The Corporate and Financial Awards has announced its 2023 shortlist, emphasising its ongoing recognition of succinct City communications. For over ten years, the awards’ benchmarking of excellence across corporate communications has marked the diverse engagement strategies taking place at the heart of the financial sector.

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, the Corporate and Financial Awards 2023 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 dazzling awards ceremony will take place on 15 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. We are also delighted to announce that CtrlPrint are sponsoring this year's awards programme.

To join us book your place online or email Beth. Tables and tickets are available to book. 

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

WEBSITE

 

Best corporate website – FTSE 100

Auto Trader Group and three thirty studio

Flutter and Design Portfolio

GSK and Radley Yeldar

Legal & General

 

Best corporate website – FTSE 250

Britvic and Design Portfolio

C&C and Luminous

Clarksons and Gather

 

Best corporate website - AIM

Peel Hunt and Sampson May

 

Best corporate website - Small cap

Halfords Group plc and Jones and Palmer

Helical and SampsonMay

UK Power Networks Services and Instinctif Partners

 

Best corporate website - International

Ariel Investments and Brunswick Creative

Lightsource bp and Instinctif Partners

RTW Investments LP and SampsonMay

 

Best corporate website - Unlisted

Climate Investment and Copia Digital

COFCO International and SampsonMay

 

REPORTING

 

Best printed report - FTSE 100

Airtel Africa and Friend Studio

AstraZeneca and Design bridge and partners

Aviva plc and Brunswick

Haleon and Design bridge and partners

HSBC and Design bridge and partners

Intertek and Emperor

Legal & General and Design bridge and partners

NatWest Group plc and Black Sun Global

RS Group and Conran Design Group

Taylor Wimpey plc and Black Sun Global

 

Best printed report - FTSE 250

Derwent London and Emperor

discoverIE group plc and Jones and Palmer

IP Group plc and Jones and Palmer

ITV and Conran Design Group

Oakley Capital Investments and Friend Studio

Syncona Limited and three thirty studio

Tate & Lyle Conran Design Group

 

Best printed report - AIM

Alliance and Emperor

Boohoo group plc and Jones and Palmer

Breedon and Friend Studio

Savannah Energy

Volex group plc and Jones and Palmer

 

Best printed report - Small cap

Forterra

Foresight Group Holdings Limited and Lyonsbennett

Halfords Group plc and Jones and Palmer

Luceco plc and Lyonsbennett

MJ Gleeson and Jones and Palmer

Reach and Black Sun Global

Renewi and Wardour

SThree and Emperor

 

Best printed report - International

Ahold Delhaize and Radley Yeldar

ASML and Radley Yeldar

KazMunayGas and Fanda Corporate Communications

Nokia and Conran Design Group

 

Best printed report - Unlisted

Chester Zoo and Denfield

Kantar and Friend Studio

Lucy Group Ltd and Jones and Palmer

Octapharma and Luminous

Together and Black Sun Global

 

Best online report - FTSE 100

BT Group and Emperor

Burberry and Black Sun Global

Legal & General

United Utilities Group plc and Jones and Palmer

 

Best online report - FTSE 250

Britvic and Design Portfolio

Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc and Jones and Palmer

Workspace and Gather

 

Best online report - AIM

Cohort and Design Portfolio

 

Best online report - Small cap

Halfords Group plc and Jones and Palmer

Henry Boot plc and Jones and Palmer

PPHE and Luminous

Severfield plc and Jones and Palmer

 

Best online report - International

AcwaPower and Fanda Corporate Communications

Aliaxis and Gather

Banco Santander and Bestario

Lenzing Group and GW+Co

 

Best online report - Unlisted

Aliaxis and Gather

ICAEW and The Team

UK Power Networks and Instinctif Partners

 

Best printed CSR or ESG report

Aviva plc and Brunswick Creative

Croda International and Black Sun Global

Experian and Friend Studio

Lloyds Banking Group and Emperor

SSP Group plc and Gather

Taylor Wimpey plc and Black Sun Global

Vanquis Banking Group and Design Portfolio

 

Best online CSR or ESG report

Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc and Jones and Palmer

DS Smith and Black Sun Global

KPMG UK

NatWest Group and Black Sun Global - Climate-related Disclosure Report

NatWest Group and Black Sun Global - ESG Disclosure Report

Savannah Energy

United Airlines and Brunswick Creative

 

Best diversity and inclusion report

Britvic and Design Portfolio

Schroders

 

Best integrated report

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and Radley Yeldar

Coca-Cola HBC and Black Sun Global

Helios Towers and Emperor

SGS and Radley Yeldar

Taylor Wimpey plc and Black Sun Global

The Crown Estate and Luminous

 

Best cover

Chester Zoo and Denfield

Howdens Joinery Group and Emperor

Legal & General and Design Bridge and Partners

Premier Foods plc and Jones and Palmer

Renewi and Wardour

 

Best copy style and/or tone of voice

Howden Joinery Group and Emperor

Legal and General with Design Bridge and partners

 

COMMUNICATIONS

 

Best M&A communications

NAS (National Aviation Services) and FGS Global

 

Best IPO communications

Aurrigo International plc and Instinctif Partners

 

Best communications with overseas investors &/or media

Ma'aden and Instinctif Partners

 

Best use of digital media

UK Power Networks Services and Instinctif Partners

 

Most innovative financial communications

FSCS and Hanover Communications

 

STAKEHOLDER RELATIONS MANAGEMENT

 

Best event

CitNow Group and Denfield

Coca-Cola HBC and Aspect

IQE and Black Sun Global

 

Winners of ‘In-house corporate & financial communications team’, ‘Small agency or consultancy of the year’ ‘Large agency or consultancy of the year’ and ‘Annual Report of the year’