… and so we are delighted to finally unveil our new branding! Since we last updated our corporate design in 2010, not only have the markets and our business areas evolved, but also our team and range of expertise. We have now captured this evolution in our new logo and color scheme.
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System-supported reporting is increasingly becoming the standard in corporate reporting. Companies are processing data for annual and sustainability reports in editorial systems. Nicole Schröder, graphic designer at HGB, explains what this means in technical terms and why the human eye continues to play a valuable role.
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For the first time, the Integrity Star Award 2024 will evaluate sustainability reports with a focus on detailed ESG criteria. In 26 webinars, participants will also gain valuable insights into transparency requirements, industry-specific analyses, and best practices for greater sustainability.
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Hanna Schröder has been with our graphics team as Junior Art Director since mid-September. We were immediately impressed with her unsolicited application and enthusiasm for informative illustrations and business reports. Welcome to the team, Hanna!
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HGB is delighted to announce the appointment of two new managers from its own ranks: With immediate effect, our long-standing team members Claudia Gutsche and Boris Fister have joined the newly created HGB management team. This move establishes a new management level that encompasses responsibility for personnel, operational and commercial matters. Olaf Köhnke and Peter Poppe will continue to oversee the company.
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Reporting in the face of dynamic developments: New requirements are casting their shadows ahead, bringing movement to well-established reporting processes. How reassuring it is, amidst all this change, that one thing remains constant: the top-quality reports from HGB. Check out our portfolio of our latest client projects …
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At the ARC Awards 2024, HGB clients won a total of 5 awards with 6 entries. At the top of the winner’s podium was our client Armacell, receiving one Gold and one Grand Award for the “PDF Version of Annual Report” category. Evonik was also catapulted to the podium with one Gold and two Honors. Congratulations to our two award winners!
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For anyone involved in the reporting business, the term “system-based reporting” is almost inescapable at the moment. Boris Fister, Director of Consulting & Processes at HGB, explains in an interview what this trend is all about, what it means for clients, and how HGB is responding.
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They still exist. Publications you can pick up and leaf through, made of real paper and high-quality print. In a business that is now almost exclusively digital, magazines like the one we created for our customer Salzgitter stand out as special highlights. This particular issue is about the green transformation of the steel industry, making it only fitting that the magazine’s production is sustainable too. Our passion and expertise for print seem to come across – so much so that paper manufacturer IGEPA featured this hot-off-the-press publication in the latest edition of its customer magazine, CIRCLE.
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Travel broadens the mind – even when it comes to reporting. In May and June 2024, the HGB team embarked on a tour to key industry events, making stops in Berlin, Zurich and Vienna. Our journey focused on issues relating to sustainability: How can companies shape the transformation? What impact do regulatory requirements have? What role do data and software play? Events like MOVE, the CCR Annual Report Symposium and the firesys Business Conference provided the perfect platform for networking, identifying trends and sharing experiences. Our expertise was also in demand, as highlighted by our presentation at MOVE, the premier German-language conference for sustainability communication.
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Debuting in 2024, the Integrity Star Award promises to enrich the award landscape for sustainability reports. This award has an exciting, truly innovative concept that relies–solely on an unbiased perspective based on data and analyst evaluations. As such, it provides a seal of quality with substance for the ever-important topic of sustainability, backed by a forward-looking evaluation method. HGB Managing Director Peter Poppe explains why this concept has won our endorsement and why we have become an agency partner of this competition.
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There is no shortage of awards – including in the field of sustainability reporting. So what makes the new Integrity Star Award so special? The name says it all: the highest standards of integrity, transparency and objectivity are what make this award stand out. Instead of using a jury, reports are assessed in a completely unbiased manner based on a scoring system of around 4,000 variables. We think this is an exciting concept for assessing the quality of sustainability reporting – and why we are involved as a partner.
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