ARC Awards

Grand Award Winners

* NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD. * Wins Best of Show

NEW YORK, NY – October 17, 2019 - The winners in the 33rd International ARC Awards Competition, honoring excellence in annual reports, were fêted at the ARC Awards Winners Dinner in The SHILLA Hotel in Seoul, South Korea, the first ever celebration held in South Korea.

The trophy for BEST OF SHOW was awarded to NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (Japan) nominated by SHIAN INC. (Japan).

The Platinum Achievement Award was bestowed to iONE FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED (Hong Kong) for winning the greatest number of awards (67) on behalf of their clients. The Titanium Achievement Award was captured by FİNAR (Turkey), delivering the greatest percentage (73%) of wins for their clients.

The Grand Awards were presented by the evening’s Keynote Speaker Youn Park, Lead Partner, TALANTONE CREATIVE GROUP, Seoul, South Korea.

In their respective categories, the 2019 BEST OF CATEGORY Grand winners are:

Cover Design Abstract/Graphics	iOne Financial Press Limited for HJ CAPITAL (INTERNATIONAL) HOLDINGS COMPANY LIMITED (Hong Kong)	Cover Design Artistic	SHIAN INC. for NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (Japan)
Cover Design Die-Cut	iOne Financial Press Limited for THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED (Hong Kong)	Cover Design Holographic	IM creative for LOTTE SHOPPING (South Korea)
Cover Design People/Portrait	HGB Hamburger Geschäftsberichte GmbH & Co. KG for PHOENIX GROUP (Germany)	Cover Design Traditional - Hong Kong	HeterMedia Services Limited for POWER ASSETS HOLDINGS LIMITED
Chairman’s Letter Hong Kong/PRC	iOne Financial Press Limited for THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED (Hong Kong)	Chairman’s Letter International	HGB Hamburger Geschäftsberichte GmbH & Co. KG for ARMACELL INTERNATIONAL S.A. (Luxembourg)
Interior Design Asia/Pacific	Talantone Creative Group for KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL (South Korea)	Interior Design Europe	ÖAMTC (Austria)
Interior Design Hong Kong - Non-Traditional	iOne Financial Press Limited for HJ CAPITAL (INTERNATIONAL) HOLDINGS COMPANY LIMITED	Interior Design Hong Kong - Traditional	Solomon Financial Press Limited for CHINA UNICOM (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Interior Design Turkey	FİNAR for GÜNEŞ SİGORTA	Photography	be.public Corporate & Financial Communications for PORR AG (Austria)
Illustrations	SHIAN INC. for NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (Japan)	Infographics	CD Corporate Reports Sdn Bhd for PETRONAS GAS BERHAD (Malaysia)
Financial Data Boxed Sets	National Savings Bank (Sri Lanka)	Financial Data Integrated	Talantone Creative Group for ORANGELIFE INSURANCE (South Korea)
Written Text	California Water Service Group (USA)	Non-English Annual Reports	Berichtsmanufaktur GmbH for ÖSTERREICHISCHE POST AG (Austria)
Non-Profit Organizations	Talantone Creative Group for THE HAPPINESS FOUNDATION (South Korea)	Non-Traditional Annual Reports Boxed Sets	DNA Komunika & Brandbook for PT PERUSAHAAN GAS NEGARA TBK (Indonesia)
Non-Traditional Annual Reports Oversized	Nova Fusion Sdn Bhd for SIME DARBY PLANTATION BERHAD (Malaysia)	Non-Traditional Annual Reports Various	HGB Hamburger Geschäftsberichte GmbH & Co. KG for JUNGHEINRICH AG (Germany)
Printing & Production Boxed Sets	brandcooks GmbH for ADO PROPERTIES S.A. (Luxembourg)	Printing & Production Hong Kong	iOne Financial Press Limited for HJ CAPITAL (INTERNATIONAL) HOLDINGSCOMPANY LIMITED
Printing & Production International	FİNAR for BNP PARIBAS CARDIF TURKEY (Turkey)	Specialized Annual Reports	California Water Service Group (USA)
Traditional Annual Reports Asia/Pacific	Nova Fusion Sdn Bhd for KLCC PROPERTY HOLDINGS BERHAD (Malaysia)	Traditional Annual Reports Europe	Solberg Kommunikation for VOLVO CAR GROUP (Sweden)
Traditional Annual Reports Hong Kong - Special Treatment	iOne Financial Press Limited for THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED	Traditional Annual Reports Hong Kong - Standard Treatment	REF Financial Press Limited for SINO-OCEAN GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
Extra-Ordinary Presentation	United Therapeutics (USA)	Online Annual Reports Home Page	Solberg Kommunikation for VOLVO CAR GROUP (Sweden)
Online Annual Reports Interactive	GCI Health for PFIZER INC. (USA)	Online Annual Reports PDF	Ideas On Purpose for THE COCA-COLA COMPANY (USA)
Online Annual Reports Various	Solberg Kommunikation for VOLVO CAR GROUP (Sweden)	Best of Austria	Berichtsmanufaktur GmbH for ÖSTERREICHISCHE POST AG
Best of Canada	IBI Group	Best of China	Toppan Merrill Limited for HARBIN BANK
Best of Germany	HGB Hamburger Geschäftsberichte GmbH & Co. KG for NÜRNBERGMESSE GMBH	Best of Hong Kong	Toppan Merrill Limited for CHINA JINMAO HOLDINGS GROUP LIMITED
Best of Indonesia	PT Desain Nindya Amarta (DNA Komunika) for PT PGN LNG INDONESIA	Best of Japan	SHIAN INC. for NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Best of Malaysia	Nova Fusion Sdn Bhd for NESTLÉ (MALAYSIA) BERHAD	Best of Russia	Zebra Design Bureau for JSC SUEK
Best of Singapore	META FUSION PTE LTD for YANLORD LAND GROUP LIMITED	Best of South Korea	IM creative for LOTTE SHOPPING
Best of Sri Lanka	National Savings Bank	Best of Turkey	FİNAR for BNP PARIBAS CARDIF TURKEY
Best of USA	Mutual of America	Best of Europe	Solberg Kommunikation for VOLVO CAR GROUP (Sweden)
Best of International	The Saudi Investment Bank (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)

Preliminary and final judges represent top level investor relations executives, financial executives, writers, designers, and photographers from over 80 different agencies and corporations in Austria, Canada, Chile, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Judges ranked the annual reports with a score between one and one hundred. The top 30% scoring annual reports won Gold, Silver, Bronze and Honors Awards.

Criteria used to choose winners included Cover Design, Chairman’s Letter, Writing, Interior Design, Financial Presentation, and Overall, how well the spirit of the company is reflected in the annual report.

The ARC Awards, established by MerComm, Inc. in 1987, were created to honor overall excellence in annual reports, and to encourage noteworthy and vital writing, as well as imaginative and original design.

The ARC Awards is sponsored by MERCOMM, INC., the world’s only independent awards organization, founded with the mission to advance the standards of excellence in the fields of corporate communications. The MerComm Awards Programs are free from advertising, membership dues, or outside sponsorships. In keeping with its policies of openness and transparency, the judges’ names are published and the judging criteria are available to all. Further, entrants may review the judges’ evaluations; and are guaranteed fairness and impartiality. As such, the ARC Awards is considered the most highly respected and prestigious competition in the industry.