Professional field strengthened with DPRG position paper

Hamburg. As part of the first HistoryComms Conference of the DPRG History Communication working group, a position paper adopted by the DPRG on professionalism and quality in corporate history communication was presented.

The HistoryComms Conference on October 9 and 10 brought together communication experts from companies, (business) archives, academia, and agencies across the DACH region. In addition to presenting the position paper, various companies and organizations shared insights on how standards are applied in professional practice. The event was hosted by Beiersdorf AG.

For the first time, the paper sets standards for communicating corporate history and, in ten points, calls for, among other things, giving historians the right to veto if historical content is distorted or scientific standards are disregarded.

The position paper was based on several in-person meetings and remote sessions of the History Communication working group, or its predecessor, the Corporate History Communication network, which was initiated five years ago by H&C Stader founder and CEO Dr. Ingo Stader and communication specialist Matthias Koch. The paper was developed within an interdisciplinary working group of the committee and coordinated with the DPRG board.

About the DPRG History Communication Working Group
The DPRG History Communication working group is the successor to the Corporate History Communication network, founded in 2020, and serves as a platform for exchange among professionals in the field of history communication. Its goal is to strategically anchor and strengthen history communication in companies. Through regular network meetings and open events, the working group advances the development of the profession, defines quality standards, and increases visibility for history communication.

About H&C Stader
Since its founding in 2013, H&C Stader has been committed to raising the visibility of the field of history communication. As a pioneer in this area, the Mannheim-based history agency introduced history communication at the Communications Congress in Berlin ten years ago and subsequently within various professional associations, including the Federal Association for Industrial Communication (bvik) and the Association of Leading PR and Communications Agencies in Germany (GPRA).

The position paper can be obtained free of charge via the DPRG.