ege's CSR Report in a new format ege is especially proud to present the company's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report for the fourth time. We are proud first and foremost to take the opportunity to report so many interesting events and activities in the CSR field which have taken place at ege during the last year. We are also pleased to introduce the new format, integrating our Environmental Report and Greenhouse Gas Accounting into the body of the CSR Report. These reports were previously published separately. We hope therefore that the reader will gain an even clearer impression of the full range of our work with CSR. As the new and unified CSR report is more comprehensive than earlier reports, to gain an overview of the contents of the report, we recommend that the reader refers to both the table of contents on page 3 and the index of GRI contents on page 54. Readers whose focus of interest is environmental data in accordance with EMAS, can see an overview of this data in the EMAS index on page 57 . The report gives comprehensive insight into CSR activities at ege in the financial year from 1 May 2012 to 30 April 2013.1 CSR is all about how we as a company take responsibility for how we impact our world. CSR is all about finding the perfect balance between high quality and design on the one hand and respect for the world we live and work in on the other. Through our work with CSR, we strive to operate our business responsibly and to preserve our world for future generations. We have chosen to concentrate our efforts in three focus areas which we believe are important: the environment, employees and health and safety. This report presents results for the financial year within each of these focus areas. The report is primarily based on conditions at our two factories at Herning and Gram in Denmark.² The data on CO2 emissions also includes our subsidiaries, UAB Litspin in Lithuania and Bentzon Carpets ApS in Denmark, in which we have a 51% shareholding. In the long term, we intend to fully integrate data from Bentzon Carpets and our subsidiaries into the CSR report. The CSR report has not been verified by a third party. Nevertheless, the report is the result of comprehensive efforts to collect and internally verify the information presented. The environmental data related to EMAS verification in Herning and Gram is verified by Bureau Veritas Certification. We have chosen to report in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), 3.1, level C, although we have doubled the number of indicators.³ If you have questions about the content of this report, please contact: CSR Manager Jan Ladefoged, E-mail: jlj@ege.dk, Tel.: +45 97 11 88 11 CSR Project Manager Dorthe Kallestrup, E-mail: dak@ege.dk, Tel.: + 45 97 11 88 11 1 2 3 The next report will be published and submitted to the Danish Environmental Protection Agency in August 2014. These factories are registered in accordance with the EU environmental regulation, EMAS (Eco Management and Audit Scheme), under registration number DK000012. The EMAS verification is undertaken by Bureau Veritas Certification. See table of GRI application levels in Appendix 5.
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