H&H Webranking 2007 UK

Thursday, November 08, 2007

Top UK results were published today in Real IR. The winner of H&H Webranking 2007 UK was Cadbury Schweppes with 69.25 points, closely followed by British American Tobacco at 69 and Old Mutual at 68.25. The UK list consists of 55 companies with an average score of 55.35.

According to the article in Real IR, the UK performance excels in the CSR criteria. Among the countries ranked in the H&H Webranking, UK has the highest percentage of companies that performs well in the CSR section. One reason for this might be that FTSE4good has done an excellent job promoting CSR in the UK and that the discussion about CSR has been more intense than in other countries. 

An example of good CSR info can be found at the website of UK runner up, British American Tobacco. The company has received maximum score in the CSR section and has the highest score of all European beverages and tobacco companies. 

The UK scores well in accessibility criteria as well, i.e. criteria that make websites easy to use even if you have a disability. Many of these criteria are covered by law in the UK and as a consequence, UK sites simple to navigate and to read for everyone. 

H&H Webranking is Europe’s leading survey of corporate websites. It has been conducted annually since 1997. Each year approximately 600 websites are reviewed. The results are published in financial newspapers around Europe.