2020 Sustainability Report

53 Country of origin (approximate percentages) Europe (Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Belgium, Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia, Czech Republic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovakia, Poland, Serbia, Romania) Other (USA, Canada, Georgia, Russia) that is wood. It also enables us to avoid procurement processes that may have damaging environmental consequences. Our very special business depends on three cornerstones: – the fascination of wood and our maxim: “Beautiful solid wood from sustainable forests” – our specialist expertise and – our close connections with our trusted wood suppliers in Europe. We intend to continue to nurture and consolidate these vitally important values – for the good of our customers. Peter Reichen Head of Wood Trading, Girsberger AG Overview of wood sources 2020 99.8% 0.2% 2018 96.4% 3.6% 2016 95.3% 4.7% 2014 93.0% 7.0% 2012 90.6% 9.4% Ecology