DGAP-Media / 29.07.2016 / 09:35 NORMA Group informs about the company's progress in the area of corporate responsibility in its second CR Report Maintal, Germany, 29 July 2016 - NORMA Group, a global market leader in engineered joining technology, has published its 2015 Corporate Responsibility (CR) Report entitled "Our Responsibility." The report is based on the internationally recognized Guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). It was produced in line with the new directive GRI G4 - Option "Core" - and the requirements of the GRI Materiality Disclosure Service. With its second CR Report, NORMA Group informs in detail about its strategic approach as well as the activities and long-term objectives in its five corporate responsibility areas, Responsible Management, Business Solutions, Employees, Environment and Community. Transparency is achieved by specifying concrete key CR figures. The structure of the report is based on the CR Roadmap 2018, the cross departmental roadmap to corporate responsibility for the years to come that was published six months ago. NORMA Group made significant progress toward implementing CR initiatives in 2014 and 2015. For example, its most strategic suppliers have signed the Supplier Code of Conduct. The code specifies the expectations that NORMA Group has of its suppliers in terms of doing business in a sustainable manner. NORMA Group has been supporting students at Darmstadt Technical University through a three-year "Germany scholarship" ("Deutschlandstipendium") since 2015. The targeted involvement of the students in the company is planned. In the area of ​​occupational safety, the number of accidents per 1,000 employees was reduced to five in 2015. By implementing a unified group-wide environmental management system according to ISO 14001, NORMA Group saved about 9 percent energy, close to 11 percent water, and nearly 27 percent of residual waste in the manufacturing of its joining products. On international NORMA Help Day 2015, approximately 800 employees in 24 countries engaged in charity work. The report is available here for downloading. The company presents its strategy, goals and achievements in the non-financial sector under www.normagroup.com/cr. Additional information on the company is available on www.normagroup.com. Press photos are available from our platform on www.normagroup.com/images. Contact NORMA Group SE Daphne Recker
Group Communications E-mail: [email protected] Tel.: +49 (0)6181 - 6102 743 About NORMA Group NORMA Group is a global market leader in engineered joining technology. The company manufactures a wide range of innovative connecting solutions and water management technology offering more than 35,000 products to customers in 100 countries with around 6,500 employees. NORMA Group helps its customers and business partners to react to global challenges such as climate change and increasing scarcity of resources. NORMA Group joining products can be found in vehicles and trains, ships and aircraft, buildings and water management as well as in applications for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. The company generated sales of around EUR 890 million in 2015. NORMA Group operates a global network of 22 production facilities as well as numerous sales and distribution sites across Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. NORMA Group has its headquarters in Maintal, Germany. NORMA Group SE is listed on the German stock exchange (Prime Standard) and included in the MDAX Index. End of Media Release --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: NORMA Group SE Key word(s): Enterprise 29.07.2016 Dissemination of a Press Release, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: NORMA Group SE Edisonstr. 4 63477 Maintal Germany Phone: +49 6181 6102 741 Fax: +49 6181 6102 7641 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.normagroup.com ISIN: DE000A1H8BV3 WKN: A1H8BV Indices: MDAX Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange; Terminbörse EUREX End of News DGAP Media --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 487547 29.07.2016