29 June 2012 – Palsgaard has won an award for its long standing contribution to the local community surrounding the emulsifier factory in Juelsminde, Denmark. Palsgaard received the award from the Danish liberal party, the largest party in Denmark, who for the past 25 years has been honouring companies and individuals that are exceptionally dedicated to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

When presenting the award to Palsgaard chairman Birger Brix, Troels Lund Poulsen, MP for the liberal party and former minister for the environment, explains why Palsgaard had been chosen to receive the award, “For more than a century Palsgaard has been a pioneer in CSR, and at the same time its management has prioritised the welfare of its employees and its surrounding community. All in all, the company lives up to all the aspects on which the liberal party focuses when choosing the recipient of the CSR award.”

Birger Brix happily accepted the award and notes, “It’s always nice when somebody else notices what you are doing, and what you think is the right thing to do.”