Media | 1 December 2014 09:29

NORMA Group promotes responsible business with suppliers

(DGAP-Media / 01.12.2014 / 09:29)

NORMA Group promotes responsible business with suppliers

Maintal, Germany, 1 December 2014 – NORMA Group, a global market and technology leader in engineered joining technology, has developed a code of conduct for suppliers to ensure sustainable and ethical business practices. Beyond environmental aspects, the “Supplier Code of Conduct” also addresses social issues such as fair wages and occupational safety and health protection at their suppliers.

“As a manufacturer, we are aware that we have a responsibility for the environment and the society,” says Werner Deggim, CEO of NORMA Group. “Since we seek to continually improve our supplier relationships, we also want to promote responsible and social practices in our business environment.”

NORMA Group also seeks to exclude the use of conflict minerals in production. Ores like cassiterite, coltan or wolframite are extracted in war zones in conditions that severely breach international law. The special ores are used in the metals industry, for instance as coatings for screws.

Going forward, suppliers of NORMA Group will be reviewed to assess whether they comply with the principles of the code of conduct. NORMA Group will be entitled to discontinue the relationship if they do not comply. The criteria are based on international guidelines such as the UN Global Compact under which companies undertake to comply with social and environmental standards such as, for instance, the international environmental norm ISO 14001.

In 2013, NORMA Group bought materials with a total value of about EUR 269.4 million from suppliers. This corresponds to about 42.4% of group sales.

The Supplier Code of Conduct is available on: www.normagroup.com/supplier . Please find more information about Corporate Responsibility at NORMA Group on our homepage www.normagroup.com/CR . Please visit our platform www.normagroup.com/images for press photos.

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Tel: +49 (0)6181 – 6102 743

About NORMA Group
NORMA Group is an international market and technology leader in engineered joining technology. The company manufactures a wide range of innovative joining technology solutions in three product categories (clamp, connect and fluid) and offers more than 35,000 high-quality products and solutions to around 10,000 customers in 100 countries. NORMA Group joining products can be found in vehicles, ships, trains, aircraft, domestic appliances, engines and plumbing systems as well as in applications for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. The company generated sales of around EUR 636 million in 2013. With around 6,000 employees, 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. Since April 2011, NORMA Group is listed on the German stock exchange and included in the MDAX index since March 2013.

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Language:	English
Company:	NORMA Group SE
	Edisonstr. 4
	63477 Maintal
	Germany
Phone:	+49 (0)6181-6102-741
Fax:	+49 (0)6181-6102-7641
E-mail:	ir@normagroup.com
Internet:	www.normagroup.com
ISIN:	DE000A1H8BV3
WKN:	A1H8BV
Indices:	MDAX
Listed:	Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart

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