Corporate Responsibility at NORMA Group

 

Responsible management in all areas of the Company

As a manufacturing company, NORMA Group is aware of its ecological, economic and social responsibility and sees Corporate Responsibility (CR) as an integral part of its business activities and strategic orientation. The aim is to combine long-term economic performance with ecological responsibility and social commitment.

NORMA Group’s vision “We join forces to provide superior solutions for a sustainable future” reflects the anchoring of sustainability in the corporate strategy. This vision underlines the ambition to work together on innovative and sustainable solutions for a future-proof world. NORMA Group also pursues the mission “Driven by passionate collaboration and global excellence, we add value as the reliable partner for mission-critical solutions in Industry Applications, Water Management, Mobility & New Energy.” Several core elements of the mission reflect the fact that sustainability is an integral part of the strategic orientation: “Passionate collaboration” stands for building trusting relationships with colleagues, business partners and local communities. NORMA Group understands “global excellence” to mean the promotion of sustainability and resource efficiency. “Mission-critical solutions” target current global megatrends such as resource scarcity and climate change in the markets relevant to NORMA Group. With “add value,” the company supports sustainable transformation, and as a “reliable partner” it is committed to compliance and good corporate governance, which shows that sustainability is a central part of its strategic orientation. NORMA Group pursues individual topic-specific sustainability goals. WWW.NORMAGROUP.COM

 

Key non-financial control indicator - Carbon dioxide emissions

Compliance with applicable environmental protection regulations and the avoidance of environmental risks are a high priority for NORMA Group. Compliance with environmental standards is ensured in production. The company also makes ambitious contributions in the areas of climate, water and waste management. The sustainable reduction of CO2 emissions at the global sites is a core aspiration for NORMA Group. The key non-financial control indicator in this regard is CO2 emissions, which have been a target figure for determining part of the long-term Management Board remuneration (ESG LTI) since 2020. The target set for the 2025 fiscial year is to avoid 1,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions by implementing measures. This target includes not only NORMA Group’s production sites, but also its distribution centers. In addition, the figure of 1,000 tons of GHG emissions refers to both Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions combined.

Important efficiency measures were implemented in the first half of 2025, the full 12-month reduction or avoidance effect of which amounts to a total of 907 tons of CO₂ equivalents.¹

 

Other relevant non-financial indicators

Other important non-financial indicators include the Group’s innovative capacity, measured by the number of invention applications, and the problem-solving behavior of employees, expressed in defective parts per million parts produced (parts per million/PPM).

 

Invention applications

NORMA Group offers business solutions that help its customers respond specifically to megatrends such as resource scarcity and climate change. Ensuring the long-term ability to innovate is therefore a key driver for NORMA Group’s future growth. The strategic direction of NORMA Group’s innovation management is therefore based in particular on the defined megatrends and focuses on reducing emissions and protecting water resources. Based on these long-term trends, FORESIGHT MANAGEMENT and Business Development derive market segments with development potential for NORMA Group. Against this backdrop, the continuous development of new products that are geared to the changing requirements of end markets, customers and legal regulations is a constant focus. NORMA Group promotes the inventive spirit of its employees through targeted incentive systems and measures its ability to innovate based on the inventions reported by employees in a formalized process. A total of 15 invention reports were submitted in the first half of 2025 (H1 2024: 13).

 

Parts per million (PPM)

NORMA Group products are usually mission-critical in customers’ end products. For this reason, quality defects or functional failures can have a direct impact on customers or end users. In order to minimize defective production and maximize customer satisfaction, NORMA Group records the number of defective parts per million parts, so-called "parts per million" (PPM). This key figure is recorded continuously and reported to the Management Board on a monthly basis. At the same time, root cause analyses and countermeasures are initiated at plant level. As an established key performance indicator in the automotive industry, the parts per million value is used to measure quality performance. In addition, the quality indicator is audited and verified annually by an accredited International Automotive Task Force registrar and therefore externally validated. In the first half of 2025, the number of defective parts per million parts (PPM) was 3.0 (H1 2024: 3.9). 

¹  Due to the further development of the target formulation compared to previous years, it is not possible to provide information on the previous year, as there is currently no comparability.

Further information can be found in the  ANNUAL REPORT 2024 and on the NORMA Group website at WWW.NORMAGROUP.COM.