Sustainability Report 2016 / 2017

80 Release to the Public We provide this Environmental Statement to inform our employees, customers and the general public of environmental protection in our company. We confirm the veracity of the information presented and here- by release the Environmental Statement for publication. Management is responsible for the release of the environmental statement. Reinhard Schneider Dr.-Ing. Detlef Matz (Chief Executive Officer) (Environmental & Energy Management Officer) More information is available from our Environmental & Energy Management Officer Dr. Detlef Matz or the contact for the Environmental Team Mr. Ingo Lurger. Validation The next consolidated Environmental Statement will be submitted for validation by 6 May 2017. In the intervening years the Environmental Statement will be updated annually and submitted to the en- vironmental auditor for validation. Contracted as environmental auditor/environmental audit organization: Dr.-Ing. Norbert Hiller (Registration Nr.: D-V-0021) INTECHNICA Cert GmbH (Registration Nr.: D-V-0279) Ostendstr. 181, D 90482 Nuremberg Valididation Confirmation The undersigned, Dr. Norbert Hiller, EMAS Environmental Auditor with Registration Number DE-V-0021, accredited or approved for Region 20 (NACE-Code Rev. 2), confirms that he has checked whether the site / the entire organization of Erdal Ges.mbH & CoKG, Erdal GmbH und Werner & Mertz Professional Vertriebs GmbH at Neualmer Str. 11-13 in 5400 Hallein, as given in the consolidated Environmental Statement (with registration number A-000494), satisfies all requirements of Regulation (EG) Nr. 1221/2009 of the Europe- an Parliament and the Council of 25 November 2009 regarding voluntary participation of organizations in a community system for Environmental Management Audit Scheme (EMAS). Dr.-Ing. Detlef Matz Werner & Mertz GmbH Rheinallee 96 · D 55120 Mainz Telephone: 061 31 - 964 - 2600 Fax: 061 31 - 964 - 32600 DMatzDr@werner-mertz.com Ing. Ingo Lurger Erdal Ges. m.b.H. & Co KG Neualmerstraße 11–13 · A 5400 Hallein Telephone: 06245 - 80111 - 200 Fax: 06245 - 80111 - 205 ILurger@erdal.at Environmental Statement · Hallein site