Rankings and ratings

Bertelsmann AG
World’s Most Admired Companies (Fortune Magazine, 2009):
No.3 among German companies, No.5 in media & entertainment worldwide
Germany’s Fairest Companies (manager magazin, 2009): No.12
Universum Top 100 – Germany’s Most Desirable Employers (2009):
No.39 for business graduates, No.64 for IT graduates
Best European Employer Websites (Potentialpark, 2009):
No.1 Europe, No.20 in Germany
Corporate Responsibility Rating of the media industry 
oekom research AG, 2008: C
Most Valuable European Brands (European Brand Institute, 2008): No.17
Good Company Ranking (manager magazin, 2007): No.19

RTL Group
FTSE4Good Index (since 2005)
Antena 3
FTSE4Good Index (since 2008)

 

Awards

Bertelsmann AG
Deutscher Personalwirtschaftspreis HR Award (administered by the trade magazine “Personalwirtschaft”) for the “Create Your Own Career” employer-branding campaign (2009)
HR Alliance Award for the “Create Your Own Career” employer-branding campaign (2009)
German Paralympics Media Award 2008 for RTL, N-TV and Bertelsmann AG for the coverage of the Paralympics in Beijing (2008)
Unternehmenspreis Gesundheit Health Award for Companies, administered by the European Commission and the BKK-Bundesverband (Federal Association of Company Health Insurance Funds) (2008 and 2007)

RTL Group
“Model of Excellence” at the 6th European Conference to Promote Occupational Health (2009)
Prix de la Santé en entreprise 2007 (Health Award for Companies) presented by the government of Luxembourg (2007)
Antena 3
Ponle Freno, Grupo Antena 3’s traffic safety campaign, was crowned “Communication Media of the Year” (2008) by the Spanish governing body of associations for people with physical disabilities and the City of Madrid

Gruner + Jahr
Deutscher Kinderpreis (German Children’s Award) administered by the World Vision children’s relief association (2008)
Named “Most Family-Friendly Company in the German Communications Sector” by Werben & Verkaufen magazine (2008)
SportMerkur from the Hamburg Board of Trade, for efforts in company sports (2008)
KulturMerkur from the Hamburg Board of Trade and the Hamburg Cultural Foundation, for long-standing cultural efforts in Hamburg (2006)
Environmental Award from the Bundesdeutscher Arbeitskreis für umweltbewusstes Management (B.A.U.M.; German Workgroup for Environmentally Aware Management) (1993) 
Stern
Carnegie Lebensretter (Hero Fund) Award (2008)

Arvato
Global Eco-Tech Award (environmental award) at EXPO AICI Japan (2005)
Mohn Media
Named “Environmental Company of the Year” at the Druck & Medien (Print & Media) Awards (2008)

 

News

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