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INDEX INDEXcorporate social responsibilityA considerable part of Dantherm'sbusiness focuses on delivering energyoptimisingsolutions, and corporate socialresponsibility plays a major role at Dantherm,forming an integrated part of itsbusiness and corporate culture.Dantherm prepared a CSR policy in 2011,which has been considered and approvedby the Board of Directors.Dantherm has adopted policies on HRand social issues as well as policies onthe environment and the climate. Goingforward, Dantherm will continue its CSRwork by adopting policies and guidelinesin areas where Dantherm exerts actualinfluence and where the company canmake a significant difference taking intoaccount a healthy financial developmentof Dantherm's operations.dantherm's csr policyDantherm is a responsible companywhich recognises the group's duty tocontribute to sustainable development.Dantherm finds that there is a good correlationbetween responsible conductand improving the group's growth andearnings.We utilise our technical know-how to provideour customers with new knowledgethrough professional collaboration, andwe develop energy-optimising solutionsand products for the benefit of our customersand the environment.The corporate social responsibility activitiesare based on the United NationsGlobal Compact initiative – the ten principlesin the areas of human rights, labour,environment and anti-corruption.HR and social issuesThe group wants to ensure a healthy andsafe working environment for its employeesand has implemented a number ofinitiatives with a view to living up to thegoals defined. In addition to training andprofessional development, Danthermoffers schemes focusing on the health ofits employees.Efforts are continuously being made tosafeguard the well-being of the employeesin the workplace. This is done, amongother things, through company surveysand specific employee development interviews.Dantherm wants to attract and retainqualified employees without taking intoaccount issues such as religion, gender,ethnicity or other matters without anybearing on the work performed. Closecollaboration has been established withpublic authorities in relation to work on atrial basis, flexible employment, integrationetc., and a number of employees areemployed through social labour marketefforts. A follow-up system has been establishedto continuously measure thisproportion of the workforce.Dantherm is also collaborating with educationalinstitutions with the aim of offeringstudents opportunities for practicaltraining. This forges good relations withpotential employees, and it helps studentsdecide on their future choice of job.Offering employees opportunities forboth professional and personal developmentplays an important role for Dantherm'sdevelopment, and the focus istherefore on continuously launching bothinternal and external development andeducation and training programmes foremployees at all levels.Environment and climateDantherm focuses on delivering energyoptimisingand environmentally friendlysolutions and products, and this is animportant part of the group's businessfoundation.Dantherm wishes to act responsibly inevery respect and to be a leader in environmentalsolutions and comply withall statutory requirements and industrystandards applying to the individual companiesin the group. As a part of this, Danthermwants to implement environmentalimprovements which benefit both theinternal and the external environmentsand which help to ensure resource optimisationon as broad a scale as possible.Dantherm's environmental policy aims toensure that the individual group companieschoose the most rational and environmentallyfriendly productionmethods and equipment, taking intoaccount both profitability and competitiveness.Environmental certifications communicatean ongoing integrated focus on ensuringboth general and specific improvementsto the companies' internal andexternal environments – including theworking environment. The group's primaryproduction companies in China andDenmark are certified in accordance withthe ISO 9001 quality management standardand the ISO 14001 environmentalmanagement standard. The non-certifiedcompanies are all subject to the group'sgeneral environmental policy.stationary dehumidifiersDantherm’s product portfolio contributesto a comfortable indoor climate everywhere,from pool rooms in private homesand summer cottages to large swimmingpool complexes.Our stationary dehumidifiers ensure anoptimum indoor climate in small rooms,while DanX Ventilation is used for indoorswimming pools.With close to 40 years of experiencewithin dehumidification, Dantherm hasdelivered more than 300,000 productsover the years.passive house certificationThe Dantherm HC domestic ventilationseries has been certified in Germanyfor use in passive houses by the PassiveHouse Institute in Darmstadt, DeutschesInstitut für Bautechnik in Berlin and testedby Institut für GebäudeEnergetik in Stuttgart.This is a testimony to our units complyingwith the strictest requirements for energyefficiency, air-tightness, filter class, soundlevel, insulation class, frost protection,safety etc.28 Dantherm Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 Dantherm 29