This year, BayWa is celebrating its 100th anniversary. We are marking this occasion by looking back as well as ahead, from our roots as a collective to our present day as an internationally active group of companies that shapes the future of our world. BayWa fulfils people’s basic needs in the fields of energy, food, heating, housing and mobility and offers many pioneering solutions, ranging from wind turbines and solar panels to eco-friendly heating and mobility services as well as products for sustainable agriculture and energy-efficient construction. The history of BayWa shows that it is not necessarily a question of either/or – on the contrary, there is value in taking a variety of approaches. Our anniversary year bears the slogan “Where worlds meet”, which ties in well with the theme of sustainability. The year 2022 was marked by the war against Ukraine, the ongoing pandemic, disrupted supply chains and climate-based natural catastrophes such as drought and flooding. It showed how fragile our global nutrition system and energy supply are. Given these challenges, it is all the more important to ask how we are going to ensure the supply of food, both now and in the future. Solutions to boost climate resilience and environmental protection will play a critical role.