SCA and Billerud award winners
During Finforum 2010, a seminar about communication between listed companies and the market, Billerud received the award for "Best 2009 Report" in the MidCap Company class. Billerud's annual report won the prize for its logical organization and good balance of text, photo and graphics, as well as some interesting and unique approaches. The jury also considered the description of sustainability initiatives that provides a common theme for the entire annual report to be a positive feature.Billerud's annual report also won second place in the Swedish Shareholders' Association annual assessment of annual reports from all listed companies.SCA has been awarded the Institute for the Accounting Profession in Sweden’s (FAR) prestigious prize for the "Best Sustainability Report 2009" in the category Large companies.“A systematic account with clear sustainability targets enables open and transparent dialogue with our stakeholders. SCA’s sustainability programmes constitute a strategically important and integrated part of the operations that we conduct to generate growth and value. Also, our sustainability activities enhance our competitiveness, reduce our costs and lower our risk level,” says Jan Johansson, CEO of SCA.In addition, SCA recently received a citation for the Best Corporate Governance Report within the framework of a competition organized by PwC to highlight leading examples in the application of the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance. SCA received the citation for “a precise and coherent presentation with the theme of ‘Governance’ as the common thread throughout the report.”