A New Path in CR Reporting

In May 2009, E.ON AG published its fifth Corporate Responsibility (CR) Report. The aim of the publication is to once again provide a wide range of information and at the same time meet the various requirements of our stakeholders. Reporting is one of the central pillars of E.ON's CR activities.

 

After we closely integrated print and online CR reporting in the previous years, this time we have gone one step further. Initially, the internet will form the basis for groupwide reporting, maintaining its usual level of detail as well as including new elements. A printed CR magazine is now also being published with the aim of providing an introduction to the subject. We hope that the new presentation both enhances user-friendliness and provides easier access to the desired information.

E.ON bases its reporting on the guidelines laid down by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). We are also including the sector supplement for companies in the electricity industry from September 2007. At the same time, our CR reporting is also our progress report as part of the United Nations Global Compact and covers the information requirements of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change.

Our continuous involvement in corporate responsibility is paying off. This is underlined by the range of awards we received in 2008 for various initiatives and projects in this area. These included Great Place to Work Institute Europe naming E.ON among Europe's top employers - in a comparative study, we placed 14th. We were also included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the second year in succession. The Index focuses on industry-leading listed companies when it comes to sustainability.