PublicAffairsAsia and PRCA Asia Pacific has announced the winners of the 2024 Gold Standard Awards. The winners were unveiled at the annual Gold Standard Awards ceremony in Singapore attended by senior figures from the communications and PA industry, the diplomatic community, and the media.

A huge congratulations to all our Finalists and Winners of the 2024 Gold Standard Awards!

Practice Area Categories

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Consultancy Winner: Horizon Communication Group – Helping Aussie SMEs Get Smart On Sustainability

In-House Winner: Ruder Finn – Vivo “Capture the future” Bangladesh CSR Project

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THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR COUNTRY AND TRADE PROMOTION

Consultancy Winner: Liquid Australia – The Magic of Maple

In-House Winner: Singapore Business Federation and Sandpiper – Singapore-China Business Partnerships at CIIE 2023

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

Consultancy Winner: The Weber Shandwick Collective – One for Change: Steering 12,000 Employees Through Transformation

In-House Winner: Salesforce – Equality Groups Program

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR FINANCIAL COMMUNICATIONS

Consultancy Winner: H/Advisors Klareco Pte Ltd

In-House Winner: St. James’s Place and Sandpiper – Money Relationship Monitor

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

Consultancy Winner: MediCom APAC, Elite PR Group – The Beacon of Hope for Vulnerable Cancer

In-House Winner: Embraer

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR ISSUES MANAGEMENT AND CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

Weber Shandwick India & PVR Inox – #PVRHeardYou

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

Consultancy Winner: APCO – Adding Dating Apps to Discussions on Birthrate Policy

In-House Winner: UPS – Preparing for the Next Storm

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR MEDIA ENGAGEMENT

Consultancy Winner: TriOn & Co X BIGO – Building and Strengthening Connections

In-House Winner: Mount Faber Leisure Group – Singapore Cable Car 50th Anniversary

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR A PUBLIC SERVICE CAMPAIGN

Consultancy Winner: ALPAS Consultancy – BATANG BAKUNADO, TODONG PROTEKTADO!: A COVID-19 Pediatric Vaccination Campaign

In-House Winner: GCI Health & Roche – National Women’s Checkup Week #MaketheMostImportantDate

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY

Consultancy Winner: The Weber Shandwick Collective – Measuring Commitment to Change

In-House Winner: National University of Singapore – NUS Impact Report 2023: Impact for the Future

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Consultancy Winner: Cloudflare and Sandpiper – Securing the Future: Asia Pacific Cyber Readiness

In-House Winner: LinkedIn – “At the Table” APAC Thought-leadership Video Series

Digital and Social Categories

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR BROADCAST AND VIDEO

Consultancy Winner: Era Communications – Hold on a minute

In-House Winner: Hong Kong Tourism Board – Hong Kong in the Lens by Asian Directors

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS

Consultancy Winner: TriOn & Co X UOB FinLab – Amplified Conversations For Accelerated Transformations

In-House Winner: Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation – Supercharging our intranet

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS

Consultancy Winner: Fifth Ring – As easy as Pi! Boosting MCE Math Appeal in Asia

In-House: Shell China – Shell Eco-marathon China 2023: We are the Changemakers

Good Business & Citizenship Categories

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP (CSR AND SUSTAINABILITY)

Consultancy Winner: Ruder Finn – Vivo “Capture the future” Bangladesh CSR Project

In-House Winner: Schneider Electric and Sandpiper – Going Green from the Inside Out

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP (PHILANTHROPY)

Consultancy Winner: Sandpiper Health – Strengthening Patient Advocacy Across the Asia Pacific

In-House Winner: Hinrich Foundation

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP (COMMUNITY RELATIONS)

Consultancy Winner: Current Global India & Tata Trusts – Kaise Ka Cancer

In-House Winner: Shell Pilipinas Corporation – Movement Against Malaria (MAM)

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Consultancy Winner: Era Communications – Hold on a minute

In-House Winner: Salesforce – Equality Groups Program

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR NGO ENGAGEMENT

Consultancy Winner: Weber Shandwick China – Food Funeral

In-House Winner: ALPAS Consultancy – The NOI25 Campaign: Addressing the Housing Gap in Negros Occidental

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP

Consultancy Winner: Makaira KK

In-House Winner: Rantau + – Driving Recognition for the Socioeconomic Value of the Klang River

The Consultancy & In-House Categories

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR

DBS Bank

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR REGIONAL NETWORK OF THE YEAR

Sandpiper

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR MULTI-MARKET CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR

Rice Communications

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR IN-COUNTRY CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR

Sinclair

Individual Categories

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARDS FOR PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE

Consultancy Winner: Ruder Finn Asia – Elan Shou, a Community-Focused Leader

In-House Winner: Nanyang Technological University  – Dr Vivien Chiong, Chief Communication Officer