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On 28 April 2010 the Strategic Planning Society will confer the fourth 'Strategic Value in Corporate Reporting Awards' to FTSE100 and FTSE250 companies for the quality of strategy disclosure in the narrative of their corporate annual reporting.
Stephen Haddrill, Chief Executive of the Financial Reporting Council, has honoured the Society by accepting an invitation to make the keynote speech and to co-present the awards with their respective sponsors. The awards ceremony will be held at the Royal Over-Seas League, London.
Invitations
The event is open to SPS members and invited guests only. If you would like to attend please email awards@sps.org.uk.
What are the awards to be made?
The Society will make eight awards based on corporate reporting for year-ends falling in the period between 1 October 2008 and 30 September 2009. The following companies have been shortlisted for awards:
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Best Overall Strategic Value Added by a |
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Best Overall Strategic Value Added by a |
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Best Strategy & Objectives |
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Best Sustainability in Annual Reporting |
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Best Strengths and Resources |
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Most Compelling Narrative |
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Most Improved Narrative |
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Best Online Annual Reporting by a |
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Best Online Annual Reporting by a |
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Event sponsor - FutureValue |
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Media partner - Communicate Magazine |
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How does the Society decide upon the awards?
The Society applies FutureValue's Strategic Value Analysis technique, with its individual comparative assessment of FTSE350 companies, as the rigorous, uncompromising standard for selecting the winners. The 2010 awards relate to content of Annual Reports for years ending between 1 October 2008 and 30 September 2009.
When and where will the Society confer the awards?
The Society will confer the awards on the evening of Wednesday, 28 April 2010. This will be a drinks reception to be held at the Royal Overseas League in Park Place, London, W1, at which it will announce the winning companies and present them with their awards. The Society will shortly announce an authoritative figure who will make a keynote speech at the event and co-present the awards with the respective sponsors.
Sponsorship opportunity
The Strategic Planning Society invites other organisations equally supportive of this development in corporate reporting to join it in encouraging listed companies that exhibit the very best practice. This concerted effort will help make others more aware of the importance and value of this evolution. It will also help to raise the standard of future-oriented reporting among all UK-listed companies. The Strategic Planning Society is a charity whose purpose is education in strategy. It can only allocate limited resource to communication and promotion of the awards. So, it encourages sponsorship of an award for a modest sum. Sponsorship also offers an organisation identifying with SPS's purpose an opportunity to create value for itself while helping to promote the cause - see the benefits below.
The benefits of sponsorship
Organisations choosing to support the Strategic Planning Society and sponsor the award of their choice will enjoy the following benefits:
- Name on the award - Corporate name linked to the award, e.g. The SPS Sponsor Company Award for Best Overall Strategic Value Added.
- Presenting the award - the sponsor will be invited to co-present the award at the awards ceremony
- Attending the event - the sponsor will receive invitations for up to four people to attend the awards ceremony
- Inclusion in press releases - the sponsor's name will be included in the list of award sponsors communicated to the media in at least two releases - one announcing the short-list of companies, one informing awards winners
- Credit in the Society's e-newsletter - the sponsor will receive accreditation in two issues of the Society's e-newsletter (the newsletter goes out to more than 4,000 members and subscribers), plus a link to the sponsor's own website
- A full-page advert in Strategy magazine - the sponsor will receive a fullpage advert in the June 2010 issue of Strategy, house magazine of the Strategic Planning Society (the June issue will have a circulation of 2- 3,000 copies, and a readership of at least double that)
- 100 copies of the June 2010 issue of Strategy - the sponsor will received 100 copies of the issue of Strategy magazine that include a special supplement on the '2010 Strategic Value in Corporate Reporting Awards'.
Sponsoring an award
The investment required to sponsor an award is £1,000 plus VAT. This modest sum will guarantee all of the benefits above. To put the value into context, a page of advertising in 'Strategy' magazine normally costs £750.
For further information on sponsorship
For more information or to inquire about sponsorship opportunities please email Strategic Planning Society Chairman or please download the full sponsorship PDF
