The Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Georg Fischer attach very great importance to good Corporate Gover-nance in the interest of shareholders, customers, business partners and employees. The implementation and ongoing im-provement of the generally accepted principles of Corporate Governance ensure the necessary transparency to enable  investors to judge the quality of the Corporation. This Report provides information on structures and processes, areas of responsibility and decision-making procedures, control mech-anisms as well as the rights and obligations of the various stakeholders.