ABOUT THE CSR REPORT It is our pleasure to present the new Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report from egetæpper. The report is structured according to the CSR standard DS 49001, under which our factory in Herning achieved certification last year. The report describes our work on behalf of the nature, people and society that create the framework for our production and products. For egetæpper, CSR concerns how we as a company take responsibility for our impact on the world around us. CSR is about finding the right 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 CSR activities, we seek to conduct our business activities on a responsible basis and to preserve our world for future generations. To ensure uniformity and transparency in relation to previous reports, we follow the guidelines in the Global Reporting Initiative (G4). This is a common standard for CSR reporting that makes high demands of the report's content and data basis. There are, however, individual deviations from the guidelines due to the requirement concerning the degree of detail1. The report gives All environmental data concerning EMAS verification in Herning and Gram is verified by Bureau Veritas Certification, but the CSR Report is not verified in its entirety by a third party. Nonetheless, a lot of internal work is devoted to the verification of all of the report's data. If you have any questions concerning 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 Aaboe Kallestrup, E-mail: dak@ege.dk, Tel.: (+45) 97 11 88 11 The report is primarily based on our two factories in Herning and Gram in Denmark3. Data for CO2 emissions includes our factories in Herning and Gram, as well as Bentzon Carpets, Litspin and our subsidiaries. In due time the entire Group will be included in full in the report. a comprehensive insight into egetæpper's CSR activities during the financial year from 1 May 2014 to 30 April 2015.2 1 This report contains Standard Disclosures from the GRI Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. 2 The previous CSR Report was published on 3 July 2014. The next report will be published and submitted to the Danish Environmental Protection Agency in June 2016. 3 These factories are registered in accordance with the EU's environmental regulation, EMAS (Eco Management and Audit Scheme), under registration number DK000012. The EMAS verification is undertaken by Bureau Veritas Certification.
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