Sustainability and responsible action are an integral part of our daily activities in the Schloss Wachenheim Group. We base our business activities on the legal systems of the various countries, which give rise to a wide range of obligations for the group companies and their employees at home and abroad, and in doing so we carefully weigh up economic success, social justice and ecological compatibility.

As a group of companies whose business model is based on the natural product wine, we see ourselves as having a special responsibility towards people and nature. In this respect, the protection of the necessary resources of water, soil and air as well as the economical use of raw materials and energy are an essential part of our business policy.

With their brands and products, our group companies have been firmly established in their respective markets for many decades. However, these differ not only in terms of their legal and economic framework, but also in their respective market conditions and consumer habits. Accordingly, there are significant differences in the product ranges and the depth of value creation of our group companies.

• In Germany, we produce and sell not only sparkling wine and semi-sparkling wine, but also dealcoholized products, wine-based cocktails and children’s drinks. We are also active in the production of premium wines with the VDP winery Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt and in the wine retail with Rindchen’s Weinkontor, Vino Weinhandels GmbH and GW Weintrend GmbH, which together represent more than 20 % of the revenue volume of the German subgroup.
  
  
• In France, the production and sales portfolio of Compagnie Française des Grands Vins S.A. comprises predominantly sparkling wine (Vins Mousseux and Vins Mousseux de Qualité) and almost no outsourced finished products.
  
  
• In East Central Europe, the proportion of commercial goods or products filled by third parties is significantly higher than in the other operating subgroups. In addition to still and sparkling wine, the product range there also includes spirits, cider and children’s drinks. We are also active in wine production there - on a small scale - with our Domeniile Urlaţi winery in Urlaţi, Romania.

Schloss Wachenheim AG has signed the "Charta der Vielfalt" and is thus committed to promoting a respectful and prejudice-free working environment. The "Charta der Vielfalt e.V." is Germany's largest employer initiative for promoting diversity in the workplace.

For details of our sustainability strategies, please refer to our sustainability statement (included in the Extracts from the consolidated financial statements and the combined management report for the 2024/25 financial year from page 40 onwards).