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Shortlist Announced

Corporate & Financial Awards

Awards ceremony;

The Corporate & Financial Awards champions excellence in City communications across every discipline, from websites and reports to the messages crafted for audiences both within and beyond the organisation.

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Many congratulations to our wonderful shortlisted companies for the Corporate & Financial Awards 2026!

WEBSITE

Best Corporate Website – FTSE 100

Anglo American and IDX

IMI and SampsonMay

M&G and IDX

Vodafone and IDX

 

Best Corporate Website – FTSE 250

Caledonia Investments and three thirty studio

Foresight Group and Gather

Harbour Energy and Design Portfolio

Pantheon International and TEAM LEWIS

 

Best Corporate Website – AIM

Volex and Jones + Palmer

 

Best Corporate Website – Small Cap

DFS and Design Portfolio

Norcros and Jones + Palmer

Topps Group and Jones +Palmer

 

Best Corporate Website – International

ArcelorMittal and SampsonMay

RHR International and Radstone

 

Best Corporate Website – Unlisted

TDR Capital and Friend Studio

Warburg Pincus Europe and Radstone Group

 

REPORTING

Best Printed Report – FTSE 100

AstraZeneca and Design Bridge and Partners

Endeavour Mining and Gather

Entain and Radley Yeldar

Haleon and Conran Design Group

Lloyds Banking Group and Emperor

LSEG and Design Bridge and Partners

Tesco and Conran Design Group

Vodafone and Conran Design Group

 

Best Printed Report – FTSE 250

AJ Bell and TEAM LEWIS

Derwent London and Emperor

Dunelm Group and Gather

Oxford Instruments and Emperor

Rathbones and Brunswick Group

Rightmove and Black Sun Global

Taylor Wimpey and Friend Studio

WPP and Design Bridge and Partners

 

Best Printed Report – AIM

NWF Group and Design Portfolio

Personal Group and Emperor

Staffline Group and Carr Kamasa Design

TEN LIFESTYLE GROUP and Emperor

Volex and Jones + Palmer

YouGov and Jones + Palmer

 

Best Printed Report – Small Cap

Applied Nutrition and Lyonsbennett

Capita and Black Sun Global

Crest Nicholson and Friend Studio

Fevara and Emperor

Fuller, Smith & Turner and Emperor

Henry Boot and Jones + Palmer

Jupiter and Black Sun Global

Young & Co.’s Brewery and Radley Yeldar

 

Best Printed Report – International

Ahold Delhaize and Radley Yeldar

Air Astana and TEAM LEWIS

Burjeel Holdings and Fanda

HEINEKEN and Radley Yeldar

SANDOZ and Emperor

Stolt-Nielsen and Black Sun Global

Zabka Group and Luminous

 

Best Printed Report – Unlisted

Moneycorp and Brunswick Group

Pension Insurance Corporation and Radley Yeldar

pladis and Brunswick Group

Royal London and Black Sun Global

Together and Black Sun Global

The Very Group and Brunswick Group

 

Best Online Report – FTSE 100

Airtel Africa and Friend Studio

BT Group and Emperor

Burberry and Black Sun Global

Lloyds Banking Group and Emperor

United Utilites Group and Jones + Palmer

 

Best Online Report – FTSE 250

Oakley Capital Investments and Friend Studio

Playtech and Jones + Palmer

 

Best Online Report – Small Cap

Zotefoams and Friend Studio

 

Best Online Report – International

Dubai Taxi Company and Fanda

KazMunayGas (KMG) and Fanda

Novo Holdings and Gather

Salik and Fanda

Santander Bank and Bestiario Proyectos SL

 

Best Online Report – Unlisted

Novo Holdings and Gather

OCTAPHARMA and CROSSLINE.TV

UK Power Networks and TEAM LEWIS

Virgin Atlantic and CBG:together

 

Best Impact Report

The Boots Group and Design Bridge and Partners

Reckitt and Conran Design Group

 

Best Online CSR or ESG Report

ASML and Radley Yeldar

Associated British Foods and Black Sun Global

Heathrow Airport and Chaos Design

Modulaire Group and Black Sun Global

NatWest Group and Black Sun Global

Orion and Conran Design Group

Tesco and Conran Design Group

 

Best Printed CSR or ESG Report

ALEC Holdings and Emperor

Aramco and TEAM LEWIS

ASML and Radley Yeldar

Brookfield and Brunswick Group

Lloyds Banking Group and Emperor

Standard Life and Emperor

The Boots Group and Design Bridge and Partners

Zabka Group and Luminous

 

Best Diversity and Inclusion Reporting

Standard Chartered and Black Sun Global

 

Best Integrated Report

Anglo American

Parkin and Emperor

TAQA Group

United Utilities Group and Jones + Palmer

Zabka Group and Luminous

 

CREATIVITY

Best Cover

Domino’s and Emperor

Howden Joinery Group and Emperor

HSBC and Design Bridge and Partners

Lloyds Banking Group and Emperor

LSEG and Design Bridge and Partners

talabat and Emperor

WPP and Design Bridge and Partners

 

Best Copy Style or Tone of Voice

Legal and General Group and Luminous

 

COMMUNICATIONS

Best IPO Communications

Verisure and Brunswick Group

 

Best Communication with Overseas Investors or Media

Verisure and Brunswick Group

 

Best Use of Digital Media

Anglo American

Compass Group and Brunswick Group

dsm-firmenich and Brunswick Group

Smiths

UK Power Networks Services and TEAM LEWIS

 

Best Use of Artificial Intelligence in Corporate Communications

Airtel Africa and Friend Studio

Smiths

 

STAKEHOLDER RELATIONS MANAGEMENT

Best Management of Investor and Analyst Relations

SDI Group and Vigo Consulting

Theon International

 

Best Event

dsm-firmenich and Brunswick Group

Exponent Private Equity and The Why Agency

Greatland Resources and Copia

Julius Bär and Brunswick Group

Private equity firm and Brunswick Group

 

GRAND ACCOLADE

 

There is no shortlist for the Grand prix and the very special winner will be announced at the awards ceremony on 21 October at the Brewery, London.