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REMINDER...for Wednesday (April 3)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

World Resources Institute


WHAT:    Release and briefing on new report:
         Tomorrow's Markets: Global Trends and their Implications
          for Business

WHEN:    Wednesday,


April 3, 2002 at 6:00 p.m. Cocktail reception from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Dining Room 6, United Nations Headquarters, New York City Visitor's Entrance is on First Ave., between 45-46th Sts. WHO: Confirmed speakers include: Jonathan Lash, President, World Resources Institute Bjoern Stigson, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development Klaus Toepfer, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme WHY: Tomorrow's Markets is a compendium of 19 key economic, environmental and social trends that will shape the future business agenda and market scenarios. Tomorrow's Markets is designed to help companies develop sustainable strategies and identify new business opportunities. It can also allow governments and non-governmental organizations better understand the perspectives of business leaders in order to create effective partnerships. Topics covered by Tomorrow's Markets include: -- how the expanding population in developing countries can create large markets dominated by the young; -- why the fast-growing markets present business with opportunities to help meet health, education, and nutrition needs; -- how the spread of democracy globally is improving conditions for market-based economies. REGISTRATION: Advance registration is required so please contact the following on or before April 1: Shelley Hayes, hayes@wbcsd.org, Tel: (41 22) 839 3171 (Geneva) James Sniffen, sniffenj@un.org, Tel: 212/963-8210 (New York) Lydia Vermilye, lydiav@wri.org, Tel: 202/729-7635 (Washington, DC)

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