Good Company Ranking

As initiator of the Good Company Ranking, we have been leading the way in the advancement of CSR since 2005. Every two years, we work with a first-class team of academics and business people to evaluate the sustainable management of Europe’s largest companies. The ranking is published in Manager Magazine.

The criteria are based on the activities and results in the areas of Social Responsibility, Employees, Environment and Performance. The panel: Professor André Habisch (Professor of Social Ethics and Policy at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt/Center for Corporate Citizenship) and his team evaluate the category Social Responsibility. Mr. Kaevan Gazdar (HypoVereinsbank, Expert for International Reporting and Human Resources) is responsible for the area of Employees. The team surrounding Professor Edeltraud Günther (Professor for Environmental Management at Technische Universität Dresden/Visiting Professor at the University of Virginia, USA) evaluate the companies in the area of Environment, while Performance is assessed by a team under the leadership of CFA Jens Hecht (CFO of Kirchhoff Consult AG).

The ranking was published for the third time in April 2009, and was once again met with enthusiasm. We are always interested in open dialogue, suggestions and constructive criticism.