8Let s take a closer look at the area of ecology What makes the Kunert Group ecologically sustainable KK We represent the circular economy at a very basic level After all our raw material is exactly what our products end up as waste paper Then we ve kept up with modernising all of our plants worldwide making large in vestments in reducing our carbon footprint That s an important step Beyond that the products and services that we develop are sustainable all around You said that for you the term also relates to social issues Do you mean that with regard to customer relations AK Absolutely Our customers are our development partners making sustainable customer relations especially important to us OUR CUSTOMERS NEEDS DRIVE OUR INNOVATION FORWARD At the same time our products are part of our customers process chains As such they contribute to the efficiency of our cus tomers processes and ultimately to their economic success The longer we ve known a customer the better we can support their value creation chain with our products INTERVIEW Does sustainability relate to how you treat your employees too KK We are a family company in the best possible sense We know our employees personally in some cases over multiple generations FAMILIES DON T THINK IN TERMS OF QUARTERS FAMILY TIES LAST FOR LIFETIMES THAT TOO IS SUSTAINABILITY That brings us back to where we started handing over the family company to the next generation So you re confident that you ll succeed AK Yes As a family we ll lead a healthy company into the future and we re con vinced that sustainable moderate growth will continue to be a possibility WE REGARD THE FUTURE WITH REALISTIC OPTIMISM KK The prerequisite for growth is innovation For that we have the curiosity the ambition the stimulus from our customers and the creativity of the Kunert Group Thank you for the interview

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