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NPL Directive: EOS is working intensively on its implementation

EOS successfully implements provisions of the NPL Directive

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EOS shows how the provisions of the NPL Directive are being implemented locally by its national subsidiaries.
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Marwin Ramcke, CEO, standing in a blue suit, with his right hand in his trouser pocket, in a bright room.

Interview: EOS Board on the 2023/24 financial year

7 min.
The EOS Board on the 2023/24 financial year: How business has developed in the regions, why sustainability remains a key focus area, and how EOS is optimally prepared for the future.
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ESG: EOS has a clear agenda for environmentally conscious and socially responsible action. Corporate Responsibility experts see to it that the strategy is being implemented in the national companies.

ESG experts promoting sustainability at EOS internationally

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Commitment to strategy: Sustainability is becoming a success factor for financial companies. ESG experts at EOS are driving environmentally conscious and socially responsible action internationally.
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Innovation contest: The winning team presented artificial intelligence (AI) that can independently make and receive call center calls.

Innovation contest: When employees shape the future with AI

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Now for the third time, EOS was calling on its employees to take part in the innovation contest. The goal: promoting international collaboration and enhancing performance.
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Fair debt collection: A defaulting consumer processes his payment easily and anonymously by smartphone.

Fair debt collection: A question - EOS has concrete answers

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The central question in responsible debt collection is: How do we handle defaulting consumers? As EOS demonstrates, there is more than one good answer to this question.
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Unsecured receivables: Image shows two people looking at an invoice together.

Unsecured receivables: How EOS stabilizes companies.

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Whether they are a bank, energy utility, telecoms or e-commerce firm, EOS helps businesses from a wide range of sectors to reliably plan ahead by purchasing their unsecured receivables.
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Kollecto+ is the digital collection system of EOS.

Digital debt collection system: The success story of Kollecto+

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Almost half of EOS national subsidiaries work with Kollecto+. The digital collection system is making great strides and offers customers and consumers alike many benefits.
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CEO Vladislav Hadjidinev in a blue suit and Katerina Bosevska Managing Director of EOS North Macedonia in a light blue blazer standing next to each other in a office with a red wall

Uni Banka cooperates with EOS in receivables management.

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Win-win: EOS North Macedonia is taking on Uni Banka’s receivables management in the long term. The collaboration doesn’t just benefit the two companies but also the country’s economy.
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New EOS region Central Europe: “We’re creating openness to new goals”

3 min.
Better knowledge transfer and greater openness to new business areas are what EOS aims to achieve with the new Central Europe region.
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IFC representatives visited the EOS Group in Hamburg, celebrating the cooperation in the Polish market and solidifying the commitment to sustainable investments.

ESG criteria: EOS and IFC pursue sustainable portfolio acquisition

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In Poland and southeastern Europe, IFC (International Finance Corporation) and EOS apply strict ESG criteria covering social and environmental aspects when buying NPL portfolios.
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RPA: Improving quality with software robots at EOS

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“Programmed revolution”: The EOS Group is optimizing its digital receivables management with robotic process automation, freeing up staff for more complex and creative tasks.
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Cybersecurity expert Janusch Skubatz, Chief Information Security Officer of the EOS Group, with brown hair and white shirt

Not sure about generative AI? The balance between innovation and risk.

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Generative AI offers companies enormous potential. The Otto Group reduces these risks with its in-house ogGPT tool. The EOS Group also benefits from this.
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How generative AI is taking over routine tasks in the financial sector

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Already, generative AI can handle a lot of typical tasks in financial services companies. EOS is testing how chatbots can reduce employee workload even more and improve their efficiency.
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A survey reveals that AI potential is still not being exploited in the area of risk and finance

Survey reveals: AI potential not being exploited in risk and finance.

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A survey reveals that generative AI like ChatGPT offers companies potential applications in numerous areas. In the area of risk and finance, it also harbors untapped potential.
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A photo shows a dilapidated building in Režanci, Croatia. A ‘stranded asset’ that EOS Croatia is putting back on the market.

Stranded assets: EOS creates solutions for unusable real estate.

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The number of unusable properties is growing, partly as a result of increasing requirements for sustainability. EOS is developing new areas of expertise to bring stranded assets like these back onto the market.
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A group photo shows the EOS Board of Directors (from left to right): Andreas Kropp (Germany), Justus Hecking-Veltman (CFO), Marwin Ramcke (CEO), Carsten Tidow (Eastern Europe) and Dr. Andreas Witzig (Western Europe).

2022/23 fiscal year: The Board of the EOS Group takes stock.

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In this interview, the members of the Board of the EOS Group talk about the positive developments in fiscal 2022/23, employees, diversity, and the responsibility of debt collection companies.
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Cybersecurity is a top priority for EOS. To achieve this the company is setting up an international protective shield.

EOS Group relies on cutting-edge technology for data protection.

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Using cutting-edge technology, EOS protects the data of customers and consumers from attacks by criminals. The new cyber-shield “Iron EOS” makes this an even faster and more efficient process.
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Empowerment: How EOS attracts and retains employees.

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Supporting and encouraging people ensures growth: EOS has created numerous programs that enable employees to grow both personally and professionally.
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A headshot shows Cristian Musat, Managing Director EOS Technology Solutions and the ‘brains’ of the Kollecto+ project.

Debt collection software: More efficiency thanks to standardized system.

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In the Kollecto+ collection system, all EOS companies pool their knowledge and experience, and in doing so improve the efficiency of the entire Group.
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How EOS makes debt collection responsible and fair.

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EOS stands for fair and respectful receivables management. The debt collection company accomplishes this with technology that simplifies processes for consumers and with trained staff.
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Financial literacy: Learning at an early age about how to handle money properly can protect people from excessive debt later on.

Financial literacy: How EOS is committed to improving financial skills.

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A lack of financial education can accelerate the path to excessive personal debt, especially among young people. With its debt collection expertise, EOS supports financial literacy programs that aim to counter such developments.
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International debt collection: EOS handles receivables management globally for Hertz.

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Cross-border receivables present both logistical and legal challenges. Car rental company Hertz relies on the expertise of EOS for its international debt collection.
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International debt collection: How EOS processes receivables worldwide.

3 min.
EOS is active in 180 countries with its own companies or selected partners. Banks that regularly sell cross-border debts to EOS also profit from this network.
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An image illustrates the financial insecurity of women amid the crisis: A woman with a calculator looks at a bill and holds her head worriedly.

Study: Is money still ‘men’s business’?

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Who saves more, who makes decisions more confidently, and who has greater financial reserves? An EOS study reveals how differently men and women handle financial issues – and suggests possible reasons.
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Marwin Ramcke, CEO of the EOS Group

EOS CEO Ramcke in an interview: "I'm in the right place!"

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One year ago, Marwin Ramcke took the CEO position at the EOS Group. What were those first 12 months like for him? A look back gives insight.
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Tree planting campaign EOS France: A contribution to environmental protection.

Tree planting campaign EOS France: A contribution to environmental protection

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EOS in France is planting trees to aid reforestation. Read here how the campaign is reinforcing employee awareness of climate protection and contributing to a more sustainable future.
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Debt in Europe due to inflation: consumers having to tighten purse strings.

Study: One in five people is taking on debt as a result of inflation

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How have rising prices affected the financial situation of consumers? An EOS study reveals that many people have had to take on debt to compensate for inflation.
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Financial education for young people: Many young consumers feel financially insecure.

Survey reveals: Young people want more financial education.

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Do you think young people have no desire to deal with their own finances? As a recent survey shows, this is certainly not the case. The level of interest is great – as are their fears for the future.
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What is Corporate Digital Responsibility and why is it important?

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Corporate Social Responsibility is no longer new. What may be new to you is Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR). Read on to learn more about CDR, also known as “digital ethics”, influences how companies act digitally and how we as users interact with them and their services. To date, practicing CDR is voluntary, so why bother? Isn’t it just extra time and effort for the IT department?
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Andreas Kropp, member of the EOS Group’s Board of Directors responsible for Germany<br/>is smiling.

EOS appreciates centralization of debt collection supervision.

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Decided by the German Bundestag and a very pleasing step forward for the debt collection industry.
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Dariusz Petynka, successful Managing Director EOS Poland

EOS Poland: Clear competitive advantage through value in debt collection.

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In 2015, the Polish debt collection market was still in a crisis mood. In an interview, Managing Director Dariusz Petynka tells how he faced the situation and shares his insights.
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Record inflation threatens businesses: A rising curve.

Record inflation threatens companies.

3 min.
Record inflation and rising energy prices threaten the purchasing power of companies and their ability to invest: Here is how you can mitigate the effects.
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 Representatives of the industry consult on the future of debt collection.

For fair debt collection: EOS engaging in associations

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EOS has joined forces with other debt collection service providers to form associations. Their aim: to provide a standardized framework of action for the industry that treats everyone involved fairly.
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Ariane Di Iorio and Vittorio Di Bello share market insights: IFC Experts in an interview.

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What is the current market situation of non-performing loans? How does the risk management of NPLs through ESG criteria work? And what is the aim of the cooperation between IFC and EOS? Ariane Di Iorio and Vittorio Di Bello from IFC provide insight on these questions.
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EOS Survey European Payment Practices: The drawing of a man surrounded by question marks and a thunderbolt illustrates that in the face of deteriorating payment practices, companies need to find new approaches to receivables management.

EOS survey: Poor payment practices are putting European companies at risk

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Many European companies are concerned about their survival, as a growing number of consumers and business customers are paying outstanding invoices late or not at all.
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EOS survey European Payment Practices: An illustration with a computer monitor on which two tasks are marked with an ‘x’ and have not yet been completed. Symbolizes lack of digitalization.

Survey: Firms missing out on pandemic-related digital boost in receivables management

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Survey reveals that companies have failed to digitalize their receivables management during the pandemic. What companies should do now to counter poor payment practices and repayment rates.
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During an official ceremony on September 20, 2022, representatives of IFC and EOS formalized their collaboration on the purchase of NPLs and distressed real estate in Eastern Europe. Marwin Ramcke, Vittorio Di Bello, Carsten Tidow, Ariane Di Iorio

EOS and IFC join forces to purchase non-performing loans and distressed real estate.

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Sustainable financial sector: EOS and IFC are buying up non-performing loans and distressed real estate so that financial institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Romania can improve their liquidity faster.
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Financial literacy means responsibility: A girl sits at a laptop and takes part in online learning.

How EOS is committed to a debt-free world.

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In order to curb excessive personal debt, EOS is taking responsibility and is committed to improving financial literacy in society.
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EOS in the UN Global Compact: At EOS, Sibylle Weingart is responsible for issues of corporate responsibility.

EOS in the UN Global Compact: Taking CR to the next level.

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Joining the UN Global Compact is helping EOS to devise a strategy for its corporate social responsibility. How can the goals of the initiative be applied to your own business?
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Technology highlights of the EOS Group: overview of all trends.

From analytics to security tools: The tech highlights of the EOS Group.

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Year after year, EOS invests in new technological trends. Four examples show how EOS clients, and consumers, can now benefit from these technologies.
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EOS Annual Report 2021/22: Secured debt purchase at EOS

Interview: “The secured receivables market is all about relationships”

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EOS has greatly expanded its expertise in the processing of non-performing secured loans in recent years. Experts from two EOS countries share their experiences and provide insights into two very different markets.
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Identity theft: How machine learning protects against online fraud.

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When goods are ordered under a false name, retailers are often left with the costs. RISK IDENT has developed a software that uses artificial intelligence to put a stop to identity fraud in e-commerce.
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This is the new EOS brand: Marwin Ramcke introduces himself and the new logo.

The new EOS brand: Pioneering and more dynamic and digital.  

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In this interview, CEO Marwin Ramcke talks about the mindset behind the brand and what it means for the company’s business partners.
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Portrait photograph of Marwin Ramcke, Managing Director of the EOS Group and responsible for the Eastern Europe region

Interview with new EOS CEO Ramcke: “We are going to set new benchmarks.”

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Marwin Ramcke leads the EOS Group as new CEO. In this interview he reveals his plans for the future and discusses the challenges he sees managers facing today.
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EOS Chatbot Survey: How employees and customers profit from AI

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Chatbots relieve employees of simple tasks – giving them more time for more complex customer issues and increasing their satisfaction.
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EOS 2021 Chatbot Survey: Two of three companies use bots.

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Nearly two thirds of European companies are already using chatbots – and this number is growing. But they are still leaving a lot of potential untapped.
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EU Action Plan NPLs: Freda Stockfleth, Senior Vice President Corporate Legal and Public Affairs at EOS

EU Action Plan: Will it accelerate NPL reduction and prevent a financial crisis?

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The EU has issued an action plan to reduce NPLs. In this interview, Freda Stockfleth explains what measures the EU has devised and the potential positive and negative effects for everyone involved.
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By completing derelict buildings, EOS is bringing debt-ridden properties back into the economic cycle.

EOS is bringing debt-ridden properties back into the economic cycle

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In many cities around the world, buildings are lying empty and falling into disrepair. EOS is making sure that these properties can be used again. It’s a win-win scenario!
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International debt collection

International debt collection at EOS: Globally connected in COVID-19 crisis.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has made international debt collection even more challenging. The EOS partner network is a reliable point of contact during the crisis too – thanks also to an efficient IT platform.
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Corporate Responsibility at EOS: EOS CEO Klaus Engberding

Corporate Responsibility: Four actionable areas – one strategy.

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How can business practices improve the world? The corporate responsibility strategy of EOS consists of four actionable areas. Its motto: Changing for the better.
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EOS fiscal 2020/21: Interview mit Justus Hecking-Veltman

Fiscal 2020/21: “We’ve learned a huge amount this year.”

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In this interview, Justus Hecking-Veltman, CFO of the EOS Group, explains what makes EOS so resilient and how the company aims to exploit new opportunities after this exceptional year.
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CSR strategy of the EOS Group: EOS headquarters on the Steindamm in Hamburg

How debt collection can help create a sustainable world

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The EOS Group is resolutely pursuing its corporate responsibility agenda. But climate protection is not the only objective. The company’s CR strategy focuses above all on social and corporate engagement.
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FinTecrity: Marco Gaspar develops digital solutions for invoice and receivables management for SMEs.

FinTecrity digitizes invoice and receivables management for SMBs.

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Digitized invoice management saves time and creates liquidity. EOS subsidiary FinTecrity GmbH is developing suitable solutions for this purpose.
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Diversity at EOS: Tijen Onaran, diversity expert

Diversity drives success: “not (just) a women’s issue”

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Diverse teams are more successful, says diversity expert Tijen Onaran. In this interview she reveals how companies can create diversity and equal opportunities in the workplace.
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Annual and Sustainability Report 2023/24

Very good results in challenging times: In its 50th anniversary year, the EOS Group looks back on a demanding and successful financial year 2023/24. All key figures, business highlights and exciting throwbacks to 50 years of EOS as well as achievements and highlights of the EOS Group's commitment to its social, societal and environmental responsibility can be found in this year's annual and sustainability report.
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