Dresdner Bank is a commercial bank in Germany. With around 990 branch offices and about 32,300 full-time staff, the Dresdner Bank Group is active in over 60 different countries. In terms of assets and the number of customers, Dresdner Bank is one of the leading banking groups in Europe. Since 23 July 2001, Dresdner Bank has been part of the Allianz Group as the centre of competence for banking. The combination of Allianz and Dresdner Bank will create considerable value added through a wider range of financial products, broader sales channels and greater advisory capacity and expertise. Combining Allianz’ insurance products and Dresdner Bank’s investment products also gives customers more convenient access to popular company and private pension products. Information is provided here on the structures and different aspects of the bank. The facts and figures for the past financial year are in our Annual Report and the Sustainability Report provides details of our environmental management activities.