The Corporate and Financial Awards has been rewarding the best innovative developments in City communications for over ten years. This year, with corporate communications having never been so important, a competitive list of entries promises another exciting event.

The Corporate and Financial Awards has been identifying and celebrating the best of City corporate communications for over ten years. As seen with this year's shortlist (found below), the Corporate and Financial Awards 2022 will be no different, with an exciting array of categories and a competitive list of entries. 

The awards programme identifies and commends innovative and strategic developments across corporate communications, rewarding the creative efforts of staff, companies, agencies and beneficiaries. As a critical tool for investor relations, financial reporting and corporate reputation management, the communications initiatives celebrated by the Corporate and Financial Awards are vital for the industry. 

This year's glittering awards ceremony will take place on 8 November at the Park Plaza Riverbank in Central London. You can join us at this annual celebration, recognising the very best in financial communications and corporate reporting from the IR and corporate communications community - bringing together this brilliant industry. To join us book your place online or email Esther. Tables and tickets are available to book. 

Congratulations to all those who feature on this year's shortlist 

WEBSITE

Best corporate website - FTSE 100
Anglo American and Investis Digital
Associated British Foods and Black Sun
British Land and Investis Digital
Legal & General
Pearson and Investis Digital
Rolls-Royce and Investis Digital

Best corporate website - FTSE 250
Britvic and Design Porfolio
Inchcape and Conran Design Group
Spectris and Conran Design Group
Trainline and Design Portfolio

Best corporate website - AIM
Inland Homes plc and Jones and Palmer
SMS and Instinctif Partners

Best corporate website - Small cap
Halfords Group plc and Jones and Palmer
Industrials REIT and Jones and Palmer
Palace Capital plc and Jones and Palmer
Wincanton and Design Portfolio

REPORTING

Best printed report - FTSE 100
Separate trophies will be awarded to those within the FTSE20 and the rest of the FTSE100.

Airtel Africa and Friend Studio
AstraZeneca and Superunion
Associated British Foods and Black Sun
Aviva and Brunswick
BT Group and Emperor
Burberry and Black Sun
Coca-Cola HBC and Black Sun
IHG and Superunion
Howden Joinery Group and Emperor
Intertek Group and Emperor
Legal & General
Lloyds Banking Group and Emperor
NatWest Group and Black Sun

Best printed report - FTSE 250
Britvic and Luminous
Dr. Martens and three thirty studio
Essentra and Conran Design Group
Indivior and Black Sun
Tate & Lyle and Conran Design Group
Wickes and Luminous
Workspace and Emperor

Best printed report - AIM
Belvoir Group and Design Portfolio
GBG plc and Carr Kamasa Design
Hotel Chocolat and Emperor
Warehouse REIT plc and Lyonsbennett
Windward and Lyonsbennett

Best printed report - Small cap
AO World and Jones and Palmer
Halfords Group plc and Jones and Palmer
Hyve and Friend Studio
Luceco and Lyonsbennett
Reach and Black Sun
Renewi and Wardour

Best printed report - International
Alphawave IP plc and Lyonsbennett
Saudi Aramco 
SGS and Radley Yeldar
Swiss Re and Superunion
The Adecco Group and Black Sun
Windward and Lyonsbennett

Best printed report – Unlisted
Chester Zoo and Denfield
Czarnikow with Frances Herrod Design and CooperNixon Corporate
Kantar and Friend Studio
UK Power Networks and Instinctif Partners

Best online report - FTSE 100
BT and Emperor
Burberry and Black Sun
Experian and Friend Studio
Legal & General and Superunion
Mondi Group
Schroders and Black Sun

Best online report – FTSE 250
Centrica and Comprend
Coats and Emperor

Best online report - Small cap
Halfords Group plc and Jones and Palmer
Henry Boot PLC and Jones and Palmer
Severfield plc and Jones and Palmer

Best online report - International
Aliaxis Group SA and Gather
Banco Santander and Bestiario Proyectos SL
House of HR and Brunswick
KMG and Fanda
Lenzing Group and GW+Co

Best online report – Unlisted
Aliaxis Group SA and Gather
KPMG
UK Power Networks and Instinctif Partners

Best printed CSR or ESG report
Barratt Developments and Jones and Palmer
British Land and Black Sun
Britvic and Luminous
Croda and Black Sun
LSEG and Superunion
WPP and Superunion

Best online CSR or ESG report
Anglo American and Salterbaxter
Autonom and Fanda
De Beers and Conran Design Group
Lloyds Banking Group and Emperor
Mondi Group
Western Union and Brunswick

Best diversity and inclusion report
BT and Emperor
KPMG
Schroders and Black Sun

Best integrated report
Coca Cola HBC and Black Sun
Holcim and Brunswick
KPMG
Mondi Group
United Utilities Group PLC and Jones and Palmer

CREATIVITY

Best cover
Chester Zoo and Denfield
Legal & General and Superunion
Ocado Group and Jones and Palmer
Premier Foods and Jones and Palmer
Saudi Aramco 
The Adecco Group and Black Sun

COMMUNICATIONS

Best use of digital media
Anglo American and Investis Digital
Ocado Group and Jones and Palmer

Best event
Bunzl and Black Sun
Moody's and Brunswick

'Annual report of year', ‘Best in-house corporate & financial communications team’ and ‘Agency or consultancy of the year’ will be announced on the night. Good luck everyone.