NEWS RELEASE

September 17, 2009

                                              Important Message for our Clients and Visitors

                                                                  No Affiliation With ACORN

We are sometimes asked whether our company is the same as, or connected with, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, otherwise known as ACORN. Please note that we are not, in any way, affiliated with ACORN. Our company, Acorn International, LLC, provides environmental and sustainability consulting and partnering services to international industries and investors.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact 978-263-4334 or info@acornintl.net. Thank you.

Acorn International, LLC is a professional consulting services company dedicated to delivering world-class, affordable EHSS assurance and straight-forward results for overseas development projects.  The company operates not through a traditional consulting services model but by providing structured tools and guidance to qualified host-country teams, maintaining a link with international clients and building capacity in the host-country team. Acorn delivers:

1.       Established teams of local country experts partnered with and directed by an expert in assuring world-class EHSS assessment and management performance standards are met

2.       Advice to international industry needing to build world-class EHSS programs

3.       Recruitment and oversight/management of partners and service providers (EHSS and other) overseas

Working with Acorn allows international industries to better manage the increasingly delicate balance between meeting corporate requirements for reliable, simplified service while satisfying host-country demands for maximum local content.