58 Appendix | Memberships & Association

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PEF

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Duravit bathroom furniture production has the PEFC (PEFC/04-31-2357) seal of quality.

PEFC is the largest institution ensuring sustainable forestry through an independent

certification system. Wood and wood products with the PEFC seal come from forest

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with proven ecological, economical and sustainable management.

ISO 1400

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ISO 14001 sets down internationally recognized requirements on an environmenta

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management system that enable an organization to develop and implement a

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environmental policy and associated targets. Accordingly, the legal obligations an

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information about key environmental aspects are taken into account

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ISO 5000

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The ISO 50001 environmental management standard speci

fies the requirements for

introducing, implementing, maintaining and improving an energy management system.

It helps companies to continuously improve their energy e

fficiency by taking a systematic

approach

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ISO 900

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ISO 9001 is an international quality management standard that de

fines a range of

minimum requirements on a quality management system in order to be able to satisfy

the generally applicable quality expectations. A key component of this standard is th

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establishment of a continual improvement process

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Electrical Used Equipment Register (“ear” for short)

We register any products covered by the German Act on Electric and Electronic Appliances (Elektronik

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gerätegesetz) with the stiftung ear, the foundation responsible for the ear) with the number DE 62249976

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This ensures the products into which electrical or electronic components are integrated for the custome

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are taken back in an orderly manner and free of charge

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Additionally, Duravit has also registered under section 4 (1) sentence 1 German Battery Act (BattG) with the

number DE 45590274 and thereby guarantees the professional and environmentally appropriate collection an

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recycling of used batteries. In terms of the German Packaging Act (VerpackungsG), we report the quantitie

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we put into circulation under LUCID registration number DE2527582986817.