CRH were announced as the overall winner of this year’s Chartered Accountants Ireland Leinster Society Published Accounts Awards (PAA) for the second year in a row. The awards, sponsored by Euronext, highlight companies across the island of Ireland for excellence in corporate reporting. Special guest MC Colm O’Regan announced the winners at the ceremony which took place in the Shelbourne Hotel on Thursday 9 November.
At the ceremony, PAA Chair, Lisa Gilligan said,
"As a Society we are immensely proud of the Published Accounts Awards, which is a cornerstone event in our calendars. As well as showcasing the “Best in Class” in corporate reporting, the Awards continue to recognise companies for their achievements across areas such as Sustainability, Diversity & Inclusion and Branding.
Through these Awards we seek to recognise and congratulate the work done by our members in their roles in companies, state bodies and charitable organisations, large and small throughout Ireland. All the judges agreed that the standard of annual reports, across all areas, has improved vastly over the last number of years, making it very difficult to choose the winners."
Commenting at the ceremony on the trust in Chartered Accountants evidenced in recent Edelman survey findings, Leinster Society Chair, Des Gibney, said,
"This evening in the shortlisted entries, we see evidence of this work and trust across many types of organisations. As Leinster Society members, you have the strength in numbers to continue and grow this positive reputation".
Head of Admission, Debt, Fund & Entity Listing at Euronext, Aisling McArdle, commented,
"The PAA help foster excellence and continued improvement in financial reporting for investors and stakeholders. In uncertain times such as these, outstanding communication and reporting is more important than ever. The PAA presents the perfect opportunity to recognise and reward the companies that have demonstrated their determination and commitment to improving in this area over the past year".
2023 represents the 46th year of the awards which have expanded to include categories beyond financial reporting. A total of 28 private and statutory companies and 10 not-for-profit organisations featured on the shortlist across 14 award categories.
As well as being overall winners, CRH also won the Euronext Dublin (Large cap > €1bn) award. Glenveagh Properties scooped the Euronext Dublin (SME < €1bn) award, also for the second year in a row. Other winners who have held their titles this year were DCC (Company listed on a foreign market); ESB (Statutory or unlisted entity (IFRS)), and Coillte (Statutory or unlisted entity (Non-IFRS)), while Origin took the Euronext Growth Award. Not-for-profit categories this year were taken by Barnardos (Large not-for-profit) and Barretstown (Small/Medium not-for-profit).
The awards have evolved over the years to include categories reflecting the changing nature of business and reporting requirements. The Sustainability & ESG Reporting Award (Listed entity) went to Bank of Ireland, while CIÉ won the Sustainability & ESG Reporting (Unlisted entity) award. Dalata won the Diversity & Inclusion Award (Listed or unlisted entity), and Concern won the equivalent prize for a not-for-profit organisation. The Branding, Communication and Digital Award went to daa.
Award
2023 winner
Euronext Dublin (Large Cap >€1bn)
CRH plc
Euronext Dublin (SME <€1bn)
Glenveagh Properties plc
Company listed on a foreign market
DCC plc
Euronext Growth Award
Origin Enterprises
Statutory or Unlisted Entity (IFRS)
ESB
Statutory or Unlisted Entity (Non-IFRS)
Coillte CGA
Large Not-for-Profit
Barnardos
Small / Medium Not-for-Profit
Barretstown
Sustainability & ESG Reporting Award (Listed Entity)
Bank of Ireland
Sustainability & ESG Reporting Award (Unlisted Entity)
CIÉ Group
Diversity & Inclusion Award (Listed or Unlisted Entity)
Dalata
Diversity & Inclusion Award (Not-for-Profit)
Concern
Branding, Communication & Digital Award
daa
Overall winner
CRH plc
View photos from the event here.
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