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The Regionalwert AG Channeling citizen capital into sustainable regional structures P. Volz P. Weckenbrock Finnland, Jan.2014

Facts ✴ Shareholder company as instrument for citizen investment in regional agriculture ✴ Founded September 2006 ✴ Founded with initial capital of the farm of Christian Hiß ✴ Currently capital 2,23 million € ‣ More than 500 shareholders ‣ 16 enterprises

Challenges & Solutions Aquisition of capital for regional, sustainable High capital demand for agriculture and organic agriculture Varying profitability in the chain Creation of regional business models of added value (Regionalgesellschaften) Unresolved farm succession in agriculture Facilitation of farm succession Lack of capital for start-up businesses Participation of citizens in the regional economy and socio-ecological investment Social and ecological services in Valueing of social and ecological services in Agriculture are poorly valued agriculture

Gemüse Tobias Degen Donauesching en

Regional chain of added value 2013 Partner enterprises of Regionalwert AG Services Agricultural production Transformation Retail Forschungsgesellschaft Großhandel für Naturkost Gemüsegärtnerei Feldmann Bio-Catering M aria M ocellin Bodan GmbH Die Agronauten e. V. Eichstetten Freiburg Überlingen Freiburg Regionalwert Breitenwegerhof KG Biohöfe-Frischekiste Immobilien- und Einrichtungs-, TROKI M anufaktur M ilchviehstall & Käserei Regionalwert Lieferservice Vermietungs UG & Co. KG Breisach-Gündlingen GmbH Freiburg Eichstetten Eichstetten Regionalwert Biomarkt Breisach GmbH Regionalwert Dienstleistungs GmbH Weingut Andreas Dilger Zwergenküche GmbH Breisach Eichstetten Freiburg Regionalwert Biomarkt Regionalwert Treuhand UG&Co.KG Waage GmbH Obstgut Siegel KG Eichstetten Emmendingen Norsingen Bio-Gemüse Degen KG Donaueschingen Hof Gasswies M ilchvieh/ Ackerbau Klettgau

J oel Siegel - fruit farmer - 32 years old Non-agricultural family background • Starting in 2009 • 20 ha LN > 14 ha Obst • Conversion to organic agriculture • Not enough capital • Financed by Regionalwert AG (non-voice share) • 2011 Foundation of Obstgut Siegel KG (Private • Limited Partnership) RWAG and private person as limited partners • Joel Siegel complementary enterprise manager • Fast build-up of enterprise • RWAG buys land through the KG •

Financial relations with enterprises

Shareholder corporation for regional development Regionalwert AG (RWAG) Regionalwert AG (RWAG) Citizen shareholder corporation - Freiburg region Citizen shareholder corporation - Freiburg region Annual General M eeting Supervisory Board M anaging Directors Annual General M eeting Supervisory Board M anaging Directors Control body Enterprise management of Shareholders Control body Enterprise management of Shareholders Elected every five years by AGM Designated by the Supervisory Board Once in the first 8 months of a year Elected every five years by AGM Designated by the Supervisory Board Once in the first 8 months of a year

Relations in the network

Sustainable impact analysis ✴ How many enterprises have been created? ✴ How are the employees paid? ✴ How is the employment structure? ✴ How is the workplace quality? ✴ How is the soil fertility developing (agriculture)? ✴ How is the resource use developing? ✴ Is biodiversity increasing or decreasing? ✴ How is the distribution of the added value? ✴ Does the added value stay in the region?

Indicator dimension

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