We’re thrilled our digital work for Dominion Energy’s DEI website and Groombridge Wu’s website has been recognized and awarded the Standard of Excellence Award in the 27th Annual WebAwards Competition. Entries from around the world were judged on design, copy writing, innovation, content, interactivity, navigation, and use of technology.
It was another great year for IOP clients as 13 report projects were recognized in the League of America Communication Professional’s Vision Awards. Projects include ESG Reports, Annual Reports and Sustainability Reports. This year we earned 9 spots in the Top 100 Global Reports. Competition was tough for this year’s awards as it drew one of the largest number of submissions ever, with nearly 1000 entries. We are proud to have such a strong showing from our clients: Coca-Cola, Hilton, Stanley Black & Decker, Dominion Energy, Tradeweb, Broadridge, Wintrust, Armstrong, Ciena, and Simon Property Group.
Hilton’s 2021 ESG Report won for best large cap ESG Report in the 2023 IR Magazine US Awards. The awards are determined by a panel of expert judges made up of investment professionals and IR Magazine editorial team members. The Hilton IR team received numerous awards and we are thrilled to support their reporting efforts.
More than 500 entries were received for the annual Financial Communications Society competition, recognizing the great and iconic financial services marketing and communications work. The Tradeweb Corporate Sustainability Report was included in the just-released list of finalists. Winners will be announced at the Awards Gala in May 2023.
Nicole Loher, a Sustainability/ESG Content Strategist & Writer at IOP, gave a keynote on the future of sustainability communications at @Zero100’s Forum 2023, an annual gathering of Chief Operating Officers and Chief Supply Chain Officers from the world’s largest companies — all of whom are at the forefront of building the next generation of global supply chains.
Leaving the event, Nicole had a few takeaways:
Ideas On Purpose was recently recognized as one of the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) Certified Diverse Suppliers. Now more than ever, supplier diversity is a vital part of the success of an organization’s commitment to DEI strategy and can deliver positive social and commercial impacts. The ANA Certified Diverse Supplier list has been created to support marketers starting or improving their supplier diversity program. We are thrilled to be included.
Armstrong World Industries 2021 Sustainability Report was recognized by Corporate Register prestigious Reporting Awards. CRRA – the only global annual awards for corporate responsibility (CR) reporting. They were developed to identify and acknowledge excellence in reporting. Armstrong was awarded 1st place as the best first-time reporter. A judge said: “As a first report it puts many long-time reporters to shame.”
New York University has partnered with IOP for over a decade to create the website and communications for the summer housing program. This initiative populates the dorms with interns for the summer, and is marketed to major companies across New York City. IOP created a refreshed mobile-optimized site to appeal to both businesses and college students. This latest iteration of the website continues IOP’s long partnership with NYU.
Seven IOP clients were included in the winners, drawn from 14,000+ entries across the US. See the winners here, except for one who prefers to remain anonymous. Recognized work included ESG, Sustainability and Annual Report work for clients including Ciena, Hilton, Coke, Dominion Energy and Oshkosh. We are thrilled to continue our award winning streak for our clients.
The National Residency Matching Program website was awarded an Outstanding Site award in 26th annual WebAward Competition for website development. Entries from around the world were were judged on design, copy writing, innovation, content, interactivity, navigation, and use of technology. The site was among the top scorers in the Non-profit category.
A record 14 IOP client report projects were recognized in the League of American Communication Professionals Vision Awards. Projects included ESG Reports, Annual Reports, Sustainability Reports in print, interactive PDF and digital formats. We were thrilled to earn 12 spots in the Top 100 Global Reports. With entries from all over the world, and a over 1,000 participating organizations, this year’s competition was tough. We are proud our clients had such a strong showing including: Coca-Cola, Hilton, Stanley Black & Decker, Dominion Energy, Carrier, Tradeweb, Wintrust, Armstrong, Simon Property Group, Broadridge, and Ciena.
IOP clients did well in the 22nd annual American Digital Design Awards. Nearly 2,400 submissions with only the top 10% selected. Winners included the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health 25th Anniversary Timeline, The Broadridge 2021 Annual Report, and Dominion Energy’s Sustainability Report site as well as the Diversity Equity & Inclusion Report site. We are thrilled to be recognized in a leading industry publication.