Grand Award Winners
* The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels * Wins Best of Show
NEW YORK, NY – October 11, 2018 - The winners in the 32nd International ARC Awards Competition, honoring excellence in annual reports, were fêted at the ARC Awards Winners Dinner in The FONTENAY Hotel in Hamburg, Germany, the first ever celebration held in Europe.
The trophy for BEST OF SHOW was awarded to The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (Hong Kong) nominated by iOne Financial Press Limited (Hong Kong).
The Platinum Achievement Award was bestowed to iONE FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED (Hong Kong) for winning the greatest number of awards (77) on behalf of their clients. The Titanium Achievement Award was captured by HGB HAMBURGER GESCHÄFTSBERICHTE GMBH & CO. KG (Germany), delivering the greatest percentage (91%) of wins for their clients.
The Grand Awards were presented by the evening’s Keynote Speakers Christa Eickmeyer and Peter Poppe, Managing Partners, HGB HAMBURGER GESCHÄFTSBERICHTE GMBH & CO. KG., Hamburg, Germany.
In their respective categories, the 2018 BEST OF CATEGORY Grand winners are:
Cover Design |
GenNex Financial Media Limited for |
Cover Design |
Berichtsmanufaktur GmbH for |
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Cover Design |
iOne Financial Press Limited for |
Cover Design |
Toppan Merrill for |
Cover Design |
Bring, LLC for |
Chairman’s Letter |
iOne Financial Press Limited for |
Chairman’s Letter |
KorteMaerzWolff Kommunikation for |
Interior Design |
HGB Hamburger Geschäftsberichte |
Interior Design |
iOne Financial Press Limited for |
Interior Design |
REF Financial Press Limited for |
Interior Design |
Talantone Creative Group for |
Photography |
Berichtsmanufaktur GmbH for |
Photography |
Daimler AG, COM/CM for |
Illustrations |
FİNAR for |
Infographics |
FAST RETAILING CO., LTD |
Financial Data |
CD Corporate Reports Sdn Bhd for |
Written Text |
HGB Hamburger Geschäftsberichte |
Annual Reports with Form 10-K |
Inc Design for |
Non-English Annual Reports |
Berichtsmanufaktur GmbH for |
Non-English Annual Reports |
Mecayours Corporation for |
Non-Profit Organizations |
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE |
Non-Profit Organizations |
Talantone Creative Group for |
Non-Traditional Annual Reports |
FİNAR for |
Non-Traditional Annual Reports |
iOne Financial Press Limited for |
Non-Traditional Annual Reports |
Nova Fusion Sdn Bhd for |
Printing & Production |
iOne Financial Press Limited for |
Printing & Production |
iOne Financial Press Limited for |
Printing & Production |
Daimler AG, COM/CM for |
Specialized |
C3 Creative Code |
Summary |
HGB Hamburger Geschäftsberichte |
Traditional |
3st kommunikation GmbH for |
Traditional |
Toppan Merrill for |
Traditional |
iOne Financial Press Limited for |
Traditional |
Talantone Creative Group for |
Interactive |
Corporate Reports Inc. for |
Interactive |
Rahofer Werbeagentur for |
Interactive |
CLP HOLDINGS LIMITED |
Online Annual Reports |
Rahofer Werbeagentur for |
Online |
Solberg Kommunikation for |
PDF |
:Otvetdesign for |
Best of Austria |
Berichtsmanufaktur GmbH for |
Best of Canada |
Ardoise Design |
Best of China |
Toppan Merrill for |
Best of Germany |
va bene publishing GmbH / |
Best of Hong Kong |
iOne Financial Press Limited for |
Best of Japan |
FAST RETAILING CO., LTD |
Best of Korea |
Talantone Creative Group for |
Best of Malaysia |
CD Corporate Reports Sdn Bhd for |
Best of Russia |
TENEX |
Best of Singapore |
Meta Fusion Pte Ltd for |
Best of Sri Lanka |
CITIZENS DEVELOPMENT |
Best of Switzerland |
Kammann Rossi GmbH + MUTABOR |
Best of Turkey |
Graffiti for |
Best of USA |
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE |
Best of Asia/Pacific |
DNA Komunika – Laufer Roth for |
Best of Europe |
VP BANK LTD |
Best of Mexico & South America |
X_DESIGN for |
Best of Mid-East |
RAYMOND LIMITED |
Preliminary and final judges represent top level investor relations executives, financial executives, writers, designers, and photographers from over 71 different agencies and corporations in Austria, Canada, Chile, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Palestine, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Judges ranked the annual reports with a score between one and one hundred. The top 30% scoring annual reports won Gold, Silver, Bronze and Honors Awards.
Criteria used to choose winners included Cover Design, Chairman’s Letter, Writing, Interior Design, Financial Presentation, and Overall, how well the spirit of the company is reflected in the annual report.
The ARC Awards, established by MerComm, Inc. in 1987, were created to honor overall excellence in annual reports, and to encourage noteworthy and vital writing, as well as imaginative and original design.
The ARC Awards is sponsored by MERCOMM, INC., the world’s only independent awards organization, founded with the mission to advance the standards of excellence in the fields of corporate communications. The MerComm Awards Programs are free from advertising, membership dues, or outside sponsorships. In keeping with its policies of openness and transparency, the judges’ names are published and the judging criteria are available to all. Further, entrants may review the judges’ evaluations; and are guaranteed fairness and impartiality. As such, the ARC Awards is considered the most highly respected and prestigious competition in the industry.