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Our most important natural resource is each individual person. That is why we are prepared
to do everything to support our worldwide staff of more than 11,000 ‘positive energisers’ and
mobilise new supporters for Hager Group. We have been certified ‘Investors in People’ (IiP)
and prioritise structured processes ensuring mutually fair behaviour. What is more, we have
committed ourselves to comply with the United Nations Global Compact principles. This
undertaking between a company and UNO is concluded on a voluntary basis with the purpose
of making globalisation more caring and ecological. And last but not least, we ensure that by
using meaningful local Care Management, each Hager Group employee feels at ease.
This Care Management approach has been extended to the environment, in that we keep
it as clean as possible. And this is why we adhere to the motto ‘less is more’. In real terms
this means that eleven of Hager Group’s production sites are already certified under the ISO
14000 environmental management standard. And determined to keep a good thing going, we
apply for further certifications year after year. So when developing new products and during
manufacturing processes, we focus on eco-design and eco-production.
This includes making an exhaustive product life cycle assessment and optimising it where
possible from ecological aspects. When the product is finished, it is packed in such a way that
no extra tree is felled – in 100% recycled carton. By doing this we are continually reducing our
ecological footprint at the same time as advancing technology in the right direction. This move
secured Hager the iF Packaging Design Award 2011.
Taking a step in the right ecological direction is an advantage our customers also benefit
from – by using intelligent meters and innovative display software so that energy consumption
is clearly visible. This in turn creates better energy awareness. Many of our appliances from
dimmers and ultra-sensitive motion detectors all the way to intelligent tebis KNX building
automation actively help reduce energy consumption. And last but not least, the use of Hager
systems enables renewable resources to be integrated into each and every building, assuring
a good future. In a nutshell, we devote all our energy to saving yours!
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