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Companies from around the World Convene in Berlin for First Ever Corporate Responsibility Reporting Awards


    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," said 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.