Catlin Group Limited is a leading global specialty insurer and reinsurer writing more than 30 classes of business. We provide creative risk management solutions and excellent financial security to clients worldwide.

ECX is the premier marketplace for trading carbon emissions, providing the focal point for the majority of trading in the recently developed emissions or carbon markets.

Nokia is the world's number one manufacturer of mobile devices by market share and a leader in the converging Internet and communications industries. We make a wide range of devices for all major consumer segments and offer Internet services that enable people to experience music, maps, media, messaging and games. We also provide comprehensive digital map information through NAVTEQ and equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.

Hill & Knowlton is one of the world’s leading international communications consultancies, providing services to local, multinational and global clients. Alongside over 250 consultants with specialist expertise at our office in Soho Square in London, we have colleagues in 73 offices in 41 countries.

Brother is one of the world's leading providers of innovative and robust equipment for homes and offices, from sewing machines, to printers, to electronic labelling systems.

Polar Capital is a specialist asset management company based in London and listed on the Alternative Investment Market. It manages a broad family of investment funds diversified by asset class, geographic and sector specialisation, strategy and structure.

Rix & Kay are a leading Sussex based law firm and have provided all the legal services to the Catlin Arctic Survey.

The S2 Partnership is a Health & Safety and Environmental consultancy which has established itself nationally, delivering a high quality of service within the property management and commercial service sector.

Jenrick CPI and Jenrick Engineering are both Sunday Times Best Companies to work for. Jenrick CPI is an ISO certified I.T. Recruitment Consultancy and Jenrick Engineering is one of the longest standing Engineering Recruitment Consultancies within the UK.

Triple Point is an investment boutique specialising in tax-efficient capital. Triple Point is home to some of the UK’s leading tax experts and structured finance professionals.

Lifesystems has protected adventurers and explorers against accident and disease for over 16 years. Constant research, regular product revision and scientific innovation keep us at the forefront of outdoor and travel health protection.

Cotswold Outdoor is the multi-award winning retailer, with one of the most comprehensive ranges of outdoor clothing and equipment in the UK.

Hidalgo is an integrated design and development services company specialising in, amongst other things, physiological monitoring. Hidalgo are providing the Equivital units for the Ice Team.

Canadian North Airlines is Canada's premier northern airline serving Nunavut and the Northwest Territories from Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa.

The Prince’s May Day Network is the UK’s largest group of businesses of all sizes and from all sectors who have pledged to take action to reduce their carbon emissions. Founded by HRH the Prince of Wales, the Network empowers these businesses to share the experiences, challenges and business benefits of carbon reduction. The Catlin Arctic Survey team will broadcast from the ice to the third Prince’s May Day Summit on climate change, on 1st May 2009.

'Independently ranked number one by the Carbon Offset Watch survey, Climate Friendly is committed to achieving real emissions reductions and supporting renewable energy by investing in only the highest quality, Gold Standard and Voluntary Carbon Standard projects.'

The largest environmental awareness campaign in South London, the Green Guardian initiative is a unique partnership between Newsquest South London, the leading media company in the area, south London borough councils and commercial businesses and organisations.

Launched in 2006, the aim of the initiative is to provide environmental news and information through Newsquest South London’s paper titles and websites. The Green Guardian awards give public recognition and thanks to all those across South London that are taking steps to reduce their environmental footprint.

Allen Timpany was the founder sponsor at the beginning of the Catlin Arctic Survey. His support set the survey in motion, allowing for pioneering work, and testing of the new technologies to be carried out in Arctic conditions.

Montane was started in 1993 by active, experienced outdoor athletes who were dissatisfied with the weight, bulk and performance of outdoor clothing available then. The first products were revolutionary single layer garments made from polyester pile and Pertex, similar to those in use by Catlin Arctic Survey crew.

Montane has grown rapidly and expanded its product range into lightweight, super-breathable garments for a whole variety of outdoor sports including polar exploration, climbing, mountain walking, biking and running. Today Montane products are sold in over 20 countries through around 600 of the world’s top outdoor sports retailers.

Mora of Sweden are providing all the scientific drilling equipment for the Catlin Arctic Survey. The 5-metre long Ice Augers are a vital tool in gathering the ice-thickness measurements.

The Sick Children's Trust provides free �?Home from Home’ accommodation at major hospitals around the country for families of seriously ill children receiving treatment. They exist to support and promote the child's recovery and further to support the fabric and well being of the family as a whole. There is a growing demand for the �?Homes from Home’ as children must increasingly travel long distances to get the specialist treatment they need; to date they have helped more than 30,000 families. To run the 'Homes from Home' they rely entirely on voluntary donations; and need to raise nearly £1million this year to keep them open. In essence, The Sick Children’s Trust ensures that the very basic of all medicines has a chance to work; family love and support.

Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP has offices in Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Sacramento, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. With a vast geographic scope, and a national reputation in complex litigation, regulatory and transactional work, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell is focused on achieving client success as a team. Among Locke Lord’s many strong practice areas are appellate, aviation, corporate, class action litigation, employee benefits, energy, environmental, financial services, health care, insurance and reinsurance industries, intellectual property, labor and employment, public law, real estate, REIT, tax and technology.

Aon Corporation is the leading global provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human capital consulting. Through its more than 37,000 colleagues worldwide, Aon readily delivers distinctive client value via innovative and effective risk management and workforce productivity solutions. Aon's industry-leading global resources and technical expertise are delivered locally through more than 500 offices in more than 120 countries. Named the world's best broker by Euromoney magazine's 2008 and 2009 Insurance Survey, Aon also ranked highest on Business Insurance's listing of the world's largest insurance brokers based on commercial retail, wholesale, reinsurance and personal lines brokerage revenues in 2008. A.M. Best deemed Aon the number one insurance broker based on brokerage revenues in 2007 and 2008, and Aon was voted best insurance intermediary, best reinsurance intermediary and best employee benefits consulting firm in 2007 and 2008 by the readers of Business Insurance. For more information on Aon, log onto http://www.aon.com/.