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2012

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Xstrata

Winner

IRS Best Practice Awards

Award for the most effective overall Annual Report (printed and online)

Best communication of corporate responsibility in the Annual Report

Annual Report PDF

 

BusinessFinance Awards

Best Annual Report & Accounts

Annual Report PDF

 

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African Barrick Gold

Winner

IRS Best Practice Awards

Best communication of governance and risk in the Annual Report

Annual Report PDF

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Rio Tinto

Winner

Australasian Annual Reporting Awards

Gold Award

Annual Report PDF

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Rio Tinto

Winner

Victorian PICA Awards

Gold Award

Annual Review PDF

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Winner

XV Annual Report Competition organised by Securities market magazine
 
Best Annual Report by industry - Transport

Best Annual Report by region- Central Federal District

XV Annual Report Competition organised by RTS-MICEX Stock Exchange 
 
Best disclosure of information in the Annual Report - small cap
 

Shortlisted

XV Annual Report Competition organised by Securities market magazine

3rd place for Best level of disclosure in the Annual Report
 
 

Annual Report PDF

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Tullow Oil

Winner

ICSA Awards

Best strategy & risk disclosure for a FTSE 100

Annual Report PDF

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NLMK

Winner

XV Annual Report Competition organised by Securities market magazine

Best Annual Report by industry - Metallurgy 

XV Annual Report Competition organised by RTS-MICEX Stock Exchange

Best design

Best communication of the investment case

Best Annual Report by industry - Metallurgy 

Shortlisted

XV Annual Report Competition organised by Securities market magazine

2nd place for Best all round presentation of a company in the Annual Report

XV Annual Report Competition organised by RTS-MICEX Stock Exchange

2nd place for Best disclosure of information in the Annual Report - large cap 

2nd place for Best disclosure of information about corporate governance

XIV Annual Report Competition organised by Expert RA

2nd place for Best design

Annual Report PDF

 

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Uralkali

Winner

XV Annual Report Competition organised by Securities market magazine

Best all round presentation of a company in the Annual Report

Best level of disclosure in the Annual Report

Best Annual Report by industry-Extractive

XV Annual Report Competition organised by RTS-MICEX Stock Exchange

Best disclosure of information in the Annual Report- large cap

XIV Annual Report Competition organised by Expert RA

Best Design

Shortlisted

 XV Annual Report Competition organised by RTS-MICEX Stock Exchange

2nd place for Best design

3rd place for Best disclosure of information about corporate governance

Annual Report PDF

 

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NLMK

Winner

 XV Annual Report Competition organised by Securities market magazine

Best Online Annual Report

Shortlisted

Digital Impact Awards

Silver Award for best use of digital by industry- Manufacturing and Engineering

Online Annual Report

 

 

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Rio Tinto

Shortlisted

Digital Impact Awards

Silver Award for best use of digital by industry - Extractive

Online Reporting Centre

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BAE Systems

Shortlisted

ICSA Awards

Best Board disclosure for a FTSE 100

Best Annual Report for a FTSE 100 

IRS Best Practice Awards

Best communication of strategy, performance and KPIs in the Annual Report

Best communication of governance and risk in the Annual Report 

Annual Report PDF

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Genel Energy

Shortlisted

CorpComms Awards

Best Annual Report - private sector

Annual Report PDF

2011

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NLMK

Winner

14th Yearly Contest of Annual Reports and Corporate Websites by Securities Market Magazines and Investor.ru in cooperation with the Federal Service for Financial Markets

Best all round representation

Best interactive Annual Report

14th Yearly Contest of Annual Reports and Corporate Websites by RTS and MICEX Stock Exchanges

Best presentation of a company's investment case in an Annual Report

Best Annual Report among central federal district companies

Shortlisted

14th Yearly Contest of Annual Reports and Corporate Websites by Securities Market Magazines and Investor.ru in cooperation with the Federal Service for Financial Markets

Best level of information disclosure in an issuer's Annual Report

Best Annual Report in the metals and mining sector

Best Annual Report among central federal district public companies  

Annual Report PDF (11.4 MB)

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BAE Systems

Winner

ICSA Awards

Best board disclosure for a FTSE 100

Strategic Value in Corporate Reporting Awards

Strategic Governance Award

Shortlisted

ICSA Awards

Best remuneration disclosure for a FTSE 100

Best Annual Report for a FTSE 100

Best strategy disclosure for a FTSE 100

IRS Best Practice Awards 

Best communication of governance and risk in the Annual Report

Communicate Magazine Corporate & Financial Awards

Silver Award for best printed report

Annual Report PDF (8.26 MB)

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Xstrata

Winner

IRS Best Practice Awards

Best communication of corporate responsibility in the Annual Report

Shortlisted

PWC Building Public Trust Awards

Highly commended for 'Excellence in Reporting' in the FTSE 100 

Annual Report PDF (4.49 MB)

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Tullow Oil

Winner

IRS Best Practice Awards

Best communication of governance and risk in the Annual Report

Communicate Magazine Corporate & Financial Awards 

Gold Award for best printed report

Shortlisted

Strategic Value in Corporate Reporting Awards

Strategic Governance Award

Annual Report PDF (7.71 MB)

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Amlin

Shortlisted

ICSA Awards

Best Annual Report for a FTSE 250

Best strategy disclosure for a FTSE 250

Annual Report PDF (8.91 MB)

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African Barrick Gold

Shortlisted

IRS Best Practice Awards

Best communication of strategy, performance and KPIs in the Annual Report

Strategic Value in Corporate Reporting Awards

Strategic Governance Award
 

Annual Report PDF (14.7 MB)

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Rio Tinto

Shortlisted

Strategic Value in Corporate Reporting Awards

Shared Value Award

Group Strategy Award

Annual Report PDF (5.48 MB)

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Electrocomponents

Shortlisted

ICSA Awards

Best risk management disclosure for a FTSE 250

Annual Report PDF (3.15 MB)

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Burberry

Shortlisted

CorpComms Awards

Best Annual Report -private sector

Annual Report PDF (5.80 MB)

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Kazakhmys

Shortlisted

14th Yearly Federal Contest of Annual Reports and Corporate Websites by RTS and MICEX Stock Exchanges

 

Best Annual Report by a foreign company

 

Annual Report PDF (6.53 MB)

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Inchcape

Shortlisted

Strategic Value in Corporate Reporting Awards

Business Model Award

Annual Report PDF (3.44 MB)

2010

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BAE Systems

Winner

ICSA Awards

Best annual report and Best risk management disclosure for FTSE 100

PwC Building Public Trust Awards

Highly commended for 'Executive remuneration reporting for a FTSE 100' 

Shortlisted

ICSA Awards

Best board disclosure and Best strategy disclosure

CIMA Awards

Best Annual Report of the year

Annual Report PDF (10.4 MB)

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Burberry

Winner

International ARC Awards

Silver award for their 2009 report in the Luxury Goods category.

Annual Report PDF (5.60 MB)

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Creston

Winner

International ARC Awards

Bronze award for their 2009 report in the Communications Services category.

Annual Report PDF (6.17 MB)

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Go-Ahead Group

Shortlisted

IRS Best Practice Awards

Most effective overall Annual Report (printed and online) for a FTSE 250

Annual Report PDF (7.27 MB)

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Inchcape

Winner

Accountancy Age Awards

Best Annual Report and Accounts - Business

Strategic Value in Corporate Reporting Awards

Best strategy and objectives

Annual Report PDF (6.39 MB)

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Rank Group

Shortlisted

CorpComms Awards

Best Annual Report - Private Sector

Annual Report PDF (2.18 MB)

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SEGRO

Winner

European Public Real Estate Association Awards

Gold award for their 2009 Annual Report

Annual Report PDF (5.79 MB)

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Rio Tinto

Winner

International ARC Awards

Honors award for the ‘Interactive Annual Report: Mining: Ferrous & Non-Ferrous’ category.

Shortlisted

ICSA Awards

Best sustainability and stakeholder disclosure for FTSE 100

Accountancy Age Awards

Best Annual Report and Accounts - FTSE 100

Annual Report PDF (8.05 MB)

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Taylor Wimpey

Winner

ICSA Awards

Best strategy disclosure FTSE 250

Shortlisted

ICSA Awards

Best annual report and Best risk management disclosure FTSE 250

Annual Report PDF (4.20 MB)

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Tullow Oil

Winner

Strategic Value in Corporate Reporting Awards

Most Compelling Narrative

Shortlisted

IRS Best Practice Awards

Most effective overall Annual Report (printed and online) for a FTSE 100

Accountancy Age Awards

Best Annual Report and Accounts - FTSE 100

Annual Report PDF (7.05 MB)

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Xstrata

Winner

PwC Building Public Trust Awards

Sustainability Reporting and highly commended for 'Excellence in Reporting' for a FTSE 100

Shortlisted

IRS Best Practice Awards

Best communication of corporate responsibility in the annual report

Annual Report PDF (7.25 MB)

2009

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Russian Expert RA Awards

NLMK won the award for the Best Annual Report in English.

Annual Report PDF (18.1 MB)

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IR Society Awards

Tullow Oil won the ‘FTSE 100 award for the most effective overall Annual Report
(print and online)’.

Online Annual Report

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IR Society Awards

Tullow Oil won the ‘FTSE 100 award for the most effective overall Annual Report
(print and online)’.

Annual Report PDF (8.80 MB)

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IR Society Awards

Xstrata was short-listed for the award for the ‘Most improved Annual Report’.

Online Annual Report

Annual Report PDF (12.3 MB)

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ICSA Hermes Transparency in Governance Awards

BAE Systems won the ICSA Hermes transparency in governance for: ‘FTSE 100 Innovation in governance disclosure’

Annual Report PDF (3.50 MB)

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ICSA Hermes Transparency in Governance Awards

BAE Systems won the ICSA Hermes transparency in governance for: ‘FTSE 100 Best Practice disclosure on strategy formulation and execution’.

Annual Report PDF (3.50 MB)

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ICSA Hermes Transparency in Governance Awards

BG Group was short-listed for the award for ‘FTSE 100 Best Practice disclosure on strategy formulation and execution’.

Online Reporting centre

Annual Report PDF (4.40 MB)

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CorpComms Awards

BAE Systems were short-listed for the award for ‘Best Annual Report’.

Annual Report PDF (3.50 MB)

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Strategic Value in Corporate Reporting Awards

Halma’s 2008 Annual Report won the award for ‘Best Strategy & Objectives by a FTSE 250s Company’.

Annual Report PDF (3.40 MB)

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Galaxy Awards

Creston were awarded a Silver Award for their ‘Annual Report in the Media Industry’ category.

Annual Report PDF (5.12 MB)

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Galaxy Awards

Burberry were awarded a Bronze Award for their ‘Annual Report in the Luxury Industry’ category.

Annual Report PDF (4.02 MB)

2008

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IR Society Awards

Tullow Oil won the award for ‘Most Improved Communication – Annual Report’ against stiff competition from Novolipetsk Steel, another of Black Sun’s clients.

Annual Report PDF (3.69 MB)

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IR Society Awards

Legal & General Group won the award for ‘Best Practice Communications through the Annual Report (printed and online)’ in the FTSE 100 companies section.

Annual Report PDF (2.66 MB)

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Thomson Reuters Extel Awards

BG Group won the award for ‘Best Annual Report for Investors’ in the FTSE 100 category.

Annual Report PDF (9.57 MB)

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IR Society Awards

Novolipetsk Steel was short-listed for the award for ‘Most Improved Communication – Annual Report’.

Annual Report PDF (5.40 MB)

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Russian Magazine ‘Rynok Cennykh Bumag’ (Securities Market) Awards

Novolipetsk Steel won the award for ‘Best Annual Report’.

Annual Report PDF (5.40 MB)

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ICSA Awards

BAE Systems Annual Report was Short-listed for the award for ‘Best Shareholder Communication’.

Annual Report PDF (7.70 MB)

2007 and earlier

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IR Society Best Practice Awards

Imperial Tobacco won the award for ‘Best Annual Report: Most Effective Communication Award for a FTSE 100 company’, 2007 Winner.

Annual Report PDF (2.67 MB)

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IR Society Best Practice Awards

Carphone Warehouse won the award for ‘Best Annual Report: Most Effective Communication Award for a FTSE 250 company’, 2007 Winner.

Annual Report PDF (3.70 MB)

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Accountancy Age Magazine Awards

George Wimpey won the award for ‘Best Annual Report – Business’, 2006 Winner.

Annual Report PDF (3.50 MB)

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IR Magazine Awards

BG Group won the award for ‘Best FTSE 100 Annual Report’, 2006 Winner.

Annual Report PDF (8.59 MB)

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