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Corporate social Responsibility in Dana Automoción 10.11.2008
In the long business history of Dana Automoción, the commitment with society in general has always been an outstanding feature. During the last years, the Company has endeavored to include social responsibility as an essential factor of its corporate policy. Today, social responsibility is something inherent in the business management of the Company.

The commitment of Dana Automoción in regard to social responsibility is aimed to promote business profitability and medium and long-term triple sustainable development. The Company promotes the improvement of the social environment by using and minimizing the natural resources necessary to develop its business activity. Dana Automoción understands social responsibility as the voluntary integration of social and environmental concerns in the ordinary management of its organization and in regard to all its groups of interest. Therefore, Dana Automoción has undertaken to work for its shareholders and to get value, from which the whole society can benefit. Dana Automoción thinks that the cooperation with other companies and public institutions is a way to create value between both parties. The Company’s actions range from the search for equal employment opportunity for men and women till the integration of disabled people and immigrants, also including the organization of several annual campaigns for blood donation or donation of toys for children of disadvantaged families.

The actions carried out in the last years have been supported by several awards and recognition granted by official and non-official organizations, some of them of the highest prestige. On the basis of the business results, Dana Automoción can positively confirm that a management committed with social and environmental issues is not at odds with getting good business results. Moreover, social responsibility is a constant source of generation of competitive advantages and a useful tool to achieve a sustainable development, able to generate value.

The Company’s staff is the basis of business success. Training, equal employment opportunity, non-discrimination, continuous communication, satisfaction survey and social benefits are some of the Company’s actions aimed to its people, whose skill and commitment make Dana Automoción a unique company. For the next years, the Company has set up the zero accident rate, the conciliation of labor and family life, as well as equal employment opportunity for men and women amongst its major targets.

Corporate social responsibility is positively linked to the spirit of Dana Automoción.

Further information is available from:

Dana Automoción, S.A.-Zaragoza Plant
Pol. Ind. Malpica, calle F 59, 50016 Zaragoza, Spain, Internet www.glaser.es
Lorena Arrizabalaga, Press Office
Phone  ++34 976 110 719, Fax  ++34 976 572 003
E-Mail  lorena.arrizabalaga@dana.com