The Econ Verlag publishing house and the Handelsblatt business newspaper have, for the first time, presented awards for excellence in corporate communications. The Henkel Sustainability Report 2006 and the Sustainability website were recognized with a Bronze award in the category Sustainability/CSR Report. A total of 130 companies from Germany, Austria and Switzerland had submitted more than 300 examples of their work as entries for the Econ Award for Corporate Communications.

The selection criteria for the Award in the Sustainability/CSR Report category were credibility in communicating the companies’ commitment to sustainability, the treatment and successful presentation of topics in this area to the target group, and skillful linking with the respective Internet pages including user-friendly navigation. The jury stated: “Henkel’s Sustainability Report is an ambitious and forward-looking example of corporate communications.”