Sustainability Report 2016 / 2017

The Holding Company has Interests in Three Areas • Brand business – Werner & Mertz GmbH with its Consumer and Professional Divisions • Special business • Joint Ventures – BNS Group with Bergal, Nico & Solitaire Vertriebs GmbH and with interests in Granger’s GmbH and Aneks Polska Sp. Z. o.o. Sp.K. We believe we are well-equipped for the future. As we make investments for more capacity increases at our production sites and remain in dogged pursuit a genuine circular economy, we see yet another goal in the engaged continuation of our initiatives for sustainable formulas and packaging! The green Frosch may be just a little fellow, but as the pioneer for solutions beyond our industry, he manages to give people the courage to take up the challenges facing our planet. 107 Outlook