11/09/2011STEAG wins award as Germany’s healthiest energy company

Essen/Frankfurt am Main Under the patronage of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and the Initiative Neue Qualität der Arbeit (INQA - Initiative for New Quality of Work), STEAG was presented with the Corporate Health Award 2011 in the category of ‘Energy’ at the Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof hotel yesterday evening. This award is made annually by the Handelsblatt, TÜV SÜD Life Service and EuPD Research to companies which contribute in an exemplary manner to the health and performance of their staff, and in doing so set standards throughout Germany.

Alfred Geissler, Member of the Board, accepted the award on STEAG’s behalf. “Receiving the Corporate Health Award fills us with pride,” a pleased Mr. Geissler commented. “To us, it is not only recognition by an external panel of experts, but also an incentive to continue along the path we have taken in corporate health management.”

Klaus Goertzen, Head of Health and Social Management at STEAG, explained the fundamental factors in the concept: “The LIFE lifestyle programme is a holistic system which encompasses all the aspects of how we live that are relevant to health.” The aim of the programme is to achieve sustainable and long-term employability of healthier staff by encouraging them to change their lifestyles. For Alfred Geissler, this is of “fundamental importance to the company’s success, both today and tomorrow.”

The Corporate Health Award 2011 was presented in a total of eight industry categories and three special categories. The procedure by which the awardwinners are selected is based on a multi-stage, expert-assisted assessment system. Over 230 major companies including many of the DAX 30 businesses competed for the Corporate Health Award this year.

The winners of the Corporate Health Award 2011

Federal Office of the Environment, in the field of Public Administration
SAP AG, in the field of Services/IT/Communications
Unilever Deutschland GmbH, in the field of Consumer Goods/Electricals
STEAG GmbH, in the field of Energy
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, in the field of
Chemicals/Pharmaceuticals
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG, in the field of Mechanical Engineering/Heavy
Industry
Deutsche Post DHL, in the field of Transport/Trade/Logistics
Gothaer Versicherungen, in the field of Finance/Insurance

Winners of the special awards in 2011:
SAP AG, in the field of Culture and Health
University Hospital of Jena, in the field of Health and Social Services
MEYRA-ORTOPEDIA GmbH, in the field of Medium Sized Enterprises

Background: The health promotion programme LIFE at STEAG

The health promotion programme LIFE (Langfristige Individuelle Förderung der Eigenverantwortung - Long-term individual promotion of personal responsibility) developed by TerraSana LIFE AG of Tegernsee and implemented at STEAG is a lifestyle strategy for the preservation of the health, fitness and motivation of employees. Performance, efficiency and motivation are increasingly becoming decisive factors in the competitiveness of businesses. LIFE identifies those lifestyle areas which are relevant to health and aims at ensuring sustainable and long-term employability of healthier staff.

As a central component, LIFE provides the opportunity for employees to obtain expert assistance in almost all the stressful situations of life - in medical, psychological, social, economic and financial and educational issues.

This holistic approach is implemented by the provision of intensive support and advice to the employees taking part in LIFE at all the production facilities and offices of STEAG GmbH. Coordinators working with regional and national networks provide assistance in the fields of check-ups, prevention, therapy, rehabilitation, help in emergencies and crises, financial security and professional development. The sustainability of the system is ensured by measures including intracompany coordination, a newsletter and networking.