CORPORATE & FINANCIAL AWARDS 2017 SHORTLIST REVEALED
Overshadowed by the looming challenges of post-Brexit uncertainty, many businesses are preparing to batten down the hatches. As risk aversion remains top of the agenda, low interest rates and plummeting productivity figures has stifled the UK economy of late. Yet despite the ongoing challenges, the Corporate & Financial Awards recognises a persevering excellence in staff, companies, agencies and beneficiaries within developing categories, and this year’s shortlist highlights the multiplicity and diversity across the plateau.
Forming much of the programme, reporting has long been at the helm of corporate communications as a principle tool. Both the magazine and awards’ coverage of the space takes into consideration the manifold nature of reporting. With criteria ranging from reporting within the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 to online and printed reports, the Corporate & Financial Awards 2017 has welcomed entries from 40% of the FTSE 100.
Now in its sixth year, the awards programme welcomes an incremental progression, with a meticulous judging process and panel that reflects the professionalism of the City. Gary Davies is director of investor relations at GSK and sits on the judging panel of the Corporate & Financial Awards, he says, “The judging was very fair and there was good engagement and discussion across the whole judging panel – it was not hard to come to a majority opinion and even unanimity in many of the categories. I was delighted to have been invited to join the panel and very much enjoyed the judging process.”
Shortlisted in several categories, Birmingham-based communications agency, Jones & Palmer, worked across various sectors including retail and energy. In much the same way, MerchantCantos and Conran Design Group showed a similar, cross-sector approach to the corporate space, resulting in recognition in categories such as 'Best printed report: FTSE 100' and 'Best CSR/ESG report.' Emperor was also shortlisted in the 'Best printed report AIM/small cap' and 'Best online report: unlisted' categories.'
Andrew Thomas, publishing editor of Communicate magazine, says, “Over the past six years, we’ve seen companies’ communications come together; organisations not only deliver the same message to investors, analysts and business journalists, but also speak with the same voice to their employees, to their local communities and to the wider communities with whom they engage. And speak it well.”
This year’s Corporate & Financial Awards shortlist is as follows:
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Best corporate website: FTSE 100 Anglo American and Investis Burberry and Black Sun IHG and Addison Group
Best corporate website: FTSE 250 Inchcape and Black Sun William Hill and Comprend
Best corporate website: AIM/small cap Asos and Investis Ceres Power and Jones & Palmer Sound Energy and Jones & Palmer
Best corporate website: International Anglo American and Investis
Best printed report: FTSE 100 Aviva and MerchantCantos Hikma and Black Sun ITV plc and Conran Design Group Legal & General Group plc and Addison Group Lloyds Banking Group and MerchantCantos Rentokil Initial plc and MSL Group Standard Chartered and FleishmannHillard Fishburn
Best printed report: FTSE 250 Aggreko and Radley Yeldar Crest Nicholson and Flag Derwent and MerchantCantos Howden Joinery Group and Emperor Inchcape and Black Sun Indivior and Black Sun Just Eat plc and Design Portfolio ZPG plc and Design Portfolio
Best printed report: AIM/small Cap Alumasc and Carr Kamasa Breedon and Radley Yeldar Hotel Chocolat and Emperor Majestic and Friend McColls and MerchantCantos Morgan Sinall and MerchantCantos U and I plc and Luminous
Best printed report: International The Adecco Group and Black Sun NN Group and Radley Yeldar Octapharma AG and Luminous Olam and Black Sun Puma Energy and MerchantCantos Suek and Black Sun
Best printed report: Unlisted BBCW and MerchantCantos Cancer Research UK and Conran Design Group Deloitte LLP
Best online report: FTSE 100 Anglo American and Investis Barclays and FleishmannHillard Fishburn Coca Cola HBC and Radley Yeldar IHG and Addison Group Legal & General Group plc and Addison Group
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Best online report: FTSE 250 Dechra Pharmaceuticals and Jones & Palmer Evraz and Zebra Halfords and Jones & Palmer Inchcape and Black Sun Ocado and Jones & Palmer Playtech and Carr Kamasa
Best online report: AIM/small cap Coats and Addison Group Flowtech Fluidpower and Jones & Palmer Inland Homes and Jones & Palmer Trifast plc and Jones & Palmer Best online report: International The Adecco Group and Black Sun Gazprom Neft and Zebra Octapharma and Luminous Sberbank and Zebra Suek and Black Sun
Best online report: Unlisted City Football Group and Emperor Deloitte LLP
Best CSR/ESG report Associated British Foods and Conran Design Group Aviva and MerchantCantos Compass and Black Sun G4S and Black Sun intu properties and Conran Design Group Lloyds Banking Group and MerchantCantos
Best meeting IHG
Most innovative financial communications Clinigen Group Plc and Instinctif Partners Royal Bank of Scotland and JJ Marketing VTB Capital
Best IPO communications Biffa plc and Instinctif Partners Detsky Mir and EM Maisons du Monde and Maitland
Best management of investor & analyst relations IHG PROACTIS Holdings and RedLeaf Communications VTB Capital
Best PR consultancy EM Instinctif Partners Lansons Maitland RedLeaf Communications
‘Best in-house corporate & financial communications team’ and ‘Annual report of the year’ will be announced on the night
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