Studies have shown that substandard housing is linked to barriers in
learning, career , health, security, stability, hope and self-esteem. Effective environmental protection and social responsibility are important
foundations for business success.

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"We are
pleased to be in a position to give back to our community and to help improve
the overall environment in which we work.
Habitat for Humanity's corporate Adopt-a-House program brings together
families in need with businesses who want to contribute to the communities
where they are located. Their [ANSYS] leadership and care
will make an immediate, measurable difference for one special family., with more than
25 strategic sales locations throughout the world, ANSYS, Inc.ansys.

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"The Habitat program is the true definition of 'community': neighbors
helping neighbors ," said Jim Cashman, president and CEO of ANSYS, Inc.

Henkel Publishes Sustainability Report 2005

"At the Toluca site, water consumption has been
reduced by 88 percent, carbon dioxide emissions by 48 percent, and energy
consumption by 64 percent in the period from 2002 to 2005," stated Orozco . More
than 50,000 employees work for Henkel worldwide.

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ANSYS and Habitat for Humanity Team Up To Serve Local Community

Employees at every level
will get to see each other at their best on the Habitat build, whether they're
laying foundation, building walls, raising the roof, hanging doors, or
landscaping - or performing non-construction jobs such as coordinating meals
or taking photographs. Emerging economies, in particular, expect
multinationals to contribute to the development of their countries .com

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As part of its corporate citizenship initiatives, ANSYS is
contributing a combination of funding and resources toward the construction of
the home. We have
therefore extensively modernized our four Mexican production sites.

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"
ANSYS agrees with Habitat for Humanity 's philosophy that building simple,
decent houses for low-income families is a matter of conscience and action.com for more
information. Ronald Koons, Chair of Medical
Staff Ethics Committee at the UC Irvine Medical Center, and Polly
Crouch, who is terminally ill with lung cancer. Physicians must never abandon our patients," he said.

Global challenges -- Local responsibility
Acting on its principle of accepting global challenges and working to
solve them locally, Henkel again asked four external sustainability experts to
contribute to the current Report by describing the challenges they see in
their countries and regions for a company like Henkel.974 billion euros .

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It
was first incorporated in 1989 as an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity
International. Since its incorporation, Habitat for Humanity of Washington
County has helped 30 families become homeowners . Speaking at the Sustainability Press Conference,
Carlos-Eduardo Orozco, President of Henkel Latin America North, said: "For
Henkel, Mexico is one of the most important markets in Latin America. One current example is an innovation launched
under the Fester brand, a roof coating that not only reliably seals the roof,
but also protects the house against heat and thus helps to save costs.com

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Habitat's programs are about tearing down walls and building bridges,
helping families thrive in a host of areas such as a sense of belonging,
equality, capability and independence.
ANSYS, Inc.
Roberts is urging California legislators to endorse AB 654 by
Assembly members Lloyd Levine and Patty Berg, which would allow
terminally ill people -- with less than six months to live -- to
request prescriptions from their physicians to enable them to choose
how and when to die. In
industrialized countries, in contrast, maintaining competitiveness is
increasingly becoming a key challenge.us
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ANSYS employees will work elbow to elbow, contributing time, talent,
materials and know-how, in the hopes that they can empower this one family,
with one house, in one neighborhood.
Koons said that physicians of good will, religious conviction and
palliative care expertise exist on all sides of the issue, and called
upon his colleagues to respect the needs and wishes of their patients. Today 1,380 people work for
Henkel in this country, where the Company generated sales amounting to some
274 million euros in 2005.

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Its parent company, Habitat
for Humanity International, has built more than 200,000 homes around the
world, housing over one million family members." Among the examples he cited were contributing to innovation,
transferring knowledge and technology in safe, environmentally friendly
products, and offering employees fair and safe working conditions.

Contact
Henkel KGaA (Germany)
R+D and Sustainability Communications
Wolfgang Zengerling
Phone: +49 211 797 - 9336
Fax: +49 211 798 - 5598

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"I commend ANSYS for focusing on the needs of others by taking initiative
in the Habitat for Humanity program," said John Hopper, executive director at
Habitat for Humanity of Washington County.

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The bill's authors said those are reasons why California law needs
to be changed.
"There have to be alternatives to the way some people spend their
final days. The
production volume had risen by 65 percent during the same period, he reported.demers@us.

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The synergy and alignment of ANSYS and its employees
make a project of this type natural and possible.

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LOS ANGELES----Former Oregon Governor
Barbara Roberts, who signed into law that state's historic "Death with
Dignity" law, made the case for a similar law in California today.
Henkel, a Fortune Global 500 company, operates in three strategic business
areas -- Home Care, Personal Care, and Adhesives , Sealants and Surface
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About ANSYS, Inc. "We
are poised at the brink of the most important aid-in-dying legislation
since Oregon's law passed in 1994. Crouch , 78, said she is grateful for the hospice care she is
now receiving and for the continuing love and support of her husband,
children and grandchildren. "In the future, we will be extending our corporate objectives
to include regional and local objectives with a view to meeting these
expectations . The audit results confirm
compliance with the standards.

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(Nasdaq: ANSS), a global innovator of simulation software and technologies
designed to optimize product development processes, today announced that it is
sponsoring a Washington County family in Habitat for Humanity's Adopt-a-House
program . Habitat's
challenge to ensure that people have decent and affordable shelter, allows us
an opportunity to serve.
Joined by local senior, clergy and medical activists, the Governor
said the time has come for California to show compassion by respecting
the right to choice for terminally ill people . "We have already initiated measures to progressively improve the
environmental situation of the newly acquired sites," says Gawrisch."

"Predict the future by creating it"
One of the sustainability experts is Professor Alejandro Sosa, Executive
Director of the Global Environment Management Initiative (GEMI) in Mexico.

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Together, Habitat and ANSYS will construct a new home in Houston, Pa. It
strives to eliminate poverty and homelessness from the world and to make
decent housing a matter of conscience and action by building well-built,
energy-efficient homes that ensure the long-term stability of the family. The bill is filled with safeguards to ensure it
can't be abused ., especially Dial and Sovereign Specialty Chemicals
-- resulted in an increase of about 20 percent in the production volume of
Henkel. This also explains why the consumption of water and volatile organic
compounds has risen overall in the 2001-2005 sustainability performance
figures. "Henkel can make a very significant contribution to resolving
these challenges, meeting Mexico's diverse social and economic needs through
its activities. In fiscal 2005 Henkel generated sales of 11.
Corporate Communications
Cindy Demers
Tel: 480-754-4090
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With construction already in progress, ANSYS employees have
volunteered to help build the home, which is scheduled to be finished this
fall., where
ANSYS was previously headquartered."

About Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity of Washington County is an ecumenical Christian
housing ministry, welcoming the participation of people of all faiths., founded in 1970, develops and globally markets engineering
simulation software and technologies widely used by engineers and designers
across a broad spectrum of industries. "I want the option
to hasten my death when life becomes unbearable . "We have noted the main themes
mentioned by the experts -- economic development, ethics and management ,
employees and jobs, products and marketing, resource efficiency and climate
protection, and social commitment -- and aligned our objectives accordingly,"
said Gawrisch.

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ANSYS employees who volunteer will be
united in the goal of helping this family in need. "It is my choice to have no more invasive
treatments and no more hospital stays," she said.

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Henkel in Mexico
Henkel began operating in Mexico in 1959.
Through targeted programs, the number of accidents at all four production
sites had been reduced over the past three years from 21 to zero.
"Henkel - A Brand like a Friend".

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The Company focuses on the development
of open and flexible solutions that enable users to analyze designs directly
on the desktop, providing a common platform for fast, efficient and cost -
conscious product development, from design concept to final-stage testing and
validation.
The governor was joined by Dr.
"Physicians should be aware of these perspectives and encourage our
colleagues to respect the dilemmas faced by patients at the end of
their lives. I think there needs to be an alternative
to that," said Berg. Henkel provides evidence of this in its most
recent Sustainability Report, which was presented to the public today. Henkel is a leader with brands and
technologies that make people's lives easier, better and more beautiful.

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L.A. Advocates Oregon Governor Kick Off Drive to Win 'Compassionate Choices' for Terminally-Ill Californians

Right now, many patients go without food or water for
weeks to hasten their deaths. Mexico has made clear progress in
environmental matters, though it is still necessary to fine tune the
regulatory framework.

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The partnership allows low-income families to increase
their independence and economic well-being through educational opportunities
as well. employs
approximately 600 people and distributes its products through a network of
channel partners in over 40 countries."
Mrs. The statements made by
the experts reveal that the overarching themes in industrialized countries and
emerging economies are similar, but priorities and perspectives differ widely
from region to region." All of
the production sites have been audited according to Henkel's globally binding
standards for safety, health and environment.
Henkel successfully produces and markets brands and technologies tailored
for the local market in Mexico.

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SOUTHPOINTE, Pa. Headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania , U.S." In Sosa's view, the outlook for Henkel is generally
encouraging. Air
conditioning and other thermal protection measures are no longer needed or can
be considerably scaled down.
Through its corporate citizenship activities, which have been pooled under
the Henkel-Smile program, Henkel sponsored eight projects in Mexico in 2005 as
part of the MIT Initiative (Make an Impact on Tomorrow ) to support the
volunteering efforts of Henkel employees and pensioners.henkel.

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Beyond providing an opportunity to grow, bond, feel
proud and experience good feelings, the Habitat project offers the chance to
develop teamwork skills that can be transferred to the job setting, resulting
in better performance.
"I became a public servant to defend the rights of all people to
live with dignity, and I believe that means giving them a choice about
how they die," said Levine.
During the presentation of the Sustainability Report, he commented on his
country's situation, saying: "Mexico today is undergoing an in-depth
transition: Its economy is rapidly opening to the world and receiving large
amounts of foreign direct investments.

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Just witnessing the ANSYS employees
volunteer response to this initiative has been overwhelming.A. "I have learned that
more than costs and more than pain, the biggest issue for the
terminally ill is loss of choice," Roberts said. People in approximately 125
countries around the world trust in brands and technologies from Henkel.