Financial Services companies are well represented in the finals for this year’s national awards by the Institute of Internal Communication (IoIC).
Investment managers abrdn and Quilter join the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), Nationwide Building Society and Smart Pension in making it through to the final stage of the annual internal communications awards scheme.
The winners will be crowned at a ceremony on Friday 22 September at The Brewery in the City of London with all finalists receiving an award of excellence in recognition of their achievements.
Scottish asset manager abrdn is in the running for best change/transformation campaign and best leadership communication programme, while Quilter has been shortlisted for best event for the 2023 Quilter Conference.
LSEG has been shortlisted in two categories – best intranet and best new or relaunched channel – while Smart Pension is among the finalists for best employee voice programme.
This year’s scheme received more than 300 entries from industry sectors including travel, fashion, FMCG, construction, technology, legal services and healthcare.
In a media statement, the judges said the standard of entries was “fantastic”.
“It makes us all feel very proud of what internal comms delivers,” a spokesperson for the Institute of Internal Communication said.
The winners of two other categories “We Matter at Work” and the “Grand Prix” will be announced at the September event. No shortlist is published for these categories.