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03“Adding value” is the title of our sustainability report and it tells a lot about us, Brenntag,the world’s leading chemical distribution company. It is therefore much more than just thename of the report: It also defines how we want to continue our success story. We want togive our services and products added value over the long term – for our business partners,every day, around the world.As the link between chemical manufacturers and the chemical processing industry, wealso make sure our business approach is focussed on adding value. We offer our businesspartners attractive and long-term added value through a range of specific services, processorientedsolutions and expert advice.Sustainability as a concept is anchored deeply in our business approach. We want to positionourselves well economically, environmentally and socially in order to fulfil our responsibilityto the environment and society. We also want to enable our business partners to adopt asustainable business approach – and that’s the added value we can offer.In our first sustainability report, we have focused on the documentation of existing activitiesaround the world. This will give an initial overview of the economic, environmental and socialchallenges associated with our business activities.We have divided our sustainability activities into four areas: strategy, processes, people andsolutions. Get to know us, find out more about our work and commitment, and how we atBrenntag bring the concept of “Adding value” alive.In our report, we have aimed for the highest levels of clarity, validity and transparency. Ourstatements apply to all business locations and activities undertaken by the Brenntag Group.The report contains data of the fiscal year 2012 (from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012)as well as information about our sustainable projects with the editorial deadline of 30 June2013. The next Brenntag sustainability report will be published in 2015. Our reporting isbased upon the G3 guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). GRI certified thatBrenntag fulfils the requirements for the C-Level.