The Gold Standard Awards recognise “Gold Standard” achievements by agencies, corporations, NGOs and governmental agencies across Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
Give your teams something to smile about as we come together as an industry to celebrate your success! We are proud of the work achieved within the industry and look forward to celebrating with you all in Singapore on 30th June 2022.
We are pleased to announce this years finalists below.
Practice Area Categories
THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS
BMW Group India – BMW SkillNext>>, a Technical Skilling initiative
Golin Hong Kong & Collinson: Getting The World Travelling Safely Again
Grab – Grab’s Journey to Nasdaq
Lalamove with Hill+Knolwton Strategies – Lalamove Deliver Care to SMEs and underprivileged communities
Roche Diagnostics Asia Pacific – Elevating the Value of Diagnostics
Westpac Group – Stopping Abusive Payments Messages
THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR COUNTRY AND TRADE PROMOTION
APCO Worldwide – Telling New India’s Story at Expo 2020 Dubai
BCW Global – Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas – Paving the Road to Recovery in the Philippines’
Hong Kong Tourism Board – Hong Kong Super Fans
THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
BlueCurrent Group – Guerbet – Shining Light – The remarkable 100-year story of Lipiodol®
Think and Learn Pvt Ltd – BYJU’S – #ByjusTurns10 – 10th Anniversary Celebration of BYJU’S
Edelman Malaysia – #GetMoving Challenge
Grab – Grab’s Public Listing: #OneGrabCommunity
Sandpiper Health – AstraZeneca Our Shot Together: Making a Better Future
Singtel – Empower Every Generation
Thai Union Group
THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR FINANCIAL COMMUNICATIONS
Concept Public Relations India Ltd – FPO of Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd
Grab – Grab’s Journey to Nasdaq
Sandpiper – St. James’s Place Money Relationship Monitor 2022
Tulchan Communications – Unlocking Shareholder Value
THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
APCO Worldwide – Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Movement for Youth in Japan
ERA Communications – Save Our Seafarers
Pfizer Indonesia – TOGETHER ACHIEVING HIGHER HEIGHT ON BIOTECHNOLOGY IN INDONESIA
Zuellig Pharma – Partnering with Governments to Make Immunisation More Accessible
THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR ISSUES MANAGEMENT AND CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS
ERA Communications – Save Our Seafarers
OCCAM Komunikasi Indonesia
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation – The Big Refinery Shift: Ensuring Energy Security in the Philippines
Syngenta India Pvt Ltd
The Mekong Club – Reaching Factory Workers at Risk During Covid-19
UPS Asia Pacific – Delivering what matters when the world needed it most
THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
ALPAS Consultancy – Sanofi Philippines: Health Connect
AstraZeneca and GCI Health – Communications that helped save lives and economies
Golin Taipei & Taiwan AIDS Society and Taiwan AIDS Nurses Association: Life Is Not A Crime
Grab – Grab’s Journey to Nasdaq
LIXIL – LIXIL Behaviors – Furthering Adoption in Japan
VoxEureka – BMW Group Malaysia: NEXTGen Malaysia
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THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR MEDIA ENGAGEMENT
HP with Edelman India – Decoding the Landscape of PC Gaming in India
Edelman Hong Kong – The M+ Opening
GCI Health – Communications that helped save lives and economies
Grab – Grab’s Journey to Nasdaq
Hong Kong Tourism Board – HONG KONG NEIGHBOURHOODS – WEST KOWLOON
Klareco Communications – Placing RedMart at the heart of the online revolution
THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR A PUBLIC SERVICE CAMPAIGN
Golin Taipei & Taiwan AIDS Society and Taiwan AIDS Nurses Association: Life Is Not A Crime
Horizon Communication Group – Check It! Before You Chuck It!
VoxEureka – Digi Yellow Heart
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THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Globe Telecom – Leveraging Transparency and Honesty in Sustainability Reporting
Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation – Investing for New Zealand’s Future Generations
Hong Kong Tourism Board – HKTB ANNUAL REPORT 2020/21 – REDISCOVER HONG KONG
National University of Singapore – Impact for the Future
Singtel – Annual Report 2021: The Singtel Reset
Jardine Cycle & Carriage – Communicating the strength of a diversified portfolio for Jardine Cycle & Carriage in Southeast Asia
THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
EON Group – Measuring Filipinos’ Trust During a Pandemic
Matrix Public Relations LLC – Acronis: Using the Law of New Category to create a Distinct Identity
Sandpiper – Schneider Electric Building a Greener Singapore
Sandpiper – Cisco Cybersecurity for SMBs: Asia Pacific Businesses Prepare for Digital Defence
PRO Partner Group Thought Leaders By SOCIATE
State Street Corporation
Digital and Social Categories
THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR BROADCAST AND VIDEO
APCO Worldwide – Creating a Healthier Asia
ERA Communications – Save Our Seafarers
Weber Shandwick – Nureongi: Where Dogs Are No Longer Meat
THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
APCO Worldwide – Creating a Healthier Asia
DeVries Global Shanghai & Novartis: MS Warrior: She’s One in a Million
Edelman Malaysia – #GetMoving Challenge
QNET – Bernhard H. Mayer 150th Anniversary Campaign
THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS
DeVries Global Shanghai & Novartis: MS Warrior: She’s One in a Million
ERA Communications – Save Our Seafarers
Horizon Communication Group – Love Food Hate Waste NSW
AIA Singapore – Scared what Scared
QNET – Bernhard H. Mayer 150th Anniversary Campaign
QNET – HomePure #BottleSelfieChallenge
THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS
BCW Global – Shell Eco-marathon China 2021 “How Far Can We Go with 1 Unit of Energy” Campaign
AIA Singapore – What will you do when they grow up?
Redhill – Ministry of Law – Singapore Convention Week 2021
Roche Diagnostics Asia Pacific – Elevating the value of diagnostics
Ruder Finn – Sony Brand-new TWS LinkBuds Launching Integrated Marketing campaign
Southern Cross University – Southern Cross University Electric Kombi
VoxEureka – Cornetto Love Series
Good Business & Citizenship Categories
THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP (CSR AND SUSTAINABILITY)
DBS Bank
Edelman Hong Kong – HSBC Try Rugby Programme
FrieslandCampina Engro Pakistan Limited – Transforming Pakistan Through Dairy: Better Living For Farmers
HP with Edelman Indonesia – Rethinking Education for Teachers and Parents
Nestlé Hong Kong – Nestlé x Hong Chi “Type 5 PP Plastic Recycling Campaign”
Novartis Group (China) – Carbon-sink Forestry Program Selected into Chinese Government Sustainable Development Report to the United Nations
Syngenta India Pvt Ltd
AIA Singapore – Green Pledge & Better Lives Fund
VoxEureka – Digi Yellow Heart
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THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP (PHILANTHROPY)
Globe Telecom – Encouraging ‘bayanihan’ through tech
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation – Shell Philippines: Responding to disaster and extending care in the aftermath of Typhoon Odette
Salesforce: Supporting India’s COVID-19 Relief Efforts
VoxEureka Digi Yellow Heart
THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP (COMMUNITY RELATIONS)
Edelman Malaysia – #GetMoving Challenge
Southern Cross University – Southern Cross University Flood Response 2022
VoxEureka – Digi Yellow Heart
THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Microsoft Asia Pacific – Code Without Barriers by Microsoft
SwedCham Singapore with PRecious Communications + Dilucidar – Being #CandidonGender
THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR NGO ENGAGEMENT
Food Safety Information Council – Your Chicken doesn’t need a bath (but you can refreeze it!) – chicken myth busting
Weber Shandwick – Nureongi: Where Dogs Are No Longer Meat
THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
Golin Taipei & Taiwan AIDS Society and Taiwan AIDS Nurses Association: Life Is Not A Crime
The Education University of Hong Kong, Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology – Artificial Intelligence Literacy for All
VoxEureka – Digi Yellow Heart
The Consultancy & In-House Categories
THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR
BMW Group India
DBS Bank
JLL
Marina Bay Sands – Elevating Marina Bay Sands’ multidimensional offerings in a new era of hospitality’
Nanyang Technological University
UPS Asia Pacific
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THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR IN-COUNTRY CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR
Edelman Malaysia
ERA Communications
Hill+Knolwton Strategies – Synergy Hill + Knowlton Strategies Korea
VoxEureka
WE Red Bridge
THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR REGIONAL NETWORK OF THE YEAR
Golin
Hill+Knolwton Strategies APAC
Redhill
Ruder Finn
Sandpiper
Weber Shandwick
THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR MULTI-MARKET CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR
ERA Communications
Golin
Redhill
RICE
Ruder Finn
Sandpiper
Sinclair
Individual Categories
THE PROSPECT GOLD STANDARD AWARDS FOR PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE
Jacob Puthenparambil, Chief Executive Officer, Redhill
Dr Vivien Chiong, Chief Communication Officer, NTU Singapore
Lars Voedisch, Managing Director, PRecious Communications
Ferdinand L. Bondoy, Regional Integration and Chief Executive Director, Partner, and Co-Founder, COMCO Southeast Asia
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