CSR Magazine is "Trade Medium of the Year" 2012, with Editor-in-Chief Achim Halfmann and Project Manager Dr. Gunther Schunk receiving the coveted trophy in the "Best Start-up" category at this year's German Trade Press Congress. "We are delighted to receive this recognition from the jury. With its membership model of a knowledge community, CSR Magazine can be a way forward for specialist media. Fast and precise dialog in a professional network is a prerequisite for B2B communication in order to offer specialist knowledge effectively. This applies all the more to new topics, as is the case with CSR," emphasizes Dr. Gunther Schunk, member of the management board at Vogel Business Media and project manager of CSR Magazin.



CSR Magazin was founded at the beginning of 2011 as a print product to complement the online platform CSR News. This was also the start of the targeted development of a network with many media platforms ranging from print and social media to events and open editorial conferences via Skype. This makes CSR Magazine the first purely specialist medium on the subject of CSR and aims to support the challenging work of CSR managers.



The award also shows that the topic of corporate social responsibility has arrived in many companies and is becoming increasingly important. At the same time, the need for professional execution and implementation is increasing. CSR Magazine has therefore set itself the task of supporting CSR managers in their daily work with up-to-date information, suggestions and best-practice examples. "Corporate social responsibility requires dialog and broad information. The CSR magazine is strong in both areas: we bring together stakeholders from companies, civil society and academia and we shed light on complex topics from different perspectives. We are delighted that this approach has been recognized today," explains Achim Halfmann, Editor-in-Chief of CSR Magazine.



About Vogel Business Media: The specialist media company is one of Germany's leading providers of specialist information with around 100 trade journals and 60 web portals as well as numerous international activities. Its headquarters are in Würzburg. The print and online media primarily serve the industrial, automotive, information technology and legal/business/tax sectors. They offer advertisers customized communication solutions ranging from reach and image building to lead generation. The company celebrated its birthday in 2011.



About CSR News: For five years, the website has been one of the world's leading and most visited information platforms on corporate social responsibility (CSR), the leading news service and a distinctive dialog platform with high standards and professional moderation. On CSR NEWS you can find out what is being done, thought and planned when it comes to corporate responsibility.