NORMA : receives Prime Status for sustainability performance

DGAP-News: NORMA Group SE / Key word(s): Sustainability/Rating NORMA Group receives Prime Status for sustainability performance 28.08.2018 / 09:09 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. NORMA Group receives Prime Status for sustainability performance - Above-average ecological and social performance - NORMA Group among top ten percent worldwide - Share qualifies as a sustainable investment Maintal, Germany, August 28, 2018 - NORMA Group, a global market leader in engineered joining technology, has been awarded Prime Status by the rating agency ISS-oekom for above-average sustainability performance in the areas of environment, social affairs and governance. This puts NORMA Group in the top ten percent of the approximately 6,300 companies assessed around the world. "The rating confirms that NORMA Group's share qualifies as a sustainable investment," says Dr. Michael Schneider, Chief Financial Officer of NORMA Group. "We will continue to consequently execute our corporate responsibility measures along the complete value chain." The company improved throughout the evaluation period, particularly in the areas of environmental management and in society and product responsibility. According to ISS-oekom's analysis, NORMA Group products help optimize emissions, leakages and weight. As stated in its Corporate Responsibility strategy, NORMA Group wishes to contribute to an ecologically and socially sustainable society. The independent rating agency ISS-oekom assesses companies with the aim of identifying investment opportunities and risks related to sustainability, and awards industry pioneers with Prime Status. The assessment of a company's social and ecological performance is based on over 100 industry-specific social and ecological criteria. Currently, just under ten percent of the assessed companies reach Prime Status. 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 Susanne Kindor Marrier d'Unienville ? Group Communications Email: [e-mail] Tel.: [phone] About NORMA Group NORMA Group is an international market and technology leader in engineered joining technology (joining, connecting and fluid handling technology). The company manufactures a wide range of innovative connecting solutions and water management technology offering more than 40,000 products to customers in 100 countries with around 8,300 employees. NORMA Group helps its customers and business partners 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 1.02 billion in 2017. NORMA Group operates a global network of 28 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. 28.08.2018 Dissemination of a Corporate News, 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
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Fax:	[phone]
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Internet:	www.normagroup.com
ISIN:	DE000A1H8BV3
WKN:	A1H8BV
Indices:	MDAX
Listed:	Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange

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