3.07.2008 - 08:46am ET

(CSRwire) March 7, 2008 - The CR Reporting Awards 2007 (CRRA07) are the first ever global independent awards for corporate responsibility reporting. Winners were announced at a prestigious gala evening and ceremony on March 3rd in Berlin, Germany as part of Ethical Corporation's CR Reporting Summit.

Launched September 2007 by CorporateRegister.com, the London based CR resources website provider, the CRRA07 accepted entries from 300 companies. Voting was undertaken online by CorporateRegister.com users - collectively the most experienced panel of CR report readers.

"Our users have witnessed a decade of evolution in corporate responsibility reporting - now established in the business mainstream. The time was right to ask an informed audience to identify and reward international best practice" Paul Scott, MD, CorporateRegister.com

The awards included 9 categories covering a range of themes, e.g. 'Best Carbon Disclosure' and report types e.g. 'Best First Time Report', and of course 'Best Report'.

The programme culminated in a ceremony with over 120 leading corporate responsibility professionals. The winners, announced and presented by Richard Howitt MEP, include Vodafone (Best Report), BP, Novo Nordisk, Bayer, BMW, Coca-Cola Enterprises, and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. Full list available on www.corporateregister.com/crra

"I am encouraged to see the high standard these first CRRA winners have achieved in corporate responsibility reporting. I am also impressed to see how many of these trophies have gone to European companies. The challenge now is to stimulate many more companies to follow the example set by these leaders. CorporateRegister.com are to be commended for this initiative." Richard Howitt MEP, European Parliament Rapporteur on CSR.

A free report detailing voting patterns, the winners and global reporting insights and trends is available from www.corporateregister.com

Thanks to Ethical Corporation for hosting the Reporting Summit, and our Category Sponsors: SGS, Bureau Veritas, Responsible Investor, Polar Print, Environmental Finance, Satellite, TBLI, credit360 and AccountAbility. Full details available in the CRRA2007 Report (free download from www.corporateregister.com)

NOTES TO EDITORS

Launched in 1998, CorporateRegister.com is a CR Resources website providing the world's largest free online directory of corporate responsibility reports. Current statistics: 16,000 CR reports profiled, 21,000 registered users, 1 million CR reports will be accessed by users in 2008.

The CR Reporting Awards 2007 (CRRA) is the first in an annual programme.

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