Financial Times publishes an article based on H&H Webranking European ranking 2007 in the section Companies and Markets. The results from the ranking are highlighted in the article which points out the improvements of Italian corporate websites. The top three companies of the H&H Webranking survey are Telecom Italia, Repsol YPF and UniCredit.
Stockholm, Sweden (PRWEB) November 13, 2007 -- Financial Times publishes an article based on H&H Webranking European ranking 2007 in the section Companies and Markets. The results from the ranking are highlighted in the article which points out the improvements of Italian corporate websites. The top three companies of the H&H Webranking survey are Telecom Italia, Repsol YPF and UniCredit.
Italian companies have some of the best corporate websites in Europe, a remarkably turnaround from five years ago when they ranked at the bottom. Sweden, traditionally the leader since the original survey began there 11 years ago - has fallen outside the top ten for the first time.
"These results reflect the creation of a culture in Italy where there is a big commitment to openness" says Marcus Eriksson, Head of the survey at Hallvarsson & Halvarsson.
*** EUROPE TOP 30 from the Europe Top 160 list ***
RANK COMPANY COUNTRY SCORE
1 Telecom Italia Italy 89
2 Repsol-YPF Spain 88,75
3 Unicredito Italiano Italy 87,75
4 TNT Netherlands 87,25
5 Fortum Finland 85,5
6 ENI Italy 83,5
7 UBS Switzerland 83
8 Deutsche Post Germany 77,25
9 Swisscom Switzerland 77
10 Danske Bank Denmark 76,5
11 Atlas Copco Sweden 74,5
11 Credit Suisse Switzerland 74,5
13 Norsk Hydro Norway 73,75
13 TeliaSonera Sweden 73,75
15 Nordea Bank Sweden 73,25
16 Siemens Germany 73
17 Nestle Switzerland 72,75
18 Roche Switzerland 72,25
19 RWE Germany 72
20 Deutsche Bank Germany 71,25
21 Fortis Netherlands 70,25
21 ThyssenKrupp Germany 70,25
23 ABB Switzerland 69,25
23 BASF Germany 69,25
23 Cadbury Schweppes UK 69,25
26 British American Tobacco UK 69
27 AIB Ireland 68,75
28 Sandvik Sweden 68,5
29 BP UK 68,25
30 E.ON Germany 67,5
30 Ericsson Sweden 67,5
The full list is available at H&H Webranking Europe Top 160
The Financial Times article are available at http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/840238de-907b-11dc-a6f2-0000779fd2ac.html
In contrast companies in France and Russia had poorly performing websites. Only one French company, the aerospace group EADS, made it into the top 40, while no Russian company made it into the top 100 in Europe.
A smaller amount of English content on the sites and a smaller proportion of the population online compared to Western Europe is two of the reasons for the poorly result in the survey for Russian companies. "However, they will have to embrace it, if they want to attract foreign capital" Mr Eriksson says. "It is their window to the world".
Corporate websites are becoming an increasingly important source of information for investors, financial analysts and business journalists. About 80 per cent of the respondents to a questionnaire, the first step in the H&H Webrnaking survey, says that they worked constantly connected to the Internet. 90 per cent considered the corporate websites the most important source of financial information for listed companies.
Marcus Eriksson
Head of H&H Webranking
Tel: +46 8 407 22 17
Mattias Lindquist
Media & Press
Tel: +46 8 407 22 33
About H&H Webranking
H&H Webranking is Europe's leading survey of corporate websites. It has been conducted annually since 1997. Each year approximately 700 websites are reviewed. Results are published in financial newspapers around Europe.
Visit www.webranking.eu for more information
About Hallvarsson & Halvarsson
Hallvarsson & Halvarsson AB (H&H) is the leading corporate communications and financial communications agency in the Nordics with approximately 100 consultants. Through it's H&H Webranking survey and Online Corporate Communications research and advisory services a leader in Europe with a significant number of Euro Top 500 companies as clients.
Services offered includes:
- Corporate communications
- Public Affairs
- Crisis management
- CSR Corporate Social Responsibility
- Media Relations
- Corporate websites
- Web consulting
- H&H Webranking
- Financial reports
- Investor Relations
- Transactions
- Corporate Design
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