Press Room
December 6, 2005
German Version Cognis Sustainability Report wins international award
At this year’s Spotlight Awards, organized by the League of American Communication Professionals (LACP), specialty chemicals supplier Cognis once again received an award for its print communications: the company’s 2004 Sustainability Report was given a gold award. The Spotlight Awards are given for excellence in print, video and online communications.
Published in German and English, and distributed globally, the Cognis Sustainability Report finished second in the “Annual Reports” category for companies with annual sales of over one billion US dollars. The jury assessed entries against criteria including overall narrative, visual design, creativity and message clarity, and they gave the Sustainability Report 94 out of a possible 100 points, including a maximum score for visual quality. The Report finished 81st overall out of the 850 entries submitted by companies around the world.
Best practice in communications
This year’s award continues Cognis’ excellent track record in LACP awards over recent years. Cognis Sustainability Reports were also among the winners at both the 2003 and 2004 Spotlight Awards, picking up Silver and Platinum respectively. The success of the Sustainability Report has been matched by the Cognis Annual Report, which won LACP awards in 2002, 2003 and 2004.
Comments Susanne Marell, Vice President Corporate Communications: “I am very proud that this year, the LACP once again sees our Sustainability Report as reflecting best practices in corporate communications. In just five years, Cognis has managed to build a strong brand and ensure that it is seen in markets around the world as offering innovative, environmentally sustainable solutions of a consistently high quality – and this success is due in no small measure to its constant, highly targeted communications.”
About the LACP
The League of American Communications Professionals (LACP) is a trade association based in the San Diego, California, with an international orientation. It has more than 1,200 members, among them the 250 largest companies in the USA. It is committed to recognizing and encouraging the effectiveness and quality of corporate communications worldwide. To this end, it runs various awards for communicative excellence, which are highly respected in the USA, and which represent an important and reliable tool for the North American media to evaluate the quality of corporate communications.
The LACP Awards are given to print, video and online communications, and there are five different levels: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Honors. To facilitate like-for-like comparisons, awards are given in different categories, based on industry, size, number of employees and annual revenue.
About Cognis
Cognis is a worldwide supplier of innovative specialty chemicals and nutritional ingredients. The company employs about 8,100 people, and it operates production sites and service centers in 30 countries. Cognis has dedicated its activities to a high level of sustainability and delivers natural source raw materials and ingredients for food, nutrition and healthcare markets, and the cosmetics, detergents and cleaners industries. Additionally, Cognis provides solutions for a number of other industries, such as coatings and inks, lubricants, textiles and plastics, as well as agriculture and mining.
Cognis is owned by private equity funds advised by Permira, GS Capital Partners, and SV Life Sciences. In 2004, Cognis recorded sales of 3.07 billion euros and an Adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and exceptional items) of 362 million euros.
Contact
Susanne Marell, Vice President Corporate Communications
Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
Phone: +49-2173-4995-222
e-Mail: susanne.marell@cognis.com
Internet: www.cognis.com
Susanne Sengel, Corporate Communications Manager
Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
Phone: +49-2173-4995-220
e-Mail: susanne.sengel@cognis.com
Internet: www.cognis.com