Paul W. A. Severin

Pioneer Investments Austria GmbH (PIA) is the Austrian asset management arm of Amundi Asset Management SA, ultimately held by Rue de la Boetie's Credit Agricole SA (XP: ACA; ADR; CRARY) in France. The firm dates to 1956 when Creditanstalt established Österreichische Investment Gesellschaft, which merged with Bank Austria’s investment company in 1998 and became Pioneer Investments Austria in 2006. PIA is headquartered in Vienna and manages mutual funds, pension funds and funds of funds for institutional clients and private individuals. They are a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Nation Principles for Responsible Investment and aim to create sustainable value for their clients, employees, local communities and shareholders.

Falconbridge Ltd. mines for copper and nickel. It also invests in zinc and aluminum. The company's products include copper, primary and fabricated aluminum, cobalt, lead, molybdenum, silver, gold and sulphuric acid. The company also processes and recycles metal-bearing materials. Falconbridge was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Erste-Invest doo (Erste-Invest) is the Austrian investment management subsidiary of Erste Asset Management GmbH, itself a subsidiary of Erste Group Bank AG (VSE: EBS, ADR: EBKDY) in Austria. Based in Vienna, the firm was established in 1996 when Erste KAG and SparInvesta KAG merged. Erste-Invest manages mutual funds and institutional funds including a series of SRI portfolios, the ESPA Vinis funds. Erste-Invest cooperates with a range of European fund managers such as Alliance Capital Management, European Investors, Henderson, and Sal Oppenheim.