IR Magazine Awards – Europe 2016: View the short lists

The IR Magazine Awards – Europe 2016 are now just a day away. Taking place on June 22 at the Park Lane Hotel in London, the event will celebrate the best IR performers across Europe. You can view the full short lists for the awards below. To find out more, please click here to visit the IR Magazine Awards – Europe 2016 mini-site.

IR awards

Judged categories 

Best investor event
Aegon
CTT – Correios de Portugal
KPN
Unilever
Valmet

Best use of multimedia for IR
Deutsche EuroShop
Garanti Bank
REN – Redes Energéticas Nacionais
Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Valmet

Rising star
AXA
Galp Energia
ISS
Moscow Exchange
PGE
Telefónica Deutschland

Pan-European awards

Best use of technology
Continental
Iberdrola
Novo Nordisk
Unilever

Best sustainability practice
BMW Group
Iberdrola
Nestlé
Novo Nordisk
Unilever

Best IR by region 

Central & Eastern Europe
ČEZ Group
Erste Bank
Gedeon Richter
Magyar Telekom
MOL
OMV

Germany
Allianz                  
BASF                    
Bayer                    
Continental
Deutsche Post DHL
RWE                      

Northern Europe
Atlas Copco
Genmab
Novo Nordisk
Novozymes
Statoil
Swedbank

Southern Europe
EDP – Energias de Portugal
EDP Renováveis
Ferrovial
Galp Energia
Iberdrola
Santander 

UK & Ireland
AstraZeneca
BT Group
Royal Dutch Shell
Smith & Nephew
Tullow Oil
Unilever

Western Europe
Airbus Group
ASML
KBC Group
Nestlé
Novartis
Roche Holding

Best IR by sector

Communications
BT Group
Deutsche Telekom        
Magyar Telekom
Orange
Telenet
WPP Group 

Consumer discretionary
adidas
BMW Group
Continental
Daimler          
Hugo Boss
Moncler

Consumer staples
Henkel
Jerónimo Martins
Marine Harvest
Nestlé
Royal Ahold
Unilever

Energy
Galp Energia
MOL
Repsol                
Royal Dutch Shell
Total            
Tullow Oil

Financials
Allianz                  
Intesa Sanpaolo      
KBC Group
Munich Re    
Santander
Unibail-Rodamco

Healthcare
Bayer                    
Fresenius
Novartis
Novo Nordisk
Novozymes
Roche Holding

Industrials
ABB
Airbus Group
Atlas Copco
Deutsche Post DHL
Ferrovial
Umicore

Materials
AkzoNobel
BASF                    
Givaudan
Lanxess
Symrise
The Linde Group 

Technology
Amadeus
ARM Holdings
ASML
NORMA Group
RELX Group
SAP

Utilities
ČEZ Group
EDP – Energias de Portugal
EDP Renováveis
Enel                    
Iberdrola
RWE      

Grand prix               

Grand prix for best overall investor relations (small cap)
Altri
Bavarian Nordic
Pegas Nonwovens
Premier Oil
REN – Redes Energéticas Nacionais
XING

Grand prix for best overall investor relations (mid-cap)
EDP Renováveis
Lanxess
MOL
RWE                      
Tullow Oil
Umicore

Grand prix for best overall investor relations (large cap)
Continental
EDP – Energias de Portugal
Iberdrola
Novo Nordisk
Roche Holding
Unilever

For more information, visit the IR Magazine Awards – Europe 2016 mini-site.

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