To coordinate and manage our sustainability activities efficiently, we established the Sustainability Office, the Sustainability Board and the Siemens Sustainability Advisory Board, a panel of outside consultants, in 2009. The Siemens Sustainability Board – the central steering and decision-making body in charge of sustainability – is chaired by Managing Board member and Chief Sustainability Officer Barbara Kux. The Sustainability Board, staffed by representatives of the four Sectors and all relevant specialist functions, convenes regularly to set the strategic focus and approve appropriate measures and initiatives. The Chief Sustainability Officer also heads our Sustainability Office, which is responsible for implementing sustainability strategy and for coordinating our company-wide programs and initiatives.