Acorn International LLC
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Boxborough, MA 01719
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PRESS RELEASE
August 28
, 2006
Chevron
Energy Technology Company (Chevron)
has contracted Acorn International to provi
de
environmental and social consulting services to support
implementation
of its new standardized
processes for Environmental Social Health Impact Assessment (ESHIA) and HES Risk Management
(RiskMan2).
This is
one
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year ad
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hoc service contract allowing Aco
rn to provide short
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notice support
to Chevron on a variety of
new development projects and existing operations.
Chevron has also
trained and qualified Dean Slocum of Acorn International to serve as an
Environmental/Social/Health
facilitator for
RiskMan2.
A c orn I n ter nat i ona l , L LC
is a professional consulting services company dedicated to
delivering
world
-
class, affordable EHSS assurance and straight
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forward results for overseas
development projects.
The company operates not through a traditional consult
ing services
model but by providing structured tools and guidance to qualified host
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country teams,
maintaining a link with international clients and building capacity in the host
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country team.
Acorn delivers:
1.
Established teams of local country experts
par
tnered with and directed by an expert in assuring
world
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class EHSS assessment and management performance standards are met
2.
Advice to international industry
needing to build world
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class EHSS programs
3.
Recruitment and oversight/management
of partners and serv
ice providers (EHSS and other)
overseas
Working with Acorn will allow international industries to better manage the increasingly delicate
balance between meeting corporate requirements for reliable, simplified service while satisfying host
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country demands
for maximum local content.
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