Finalists for the Gold Standard Awards 2025 Announced!

We’re thrilled to announce the finalists for the Gold Standard Awards 2025. The awards is a fantastic opportunity for communicators from agency, corporation, NGO and governmental organisations to showcase their accomplishments and set a benchmark for excellence. 

There was a fantastic turnout from the region this year with submissions from nine countries shortlisted for the awards.

Thank you again to all of this year’s judges for lending their time and expertise to ensure the credibility and prestige of the awards.

This year we have opted for a standing ceremony to keep the event more dynamic and allow networking opportunities. Tickets are now on sale and there are still sponsorship opportunities available.

So without further ado… here are the finalists:

 

PRACTICE AREA CATEGORIES

Corporate Communications 

  • Northwestern University in Qatar: “Reimagining Corporate Communications for Higher Education Institutions in the Global South”
  • Red Hat Asia Pacific Pte Ltd: “ Building A Strategic Corporate Communications Campaign to Champion Inclusive AI in APAC”
  • Ruder Finn China: Montblanc 100 Years of Meisterstück
  • Sandpiper: “Retirement Reimagined: Facing the Future with Confidence”
  • Singtel: “Voices from Comcentre”

Country and Trade Promotion 

  • BRC Imagination Arts: “USA Pavilion Osaka Expo 2025”
  • Edelman Singapore Pte. Ltd: “GO MonGOlia”
  • Liquid: “Maple Makes it Merry” 
  • Sandpiper: “Boosting Singapore-China Business Partnerships at China International Import Expo (CIIE)”

Employee Engagement 

  • Grab: “G/AI Sprint”
  • Singtel: “Voices from Comcentre”

Financial Communications 

  • Bud: “Demystifying Money: How Chocolate Finance Won Customers, Investors, and Regulators”
  • Sandpiper: “Building Brand Awareness in the Financial Services Sector for Newly Launched Restructuring Firm”

Government Relations 

  • ALPAS Consultancy: “MakaBAGOng Halalan para sa MakaBAGOng Pilipino” 
  • Golin: “FROM RESISTANCE TO ACCEPTANCE: PAVING THE WAY FOR RIDESHARING”
  • Trinasolar: “Building Trust, Shaping Policy: Trinasolar APAC’s Soft Power Government Relations” 

Issues Management and Crisis Communications 

  • Bud: “Stemming the Tide: How A Crisis Response Stabilised Half a Billion Dollars in Four Days”
  • Adhesive: “Respect. It’s the Goat”
  • PT Sumbawa Timur Mining: “PRCA_Clarifying the “Waste Pond” Controversy: Responsible Mining Starts with Transparent Engagement”
  • The Weber Shandwick Collective: “From Crisis to Opportunity”

Media Engagement 

  • Adhesive: “Respect. It’s the Goat”
  • Red Hat Asia Pacific Pte Ltd: “Long-Term Media Engagement Strategy Rooted in Trust, Access, and Relevance” 
  • Ruder Finn China: “Montblanc 100 Years of Meisterstück”
  • The Weber Shandwick Collective: Bridging Talent, Building India
  • Zeno: “The Power of One Lenovo: Redefining Perception from PC Maker to Global Technology Powerhouse”

Public Service Campaign 

  • Food Safety Information Council: “Look before you cook – read the food safety advice on labels”
  • Golin: “Taiwan AIDS Society & Taiwan AIDS Nurses’ Association and Golin Taipei”

Stakeholder Engagement 

  • Golin: “FROM RESISTANCE TO ACCEPTANCE: PAVING THE WAY FOR RIDESHARING”
  • Northwestern University in Qatar: “Reimagining Corporate Communications for Higher Education Institutions in the Global South”
  • Salesforce: “Shaping a Nation’s AI Strategy: The Impact of Salesforce’s Global AI Readiness Index on Singapore”
  • Zeno: “The Power of One Lenovo: Redefining Perception from PC Maker to Global Technology Powerhouse” 

Thought Leadership 

  • PRecious Communications: “Igniting Trust, Awareness and Action: Establishing AI Cybersecurity Authority Across ASEAN” 
  • Red Hat Asia Pacific Pte Ltd: “Championing Open Source in the Age of AI through Purposeful Thought Leadership”
  • Sandpiper: “Retirement Reimagined: Facing the Future with Confidence” 
  • Temus: “Giant-Killer in the Smart Nation Arena: Temus and “The Power of Small’ on Singapore’s Little Red Dot”


DIGITAL AND SOCIAL CATEGORIES

Broadcast and Video 

Winner to be revealed on the night

Digital Communications

  • Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas: “BSP Mobile App, BSP Communication Office and TDIO”
  • Nanyang Technological University, Singapore: “HAILEY – Human or AI?”

Integrated Communications 

  • Finn Partners Singapore: “Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW)” 
  • Golin: “Lovin’ Me” 
  • Grab: “GrabX 2025: For Every You” 
  • Midas PR: Virgin Active Thailand “Real Wellness, My Way”

Social Media Communications 

  • Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas: “BSP Explained – Meaning in a Minute, BSP Communication Office”
  • Finn Partners Singapore: “Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW)” 
  • Nanyang Technological University, Singapore: “HAILEY – Human or AI?”

GOOD BUSINESS & CITIZENSHIP CATEGORIES

Corporate Citizenship (CSR and Sustainability)

  • Samsung Philippines and TARO AOX Inc. – a COMCO Mundo company: “Empowering the Country’s Next Gen Heroes Samsung Solve for Tomorrow 2024” 
  • Golin: “Lovin’ Me”
  • Sandpiper: “Counting to 3: Navigating Singapore’s Emissions Journey Together” 

Corporate Citizenship (Philanthropy)

Winner to be revealed on the night

Corporate Citizenship (Community Relations)

  • Golin: “Lovin’ Me”
  • Temus: “Building a Smart Nation for Al:  How Temus Cultivates Community Trust”

Diversity and Inclusion 

  • Golin: “Taiwan AIDS Society & Taiwan AIDS Nurses’ Association and Golin Taipei”
  • The Weber Shandwick Collective: “Game of Homes”

NGO Engagement 

  • Golin: “Taiwan AIDS Society & Taiwan AIDS Nurses’ Association and Golin Taipei”
  • SPRG: “BCAM 2024”

Public/Private Partnership 

  • Golin: “FROM RESISTANCE TO ACCEPTANCE: PAVING THE WAY FOR RIDESHARING”
  • Makaira KK: “From an Uninhabitable Land to a National Space Hub:  The Fukushima Space Industry Initiative”
  • Temus: “Small Players, Big Outcomes: Powering the Last Mile of Singapore’s Smart Nation through Temus”


INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

Young Professional of the Year 

  • H/Advisors Klareco: Nicola Powell
  • PRecious Communications: Aniket Gupta  
  • Nanyang Technological University: Vivian Lim 
  • Northwestern University in Qatar: Awad Al Radi 

Professional Excellence

  • Northwestern University in Qatar: Nisar Keshvani  
  • Ruder Finn Asia: Alan Ma
  • Sandpiper: Emma Smith 
  • Trinasolar: Finian Lim


THE CONSULTANCY & IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

In-House Team of the Year 

  • DBS Bank Group: Strategic Marketing & Communications
  • Westpac: Corporate Affairs & Community

In-Country Consultancy of the Year

  • The Hoffman Agency Taiwan
  • We. Corporate Advisors (Formerly WATATAWA) 

Multi-market Consultancy of the Year 

  • PRecious Communications 
  • Ruder Finn Asia 
  • Sandpiper 
  • The Hoffman Agency
  • Vero Advocacy 

Regional Network of the Year 

  • Ruder Finn
  • Sandpiper
  • The Hoffman Agency

Good luck to all the finalists!

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