Vantaa, Finland, 2015-06-03 08:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Ramirent Plc has been approved as a corporate member of the UN Global Compact initiative (UNGC). Signing of the initiative strengthens Ramirent's commitment to sustainable operations.
"We are committed to following the principles of the Global Compact initiative. The UN Global Compact is a valuable common reference that describes the values we respect and wish to promote in our everyday operations. Joining the UN initiative is thus a natural continuation to our objectives and measures for developing sustainable rental solutions," explains Magnus Rosén, President and CEO of Ramirent Plc.
With over 12,000 corporate participants and other stakeholders from over 145 countries, the UN Global Compact is the largest voluntary corporate responsibility initiative in the world. Members of the initiative are committed to voluntarily following the ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption in their businesses.
Read more about the United Nations Global Compact at http://www.unglobalcompact.org/.
Further information:
Franciska Janzon, SVP, Marketing, Communications & IR
tel. +358 20 750 2859, franciska.janzon@ramirent.com
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RAMIRENT – MORE THAN MACHINES. We are a leading rental equipment group combining the best equipment, services and know-how into rental solutions that simplify customer business. We serve a broad range of customers, including construction and process industries, services, the public sector and households. In 2014, Group sales totalled EUR 614 million. The Group has 2,600 employees at 301 customer centres in 10 countries in the Nordic countries and in Central and Eastern Europe. Ramirent is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd.