Economic growth in harmony with ecological and social
responsibility
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is today
publishing the company's first sustainability report, entitled
"Report 2000 / 2001". This publication is an expression
of Heidelberg's commitment to the increasing importance of
sustainability on the international arena and the growing
expectations of different target groups as regards companies'
ecological and social reporting. Indications of the growing
significance of sustainability include the newly founded
Sustainability Council of the German Federal Government, the Forum
for Sustainable Development of German Industry and the EU's
recently published sustainability strategy. This trend is also
being reflected in the financial world, where calls by investors
for economic growth that is in harmony with the ecology and social
responsibility have resulted in new share indexes such as the Dow
Jones Sustainability Group Index.
The Heidelberg Report 2000 / 2001 sets out the economic,
ecological and social aspects of corporate activity with the
associated interactions and conflicts of objectives. The Report is
the first to meet the guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative
published in June 2000 for producing a sustainability report that
places economic, ecological and social aspects on an equal footing.
This involves more than merely reporting on the individual measures
that the Heidelberg Group production facilities have introduced to
improve production and product related environmental protection it
also covers activities and strategies dealing with
"sustainable development", "economy" and
"social responsibility". The Report is available in
German and English.
Environmental protection and sustainability have long been
held in high esteem at Heidelberg. Heidelberg has published an
Environmental Report each year since 1993. Reporting has grown from
year to year to include information on all production sites
worldwide, occupational and health protection, and product
reliability and safety. The 1999/2000 Environmental Report won the
German Environmental Reporting Award in March 2000. 65 key German
companies took part in the contest which was organized by the
Wirtschaftsprüferkammer (German Chamber of Auditors).
The Report is available from:
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 33 29 und E-Mail:
environment@heidelberg.com
For further information:
Dr. Jürgen Kern
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Environmental Officer
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 92 39 25
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 34 39
E-mail:
juergen.kern@heidelberg.com Christiane
Creutzberg
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Communications
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 92 50 84
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 50 58
E-mail:
christiane.creutzberg@heidelberg.com