Fortune Lists Bertelsmann as One of World’s Most Admired Entertainment Companies
‘World's Most Admired Companies’ ranking confirms Bertelsmann's high level of competitiveness and social responsibility
Bertelsmann is delighted to officially be one of the world's most admired companies in the entertainment industry. The 2017 list of “The World's Most Admired Companies,” published by the U.S. magazine Fortune and regarded as the world's most prestigious company rankings, reviewed a total of 680 high-turnover companies from 51 industries in 28 countries. After Bertelsmann was one of the top-ranked entertainment companies last year, the international media, services and education company has now risen into the top echelons of the “Most Admired Companies” ranking. Bertelsmann improved its scores in nearly all of the individual categories, and did particularly well in “global competitiveness” and “social responsibility.” Bertelsmann is also the only European company included in the Most Admired Companies in the entertainment sector.
Karin Schlautmann, Head of Corporate Communications at Bertelsmann, commented: “We are delighted by this recognition and at the same time regard it as a motivation to keep up our efforts. It reflects the successful internationalization of our company and our communications – and provides impressive proof that Bertelsmann plays in the top global league of media companies.”
Fortune had asked senior executives, directors, and analysts to rate the top companies in their industry based on nine criteria, including “quality of management,” “innovation,” “quality of products/services,” “use of corporate assets,” “people management,” as well as the aforementioned “global competitiveness” and “social responsibility.”
About Bertelsmann
Bertelsmann is a media, services and education company that operates in about 50 countries around the world. It includes the broadcaster RTL Group, the trade book publisher Penguin Random House, the magazine publisher Gruner + Jahr, the music company BMG, the service provider Arvato, the Bertelsmann Printing Group, the Bertelsmann Education Group, and Bertelsmann Investments, an international network of funds. The company has 117,000 employees and generated revenues of €17.1 billion in the 2015 financial year. Bertelsmann stands for creativity and entrepreneurship. This combination promotes first-class media content and innovative service solutions that inspire customers around the world.
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