06/01/2005

 

Henkel takes first place

New sustainability ranking of DAX 30 companies

Henkel has taken first place in the second sustainability ranking of the largest companies in the German stock index “Deutscher Aktienindex” (DAX 30). 200 criteria of companies´ sustainability performance were analyzed and the quality of their management was compared.
The ranking was produced by the sustainable investment research agency scoris. It is based on a comparative analysis of the following seven areas: ethical business conduct, social commitment, management and controlling, customers and quality, employees, environment, and human rights and suppliers. Henkel was awarded 82.1 of a possible 100 points.
The complete study “Die Nachhaltigkeitsleistungen deutscher Grossunternehmen“ (30 pages, in German) can be viewed at www.scoris.de.