THE DUPONT SAFETY, HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT EXCELLENCE CENTER AND ENVIANCE JOIN FORCES TO DEVELOP NEW ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING TECHNOLOGY

DuPont files Reporting Year 2000 TRI Reports with Enviance Technology

WILMINGTON, Del., and SAN DIEGO, Calif, Jan. 8, 2002 - The DuPont Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) Excellence Center and Enviance, a San Diego-based environmental technology company, today announced a technology agreement and launch of environmental reporting software developed for the preparation of the EPA-mandated Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) report.

The new reporting technology, dubbed the Enviance TRI, allows for the processing, calculation, and manipulation of emissions data required to complete Form R requirements, the foundation of the EPA-mandated report. The Enviance TRI reporting tool is a fusion of DuPont proprietary technology and Enviance ingenuity. The new technology simplifies the report preparation process by providing TRI filers with tools that allow for the auto-population of data into Form R and the electronic filing of the TRI report with the EPA.

Enviance has delivered the first version of its TRI software to DuPont in time for the 2000 reporting year, which concluded June 30, 2001. "The Enviance TRI reporting tool has allowed DuPont to drastically reduce the time it takes to enter and process data necessary to complete the Form R reports for the TRI," said Darwin Wika, director, SHE Excellence Center.

With the Enviance TRI reporting tool, corporations have the ability to immediately evaluate their TRI emissions on a corporate level, allowing data to be stored and compared by business unit, facility, and state. The aggregate TRI data is made available in advance of the EPA's public release of emissions assessments.

"With its rare combination of extensive domain expertise in the environment compliance arena and demonstrated technology expertise, Enviance has produced what we believe will be industry's leading TRI reporting technology," said Wika.

"The value of the product is that it helps facilities streamline their work and allows both the facilities and management access to up-to-the minute information at all times - not just at the end of the year. Having used this technology to successfully streamline the TRI reporting process at DuPont, we are excited to make the product available on a widespread basis. We view this effort as another important step in our ongoing efforts to bring state-of-the-art technology and practices to industry."

The Enviance TRI reporting tool provides comprehensive environmental data management and works in conjunction with a wide range of corporate environmental reporting requirements. It is offered on a subscription basis and can be installed and operated on a client's intranet.

"We feel honored to have DuPont as a technology partner and customer. Enviance has worked side-by-side with DuPont to develop a product that will meet the corporate environmental reporting requirements of a company with the highest standards," said Lawrence Goldenhersh, president and chief executive officer of Enviance.

Established under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA), the Toxics Release Inventory is a publicly available database containing information on toxic chemical releases and other waste management activities. The EPCRA law requires industrial facilities each year to publicly report the quantities of toxic chemicals released into the air, water, and land. This information is reported annually by manufacturing facilities as well as federal facilities. Over 70,000 TRI Reports are filed annually, and EPA estimates that industry spends approximately 8,000,000 hours each year in preparing the TRI Report.

A privately held corporation founded in October 1999, Enviance empowers industry to cost-effectively manage environmental compliance responsibilities through Internet and intranet-based applications. Enviance initially made history by achieving the first online filing of an environmental form with a California regulatory agency in 2000. For additional information, visit www.enviance.com; to request a demonstration e-mail aspdemo@enviance.com.

DuPont is a science company, delivering science-based solutions that make a difference in people's lives in food and nutrition; health care; apparel; home and construction; electronics; and transportation. Founded in 1802, the company operates in 70 countries and has 85,000 employees.

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