Dear colleagues,

we are proud to announce we have received EcoVadis Silver medal, and we are now rated better in terms of sustainability than 83% of all other companies in the world evaluated by EcoVadis. It is mandatory that you share this news with local media and pitch story for publication, as you will have to provide clipping (media news) report latest by 17th March to Rok Zagrusevcem rok.zagrusevcem@gorenje.com. EcoVadis is the largest and most trusted business sustainability assessment organization in the world, creating a global network of over 100,000 assessed companies. Its methodology is an assessment that shows how well the company has integrated the principles of sustainability into its operations along the entire supply chain, especially in the area of the environment, ethics, sustainable procurement, and in the area of labour and human rights.

In Velenje, Slovenia, Hisense Europe CEO Hanson Han and the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr. Nataša Pirc Musar officially opened the Hisense Europe R&D Center, which is Hisense's center for research and development of household appliances for all of Europe and for kitchen and premium appliances for the global market. The development of technology and appliances will thus take place in Velenje, regardless of where the production of individual appliances will take place and which market they will be intended for. With this, Hisense further strengthens the importance of Slovenia as its key European production and development location, which also brings new investments and jobs.

In this toolbox you can as well find press release about how Gorenje SDA can save you energy and money, press release about how a heat pump in tumble dryer can save up to 70% of electricity compared to a conventional condensing tumble dryer with an electric heater and it at the same time environmentally friendly!

Rok Zagruševcem, Senior Project Manager: rok.zagrusevcem@gorenje.com

Alenka Potočnik Anžič, Marketing Director: Alenka.PotocnikAnzic@gorenje.com