Awards 2026 Shortlists
Self-entry Award Shortlists
- Best Communication of Sustainability – small cap
ACG Metals (Agency: Black & Callow)
Kenmare Resources (Agency: Jones + Palmer)
Optima Health (Agency: Black & Callow)
- Best Communication of Sustainability - mid cap
Currys
Greencoat Renewables (Agency: Black & Callow)
Hikma Pharmaceuticals
Workspace Group (Agency: Gather)
- Best Communication of Sustainability - large cap
Alinma Bank
Aviva (Agency: Brunswick Group Advisory)
Lloyds Banking Group (Agency: Emperor)
Mondi Group (Agency: Design Portfolio)
Severn Trent (Agency: Luminous)
Unilever
- Best Innovation in IR – small cap
Gamania Digital Entertainment
Kenmare Resources
- Best Innovation in IR – mid cap
Currys
Dr Martens (Agency: World Television Limited)
Quilter (Agency: Modular Finance)
Volex (Jones + Palmer)
Wickes
- Best Innovation in IR – large cap
Experian (Agency: Euroland IR)
NatWest Group
Unilever
Vodafone (Agency: BRR Media)
- Best Corporate Website – small cap
DFS Furniture (Agency: Design Portfolio)
Norcros (Agency: Jones + Palmer)
PZ Cussons
- Best Corporate Website – mid cap
Caledonia Investments (Agency: three thirty studio)
Foresight Group (Agency: Gather)
HarbourVest Global Private Equity
Kier Group (Agency: Design Portfolio)
- Best Corporate Website - large cap
IMI (Agency: SampsonMay)
J Sainsbury (Agency: Emperor)
Unilever
Vodafone (Agency: IDX)
Wise Group (Agency: Notified)
- Best Annual Report – small cap
ACG Metals Limited (Agency: Black & Callow)
CGS Holding Company (Agency: Smart Media The Annual Report Company)
Kenmare Resources (Agency: Jones + Palmer)
Norcros (Agency: Jones + Palmer)
Sabre Insurance Group (Agency: Emperor)
VH Global Energy Infrastructure (Agency: Black & Callow)
- Best Annual Report – mid cap
Alef Education (Agency: Smart Media The Annual Report Company)
Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited
discoverIE Group (Agency: Jones + Palmer)
Greencoat Renewables (Agency: Black & Callow)
Stolt-Nielsen (Agency: Black Sun Global)
Volex (Agency: Jones + Palmer)
- Best Annual Report - large cap
ACWA (Agency: Fanda)
Alinma Bank
Banco Santander (Agency: MRM Spain (McCann Worldgroup))
Lion Finance Group (Agency: Emperor)
Orlen SA
Zabka (Agency: Luminous)
- Best IR Programme – small cap
Halfords Group (Agency: Design Portfolio)
NCC Group
- Best IR Programme – mid cap
Currys
Galliford Try Holdings (Agency: Equitory)
Harbour Energy
Theon International (Agency: Equitory)
- Best IR Programme – large cap
BAT (Agency: BRR Media)
Croda (Agency: Black Sun Global)
Diploma (Agency: Teneo)
NatWest Group
Unilever
Voted Award Shortlists
- Best Investor Engagement
Artemis Investment Management LLP
Fidelity Management & Research
J.O. Hambro Capital Management Ltd.
Norges Bank Investment Management
Wellington Management
- Best Newcomer to IR
Shaun Curtis - Kingfisher
Alfonso Enriquez - Zegona Communications
Jamie Lewis - ConvaTec Group
Kean Marden - Hays
Alastair Ryan - HSBC Holdings
- Best IRO – small cap
Bethany Barnes - Dr. Martens
Stephen Burrows - Great Portland Estates
Andrew Gillian - Trainline
Kean Marden - Hays
Kurt Mueller - Grainger
- Best IRO – mid cap
Carlos Berastain - Allfunds Group
Ian Brown - Tritax Big Box REIT
Dan Homan - Currys
Tej Randhawa - Pepco Group
Lauren Wu Leng - Burberry Group
- Best IRO - large cap
Michael Livingston - SSE
Sonya Ghobrial – Diageo
Christer Gruvris - AstraZeneca
Andrew Gwynn - Tesco
Rakesh Patel - Haleon
- Best Overall Company IR – small cap
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings
Avon Technologies
Dr. Martens
Johnson Service Group
Watches of Switzerland Group
- Best Overall Company IR – mid cap
Babcock International Group
Burberry
ConvaTec Group
easyJet
Quilter
- Best Overall Company IR - large cap
AstraZeneca
Barclays
Diageo
Reckitt
Rolls-Royce Holding