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