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Commitment

                                                                        to the UN Global Compact












                                               NO         ZERO       GOOD HEALTH  QUALITY  GENDER     CLEAN WATER
                                               POVERTY    HUNGER     AND WELL-BEING  EDUCATION  EQUALITY  AND SANITATION




                                               AFFORDABLE AND   DECENT WORK AND   INDUSTRY, INNOVATION  REDUCED  SUSTAINABLE CITIES   RESPONSIBLE
                                               CLEAN ENERGY  ECONOMIC GROWTH  AND INFRASTRUCTURE  INEQUALITIES  AND COMMUNITIES  CONSUMPTION
                                                                                                      AND PRODUCTION



                                               CLIMATE    LIFE       LIFE       PEACE, JUSTICE  PARTNERSHIPS
                                               ACTION     BELOW WATER  ON  LAND  AND STRONG  FOR THE GOALS
                                                                                INSTITUTIONS











                     At  this  time  of  rapid  change,  stakeholder  demands  for   partners are encouraged to join the UN Global Compact. Recently,
                     accountability and transparency is more prevalent than ever.   we took a step forward in our efforts to achieve enrolment of
                     Sustainability and social responsibility are prerequisites for   Design  Denmark  –  the  Danish  design  alliance  of  designers,
                     sound business practice, and the daily conduct of organizations   design thinkers and design businesses working to promote
                     across the world is often subject to scrutiny and evaluation.   design in business and society.
                     Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is all about addressing
                     such issues.                                  Furthermore, Our CSR strategy is focused on the Sustainable
                                                                   Development Goals (SDGs) and we spread wherever possible
                     In our business – like in most human activities – we come up   the message about companies’ and organizations’ opportunities
                     against challenges and dilemmas along the way. Our UN Global   to support SDGs.
                     Compact membership dates back to year 2007, providing the
                     company with valuable tools in meeting the strict requirements
                     of the industry in which we operate. The ten principles of the   Statement of continued support
                     Global Compact provide a frame of reference with respect to the
                     issues of human rights, labor, environment and anticorruption,   We are pleased to reaffirm our support of the UN Global Compact
                     while at the same time offering guidance in our quest to practice   and its guiding principles. As high standards are essential to our
                     CSR through daily operations.                 business approach, we intend to do our utmost to improve the
                                                                   integration of the ten principles into business strategy and daily
                     Our CSR strategy is ambitious and we work beyond the mere   operations. Because of our devotion to the guiding principles,
                     compliance wherever possible. We continuously invest in CSR   we strive to maintain a sound dialogue with our stakeholders,
                     activities in order to augment standards to ever higher levels. We   enhance our labor practices where possible, protect human
                     follow this path out of a commitment to openness and respect for   rights throughout our supply chain, minimize our environmental
                     the communities in which we operate, and we are committed to   impact and promote anticorruption.
                     share the progress we make with our stakeholders. Our business






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