The B&C Group (B&C) is owned by the politically and economically independent B&C Private Foundation and comprises of B&C´s operating holding companies. B&C holds stakes in large Austrian industrial companies and minority stakes in tech scale-ups with an industrial focus. B&C considers sustainability to be a decisive factor for maintaining and increasing the value of its portfolio companies and for addressing major ecological and social challenges.
B&C Group
Industry. Innovation. Investments.
B&C Group. Industry. Innovation. Investments.
B&C Industrial Participations
B&C Group is the core shareholder in Austrian listed industrial companies AMAG Austria Metall AG, Lenzing AG and Semperit AG Holding. B&C exercises its shareholder rights responsibly in line with the interests of the respective company, taking a long-term strategic perspective with respects to its core investments.
B&C Innovation Investments
Through its company B&C Innovation Investments (BCII), the B&C Group invests in innovative technology-based growth companies of relevance to the industrial sector (IndustrialTech) and therefore the ‘old economy’. As a minority investor, BCII does not pursue stringent exit strategies for its investments and aims to achieve sustained value growth for the companies of its portfolio.
B&C´s Sustainability Principles and Contribution
B&C considers sustainability as both a means and an objective in terms of reconciling commercial success with environmental and social responsibility over the long term. Applicable international and national regulations form the framework for B&C Group´s and B&C Private Foundation´s sustainability management activities, in particular the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the European Green Deal, as well as the guidelines and orders stemming from them. ESG stands for environment, social and governance. These three pillars represent a key measure for B&C when it comes to assessing companies’ sustainability performance.