings: opex and capexConsider more decentralized structureMTM automation

The BetterWorld Corporate Telecom Carbon Diet

Sun Open Work Initiativewww.sun.com/aboutsun/openwork

VoIP/Unified Communications Portalwww.fiercevoip.com

Best Buy Results-only Work EnvironmentGoogle: ROWE and Best Buy

Telework Coalition - www.telcoa.orgInspiring Futures Atlanta – www.inspiringfutures.orgBetterWorld Telecom - www.BetterWorldTelecom.com

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Thank You – Questionsmbauer@beterworldtelecom.com