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BayWa AG (until 1972: ''Bayerische Warenvermittlung landwirtschaftlicher Genossenschaften AG'') is an internationally active group
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in
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. Originally founded to support domestic
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, the company expanded its activities to the
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and
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sectors. BayWa is represented in more than 50
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through its
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and holdings. The
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structure is still determined by the
cooperative A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-contro ...
sector, which has shaped the corporate culture since its founding.


History


Foundation and early years

BayWa's history goes back to the Bayerische Zentral-Darlehenskasse (BZDK), which was founded in 1893 and was active in both the
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ing and
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business. One of its central tasks was to enable
farmer A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, raising living organisms for food or raw materials. The term usually applies to people who do some combination of raising field crops, orchards, vineyards, poultry, or other livestock. A farmer mig ...
s to purchase means of production at low cost and to market their products profitably. In 1920, the BZDK had hundreds of
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s for
grain A grain is a small, hard, dry fruit ( caryopsis) – with or without an attached hull layer – harvested for human or animal consumption. A grain crop is a grain-producing plant. The two main types of commercial grain crops are cereals and legu ...
, artificial fertilizers, feedstuffs, and machinery, mainly in
southern Germany Southern Germany () is a region of Germany which has no exact boundary, but is generally taken to include the areas in which Upper German dialects are spoken, historically the stem duchies of Bavaria and Swabia or, in a modern context, Bavaria ...
. As a result of the
First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fig ...
, economic conditions steadily deteriorated. The devaluation of cash and
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led to
hyperinflation In economics, hyperinflation is a very high and typically accelerating inflation. It quickly erodes the real value of the local currency, as the prices of all goods increase. This causes people to minimize their holdings in that currency as t ...
, which prompted the BZDK to separate its banking and
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business. The
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on January 17, 1923, thus marked the founding of the ''Bayerische Warenvermittlung landwirtschaftlicher Genossenschaften'' in the legal form of a stock corporation. In the
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, ''BayWa'' became established as the short form of the company. From the beginning, the company focused on modern agriculture, especially through its range of machinery and services for
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. In order to become less dependent on business in Germany, grain was also exported to
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, Switzerland, and
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from 1927. As a result, BayWa's sales exceeded the 100 million
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mark for the first time. The takeover of power by the
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also brought drastic changes for the agricultural and
food industry The food industry is a complex, global network of diverse businesses that supplies most of the food consumed by the world's population. The food industry today has become highly diversified, with manufacturing ranging from small, traditional, ...
. From 1933, all agricultural organizations were brought into line. In 1934, the unification of the Bavarian cooperative system was ordered. Political influence on the company continued to grow. When Josef Haselberger, then chairman of the board, died in 1935, the
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appointed Friedrich Eichinger as his successor. He led the company until the end of National Socialism. After the outbreak of the
Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
, BayWa switched to a wartime economy in 1939. The company played a prominent role in "safeguarding the Reich's food supply. For example, BayWa convinced farmers of the production-enhancing effect of artificial fertilizer. In order to meet the requirements of the rulers alone, BayWa employed an additional workforce of almost 700 during this period. The company archives do not provide any information on whether forced laborers were among them, but it can be assumed that they were.


Reconstruction after the Second World War

In the course of the Second World War, 23 BayWa warehouses were destroyed. The headquarters in Munich was also affected by the Allied bombing raids. By the end of the war in 1945, 512 of around 6,000 employees had died; 487 were missing or in captivity. With the aim of denazification, all members of the
Board of Management A board of directors (commonly referred simply as the board) is an executive committee that jointly supervises the activities of an organization, which can be either a for-profit or a nonprofit organization such as a business, nonprofit orga ...
and
Supervisory Board In corporate governance, a governance board also known as council of delegates are chosen by the stockholders of a company to promote their interests through the governance of the company and to hire and fire the board of directors. In civil ...
had to vacate their posts in 1945. In addition, dozens of managers were dismissed. Their successors initially took office on an interim basis. Josef Singer took over as chairman of the Board of Management of BayWa. Due to its strategic importance for supplying the population with food, BayWa received early approval from the U.S. military government to resume its business operations as well as nationwide shipments. The 1950s were marked by
structural change In economics, structural change is a shift or change in the basic ways a market or economy functions or operates. Such change can be caused by such factors as economic development, global shifts in capital and labor, changes in resource availabil ...
in agriculture. In the countryside, there was a lack of personnel for the steady expansion of agricultural operations, as the growing industry became more attractive to many workers. BayWa responded by expanding its range of machinery as well as maintenance and services in the technology sector.
Tractor A tractor is an engineering vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery such as that used in agriculture, mining or construction. Most comm ...
s,
combine harvester The modern combine harvester, or simply combine, is a versatile machine designed to efficiently harvest a variety of grain crops. The name derives from its combining four separate harvesting operations— reaping, threshing, gathering, and win ...
s,
forage harvester A forage harvesteralso known as a silage harvester, forager or chopperis a farm implement that harvests forage plants to make silage. Silage is grass, corn or hay, which has been chopped into small pieces, and compacted together in a storage sil ...
s and milking machines were in particular demand. The increased consumption of meat also necessitated more animal fattening, so that the steady rise in sales of concentrated feed compensated for the drop in sales of hay and straw. Agricultural mechanization and automation continued throughout the 1960s and 1970s. At the same time, the company benefited from the real estate boom that began in the 1950s and continued through the 1960s and 1970s. The sale of building materials developed into an important mainstay. The company also laid the foundation for BayWa DIY
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and garden centers in 1975 to establish another sales channel. The sale of
heating oil Heating oil is any petroleum product or other oil used for heating; a fuel oil. Most commonly, it refers to low viscosity grades of fuel oil used for furnaces or boilers use for home heating and in other buildings. Home heating oil is often ...
and other lubricants formed the basis for BayWa's network of
filling station A filling station, also known as a gas station () or petrol station (), is a facility that sells fuel and engine lubricants for motor vehicles. The most common fuels sold in the 2010s were gasoline (or petrol) and diesel fuel. Gasol ...
s in the 1950s, with which the company wanted to reflect the desire for
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.


Organizational changes and international expansion

The expansion of business activities from the agricultural sector to the
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and energy industries led to significant growth in BayWa's sales. In 1959, this exceeded the one billion
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mark for the first time and by the end of the 1960s had already exceeded the two billion mark. In 1970, BayWa was the first company in the industry to introduce electronic data processing into its operations. To improve efficiency of internal document management, IBM scanners were used on a large scale, capable of processing more than 100,000 documents a day. In order to reflect the change in the company's external image, the ''Bayerische Warenvermittlung landwirtschaftlicher Genossenschaften'' was officially renamed BayWa on July 13, 1972. In addition, the personal union of the Board of Management with the Bayerische Raiffeisen-Zentralkasse (BRZ), which had been established in the 1960s, was abandoned.
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, who also designed the corporate design for the
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in Munich, created a new
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for the company. The green square is still used today. In the 1980s, trends such as environmental protection and electronics opened up new opportunities for the company's business. Nevertheless, BayWa had to contend with structural problems in the agricultural sector as well as the construction industry. In response to the
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downturn, the company introduced a divisional organization in 1986. However, the collapse of Bayerische Raiffeisen-Zentralbank (BRZ) was decisive for this decade. BayWa's main shareholder had run into trouble due to speculation on the real estate market. Bayerische Raiffeisen-Beteiligungs-Aktiengesellschaft took its place. After
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, BayWa also became involved in the new federal states and set up locations in
Brandenburg Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an area of 29,480 square ...
,
Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...
, and
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. In doing so, it cooperated with the ''Bäuerliche Handelsgenossenschaft'' (BHG) and also relied on a franchise system. In 1994/1995, BayWa also became active in
Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
through acquisitions. With the help of existing subsidiaries, it was also able to expand its business to
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(
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,
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,
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...
,
Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the ...
,
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, and
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). In order to grow not only internationally but also in the domestic market, Württembergische Warenzentrale was acquired in the early 2000s.


Recent developments

At the end of the 2000s, BayWa's
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and organizational structure proved to be no longer fit for the future. Following his appointment as chairman of the Board of Management in 2008, Klaus Josef Lutz initiated a comprehensive restructuring program designed to drive innovation while still preserving the company's historical roots. The new strategy prioritized both the diversification of business activities and the
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of BayWa. One example of this is the establishment of the renewable energies business sector, which now accounts for the largest share of Group profit. Since 2021, Energy Infrastructure Partners owns 49% of the BayWa r.e. subsidiary. By acquiring the
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r ''Cefetra'' and the
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trader ''Turners & Growers'', BayWa secured a stronger position in global competition in agricultural trade, both in
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and in
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. Own innovations and acquisitions of other suppliers made BayWa an important market player in digital farming.


Corporate affairs


Shareholders

The
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of BayWa Aktiengesellschaft amounted to approximately €90 million as of December 31, 2019. The shares are traded on the
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and the Munich Stock Exchange as well as via Xetra. They are part of the Prime Standard of
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, a legally regulated
stock exchange A stock exchange, securities exchange, or bourse is an exchange where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities, such as shares of stock, bonds and other financial instruments. Stock exchanges may also provide facilities for th ...
segment with the highest admission requirements. The shareholder structure of BayWa Aktiengesellschaft is determined by Raiffeisen companies from Germany and Austria. BayWa Aktiengesellschaft's
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intentionally restrict the group of shareholders in order to preserve the
cooperative A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-contro ...
character of the company. BayWa's largest shareholder is ''Bayerische Raiffeisen-Beteiligungsgesellschaft'' (34.75%), based in Beilngries. It is joined by ''Raiffeisen Agrar Invest'' (25.01%) based in
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. Around 40% of the shares are in free float, so that the corresponding threshold for inclusion in the
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is reached.


Boards

The
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of ''BayWa Aktiengesellschaft'' consists of several, but no more than nine, members. They are appointed by the Supervisory Board for a term of up to five years. Multiple appointments are possible so that the term of office is de facto not limited. The Supervisory Board appoints the chairman of the Board of Management. The Articles of Association stipulate that one member of the Board of Management should be mainly responsible for human resources and social affairs. Further details on the allocation of duties in the management board are governed by rules of procedure. Currently (as of April 2021), there are four members of the Board. These are Klaus Josef Lutz (
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) and Andreas Helber ( Chief Financial Officer), as well as Marcus Pöllinger and Reinhard Wolf. The
Supervisory Board In corporate governance, a governance board also known as council of delegates are chosen by the stockholders of a company to promote their interests through the governance of the company and to hire and fire the board of directors. In civil ...
of BayWa Aktiengesellschaft consists of sixteen members. Re-election is possible so that the term of office of members of the Supervisory Board is not limited. The Supervisory Board appoints a chairman and at least one Deputy Chairman from among its members. Currently (as of July 2020), four women and twelve men are members of the Supervisory Board. Its Chairman is Manfred Nüssel,
Honorary President A title is one or more words used before or after a person's name, in certain contexts. It may signify either generation, an official position, or a professional or academic qualification. In some languages, titles may be inserted between the f ...
of the German Raiffeisen Association. His deputies are Werner Waschbichler and Klaus Buchleitner. BayWa Aktiengesellschaft's Articles of Association provide for a Cooperative Advisory Council. This accompanies and supports the work of the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board. Its members are selected by the Board of Management and, with the approval of the Supervisory Board, appointed by the Board of Management for a period of up to four years. This may also be repeated. Currently (as of July 2020), the board has 28 members, including main representatives of various cooperatives, associations, and from politics in Germany and Austria. Karl-Heinz Kipke chairs the committee and is represented by Manfred Nüssel.


Financials


Businesses


Energy

In addition to heating oil, BayWa also sells other
fuel A fuel is any material that can be made to react with other substances so that it releases energy as thermal energy or to be used for work. The concept was originally applied solely to those materials capable of releasing chemical energy bu ...
s and
lubricant A lubricant (sometimes shortened to lube) is a substance that helps to reduce friction between surfaces in mutual contact, which ultimately reduces the heat generated when the surfaces move. It may also have the function of transmitting forces, t ...
s. Its range also includes energy sources such as
wood pellets Pellet fuels (or pellets) are biofuels made from compressed organic matter or biomass. Pellets can be made from any one of five general categories of biomass: industrial waste and co-products, food waste, agricultural residues, energy crops, an ...
and heating solutions, for example for classic oil and gas heating systems. The company also issues a fuel card for private and commercial customers that are accepted at numerous filling stations and at an increasing number of
charging station A charging station, also known as a charge point or electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), is a piece of equipment that supplies electrical power for charging plug-in electric vehicles (including electric cars, electric trucks, electric ...
s for
electric cars An electric car, battery electric car, or all-electric car is an automobile that is propelled by one or more electric motors, using only energy stored in batteries. Compared to internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, electric cars are quiet ...
. BayWa is also active as an infrastructure provider, operating e-charging stations and
LNG Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas (predominantly methane, CH4, with some mixture of ethane, C2H6) that has been cooled down to liquid form for ease and safety of non-pressurized storage or transport. It takes up about 1/600th the vol ...
filling stations as well as billing systems. The renewable energy segment comprises the
planning Planning is the process of thinking regarding the activities required to achieve a desired goal. Planning is based on foresight, the fundamental capacity for mental time travel. The evolution of forethought, the capacity to think ahead, is c ...
, development, and realization of projects in the field of
wind Wind is the natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface. Winds occur on a range of scales, from thunderstorm flows lasting tens of minutes, to local breezes generated by heating of land surfaces and lasting a few ...
and
solar energy Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun that is harnessed using a range of technologies such as solar power to generate electricity, solar thermal energy (including solar water heating), and solar architecture. It is an ...
, as well as their sale and operational management, and the marketing of the energy generated. The Group is active in
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, Europe, Asia, and Australia.


Agriculture

The BayWa Group covers the entire value chain of the
agricultural industry Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people ...
, i.e. from the production to the marketing of agricultural products. It does not operate any agricultural businesses itself. The range of services includes the trading and logistics of raw materials as well as the sale of operating resources and feedstuffs. It also sells new and used machinery for agricultural operations, including maintenance and repair. Internationally, BayWa is one of the most important players in the
fruit In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in partic ...
and
vegetable Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. The original meaning is still commonly used and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including the flowers, fruits, stems ...
trade and markets
pome fruit In botany, a pome is a type of fruit produced by flowering plants in the subtribe Malinae of the family Rosaceae. Well-known pomes include the apple, pear, and quince. Etymology The word ''pome'' entered English in the late 14th century, and re ...
,
tropical fruit A tropical fruit one that typically grows in warm climates, or equatorial areas. Tropical fruits Varieties of tropical fruit include: *Acerola ( West Indian Cherry or Barbados Cherry) *Ackee *Banana * Barbadine (granadilla; maracujá-açu i ...
, and other fruit and vegetable products worldwide.


Building Materials

BayWa's building materials trade is aimed at private builders, commercial contractors, craft businesses, and
municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
. It is handled via
retail Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is sale to business or institutional customers. A retailer purchases goods in large quantities from manufacturers, directly or through a wholesaler, and th ...
and
wholesale Wholesaling or distributing is the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers; to industrial, commercial, institutional or other professional business users; or to other wholesalers (wholesale businesses) and related subordinated services. I ...
. The product range includes building materials for building construction and
civil engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewa ...
, new construction as well as
renovation Renovation (also called remodeling) is the process of improving broken, damaged, or outdated structures. Renovations are typically done on either commercial or residential buildings. Additionally, renovation can refer to making something new, ...
and modernization, and also for
gardening Gardening is the practice of growing and cultivating plants as part of horticulture. In gardens, ornamental plants are often grown for their flowers, foliage, or overall appearance; useful plants, such as root vegetables, leaf vegetables, fr ...
and
landscaping Landscaping refers to any activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land, including the following: # Living elements, such as flora or fauna; or what is commonly called gardening, the art and craft of growing plants with a goal ...
.


Innovation & Digitalization

The Innovation & Digitalization Segment comprises BayWa's activities in
e-business Electronic business (or "Online Business" or "e-business") is any kind of business or commercial transaction that includes sharing information across the internet. Commerce constitutes the exchange of products and services between businesses, grou ...
and digital farming. The Group prepares data for agriculture so that it is available for practical use in the field. Examples of this are area-accurate forecasts of nutrient and water requirements or harvest forecasts. The company relies primarily on satellite data for this purpose.


Corporate and social responsibility

The BayWa Foundation was established by BayWa in 1998 to support educational projects. The focus is on healthy nutrition and
regenerative energy Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources that are naturally replenished on a human timescale. It includes sources such as sunlight, wind, the movement of water, and geothermal heat. Although most renewable ener ...
. One example is the establishment of school gardens to improve the nutritional behavior of elementary school children. A special feature is that every
donation A donation is a gift for charity, humanitarian aid, or to benefit a cause. A donation may take various forms, including money, alms, services, or goods such as clothing, toys, food, or vehicles. A donation may satisfy medical needs suc ...
received by the foundation is doubled. Since the 2014/2015 season, BayWa has been the official main and jersey sponsor of the
basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
department of
FC Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which pla ...
.Verbundenheit schafft Erfolg.
Partnerschaft: Die BayWa AG bleibt eine weitere Saison Haupt- und Trikotsponsor des FC Bayern Basketball. FC Bayern München Basketball, 20 July 2020, retrieved 21 July 2020 (Pressemitteilung).
This is BayWa's largest sports sponsorship to date. The cooperation was most recently extended for another year in July 2020. BayWa also supports other campaigns and
exhibition An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within a cultural or educational setting such as a museum, art gallery, park, library, exhibiti ...
s of the club, including in the area of
social responsibility Social responsibility is an ethical framework in which an individual is obligated to work and cooperate with other individuals and organizations for the benefit of the community that will inherit the world that individual leaves behind. Social ...
and
art Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas. There is no generally agreed definition of wha ...
.


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