Regionalwert AG
Bürgeraktiengesellschaft in der Region Freiburg
Christian Hiß, founder and CEO of Regionalwert AG
Topics for discussion
decreasing number of farms – succession is a problem
capital demand is high - earning power is low
pressure to specialise – why diversity?
different earning powers in value added chain
Social an economic efforts are not widely recognised
Practical approach
 Support entrepeneurship – easing of farm succession beyond family structures
 Fund-raising through public participation companies
 creating value added chains for equalisation of values
 Regarding social and ecological performance of farms as fiscal values
 Create specific accounting rules for agricultural companies
Development of regional structures
Regionalwert AG (RWAG)
Bürgeraktiengesellschaft in der Region Freiburg
CEO
Company management
Named by board of directors
Board of directors
Regulatory body
Elected by stockholders meeting every 5
years
Incorporation september 2006
4.469 shares
Nominal capital 2,24 Mio. Euro
500 stockholders
Stockholders` meeting
Once in first 8 months of the year
Regional value added chain 2013
Partnerunternehmen der Regionalwert AG
service
Research and development
Die Agronauten e. V.
Freiburg
Regionalwert
Immobilien- und Einrichtungs-,
Vermietungs UG & Co. KG
Eichstetten
Regionalwert Dienstleistungs GmbH,
accounting,
Eichstetten
Regionalwert Treuhand UG&Co.KG
Eichstetten
agriculture
converting
sale
Market garden Feldmann
Eichstetten
Bio-Catering Maria Mocellin
Freiburg
Wholesale for natural food
Bodan GmbH
Überlingen
Breitenwegerhof KG
Livestock farming & cheese
dairy
Eichstetten
TROKI Manufaktur, dry fruits,
Breisach-Gündlingen
Biohöfe-Frischekiste
Regionalwert Lieferservice
GmbH Freiburg
Vineyard Andreas Dilger
Freiburg
Obstgut Siegel KG, fruitgrowing,
Norsingen
Bio-Gemüse Degen KG, market
gardening,
Donaueschingen
Hof Gasswies livestock
Zwergenküche GmbH
Regionalwert Biomarkt,
supermarket for natural food
Breisach GmbH
Breisach
Regionalwert Biomarkt, super
market for natural food,
Waage GmbH
Emmendingen
Development of rural areas
Two examples of financing regional
entrepeneurship
Joel Siegel - fruit-growing specialist - 32
years
•
Not originally an agriculturist – farm
succession out of familiy
•
Succession march 2009
•
20 hectare LN > 14 hectare fruits
•
Conversion to organic farming
•
Own capital resources not sufficient
•
Financed by Regionalwert AG (silent
partnership)
•
2011 founding of Obstgut Siegel KG (limited
partnership)
•
RWAG and others as partners liable to a fixed
amount
•
Joel Siegel as general and management
partner
•
Fast company build-up, no debt service
Barbara Erb and Klaus Pleuler – CEO – 50 years old
•
Natural food super market for 20 years
•
Triplication of sales floor (500 qm)
•
Financed by Regionalwert AG
•
Founded as Regionalwert Biomarkt GmbH
(limited liability partnership)
•
Doubling of sales
•
Interieur financed by Regionalwert Immo
UG&Co.KG (affiliate of RWAG)
Sustainability reporting
• Indicators to catch social-ecological side effects
> enhanced capital accounting
• employment structure
• wages
• employee turnover
• job quality
• soil fertility (agriculture)
• consumption of resources
• biodiversity
• Implementation of Eu – Bio regulation
• distribution of value added
• regional value adding
• regional commitment
• dialogue in value added chain
benefits of a RWAG ?
• connects cities with rural areas
• some kind of New Local Deal as business purpose
• creates regional independence of agriculture and food
• creates regional value added chains
• strengthens regional relationships
• finances entrepeneurship by contribution of capital
• goal is a profitable regional food independence
• ergo: creates multiple benefits
Transfer to other regions – Germany and Europe
Regionalwert Treuhand UG&Co.KG (founded in 2011 as national holding company for germany)
 all RWAG are equal company members
 administrates trademark rights > is proprietor of trademark rights
 locates founders of RWAG in other regions
 offers services (marketing, legal counselling, financial counselling) for all company members
founding and management counselling
 negotiates political solutions
 further development of RWAG concept
 RWAG´s pay royalties and counsel fees in the first three years after founding to holding
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