The "Global Reputation Pulse 2009" is the fourth annual study of the reputations of the World's Largest Companies. The study was developed by Reputation Institute to provide executives with a high-level overview of their company's reputation with consumers. It provides an overall assessment of the health of a company's reputation by measuring the admiration, trust, and good feeling that stakeholders have towards a company. Rankings are based on seven dimensions, namely performance, products/services, innovation, leadership, governance, workplace and citizenship.
Over 70,000 online interviews were conducted with the general public in 32 countries on six continents in January and February 2009. More than 190,000 ratings were used to create reliable measurement metrics about the corporate reputations of more than 1,300 companies.
"Bosideng's ranking is an extraordinary milestone in our corporate development and serves as a great encouragement for us all. As China's largest down apparel brand, we have earned a solid reputation for providing high quality, fashionable apparel to our customers in China. For this reason we are indeed gratified to see that our commitments to design and product innovation, sound management, good corporate governance as well as our dedicated efforts toward responsible corporate citizenship have been duly recognised in the international arena. We will continue to leverage our respected Bosideng brand and our considerable strengths to provide customers not only with superb down products but also with other non-seasonal apparel items as well," Mr. Gao Dekang, Chairman and CEO of Bosideng said.
Seven Dimensions of the Global Reputation Pulse Study
Interviewees were asked to consider seven factors based on the following considerations -
------------------------------------------------------------ Dimensions Consideration ------------------------------------------------------------ Product/Services The company offers high quality products and services - providing excellence and reliability Innovation The company is innovative - making or selling creative products or developing novel ways to do business Workplace The company is an appealing place to work - treating its employees well Governance The company is a responsibly run operation - behaving ethically with open and transparent business dealings Citizenship The company is a good corporate citizen - supporting worthy causes while protecting the environment Leadership The company has strong leadership - top management is visible and overall operations are managed effectively Performance The company is a high-performance leader - consistently delivering good financial results -----------------------------------------------------------Other PRC Companies Ranked Amongst the Top 200
"World's Most Reputable Companies" in the Global Reputation Pulse 2009
----------------------------------------------------- Rank Company Global Pulse Score ----------------------------------------------------- 24 China Merchants Bank 78.72 34 Haier 77.80 102 Legend Holdings 73.35 119 Shanghai Automobile Industry (Group) 72.72 130 Bank of Communications 72.17 148 ICBC 71.26 152 China Construction Bank 71.04 157 Dongfeng Motor 70.66 160 Bosideng 70.50 172 COFCO 69.88 180 Youngor 69.60 182 Midea Group 69.54 184 CITIC 69.47 190 China Southern Airline 69.36 194 Bank of China 69.07 199 New Hope Group 68.94 -----------------------------------------------------Issued by Porda International (Finance) PR Group for and on behalf of Bosideng International Holdings Limited.
About Reputation Institute
Reputation Institute is the world's leading reputation consulting firm. As a pioneer in the field of brand and reputation management, Reputation Institute helps companies unlock the power of reputation. With a presence in more than 25 countries, Reputation Institute is dedicated to advancing knowledge about reputation and shares best practices and current research through client engagement, memberships, seminars, conferences, and publications such as Corporate Reputation Review. Reputation Institute's Global Reputation Pulse is the largest study of corporate reputations in the world, identifying what drives reputation and covering more than 1,000 companies from 32 countries annually. Reputation Institute provides specific reputation insight from more than 15 different stakeholder groups and 24 industries.
About Bosideng International Holdings Limited
Bosideng International Holdings Limited (the "Company", together with its subsidiaries collectively referred to as the "Group") is the largest down apparel company in the PRC. Its retail distribution network comprises 5,662 retail outlets covering more than 65 cities across the nation, selling down apparel under its six core brands including "Bosideng", "Snow Flying", "Kangbo", "Bingjie", "Shuangyu" and "Shangyu". Through these brands, the Group offers a wide range of down apparel products targeting various consumer segments, strengthening and expanding its leading position in the PRC down apparel industry. According to China Industrial Information Issuing Centre ("CIIIC"), in terms of sales in 2008, "Bosideng", "Snow Flying", "Kangbo" and "Bingjie" down apparel products achieved a combined market share# of 39.5% in the PRC.
"Bosideng" was the leading down apparel brand in the PRC for 14 consecutive years from 1995 to 2008, according to the CIIIC and the National Bureau of Statistics of China. To further optimize its product mix and increase profitability, the Group has gradually begun to implement a "non-seasonal product" development strategy. In September 2008, the Group opened its first non-seasonal apparel specialty store in Changshu; in May 2009, the Group acquired a menswear company and made its entry into the menswear business. In the same month, the Group formed a joint venture company to engage in the sales, promotion and development of an international brand "Rocawear" in the Greater China Region.
# Among the 30 largest down apparel brands
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