Key Takeaways
- • Mastern Investment Management won the Gold Award in the Integrated Report – Finance category at the 2024 LACP Vision Awards, marking the first time a Korean alternative investment manager has received this honor with a sustainability-themed report.
- • The company achieved perfect scores in six out of eight evaluation criteria, including first impression, cover design, financial information, and content structure, earning recognition as one of the "Top 100 Reports in Asia-Pacific."
- • Mastern's award-winning "2024 Integrated Report – Investment in Sustainability" emphasizes the firm's ESG strategy, investment performance, and risk management framework through a separated integrated reporting format with distinct financial and non-financial volumes.
- • The LACP Vision Awards is the world's largest corporate communications competition, drawing more than 1,000 participating companies and organizations annually across nine categories since its inception in 2001.
- • This recognition builds on Mastern's prior achievement at the Astrid Awards (one of the world's top three design competitions), where the firm won an Honor Award for corporate brand communications two years prior.
Summary
Mastern Investment Management announced in September that its "2024 Integrated Report – Investment in Sustainability" secured the Gold Award in the Integrated Report – Finance category at the LACP Vision Awards. The achievement represents a significant milestone for the Korean alternative investment manager, as it marks the first instance of a Korean alternative investment firm winning this award with a sustainability-focused report submission.
The Vision Awards, administered by the League of American Communications Professionals, stands as the world's largest corporate communications competition. Operating annually since 2001, the competition attracts more than 1,000 companies and organizations competing across nine distinct categories, encompassing sustainability management reports, annual reports, and related corporate communications disciplines.
Mastern's submission demonstrated exceptional performance across the evaluation framework. The report received perfect scores in six of eight evaluation criteria, including first impression, cover design, financial information, and content structure. This performance level resulted in the report's recognition as one of the "Top 100 Reports in Asia-Pacific," underscoring both regional and international relevance.
The award-winning report emphasizes Mastern's commitment to integrated reporting through its theme, "Investment in Sustainability." The company employed a separated integrated reporting format, presenting financial and non-financial information in distinct volumes to enhance clarity and usability. The submission expanded disclosure scope and introduced an ESG Fact Book to strengthen transparency for stakeholders—an approach reflecting evolving institutional investor expectations for comprehensive sustainability disclosure.
This accolade follows Mastern's prior recognition at the Astrid Awards, where the firm earned an Honor Award in the brochure category for "Excellence and More," published as part of its corporate rebranding initiative. The Astrid Awards rank among the world's three premier design competitions, further establishing Mastern's track record in corporate communications excellence.
The Vision Awards, administered by the League of American Communications Professionals, stands as the world's largest corporate communications competition. Operating annually since 2001, the competition attracts more than 1,000 companies and organizations competing across nine distinct categories, encompassing sustainability management reports, annual reports, and related corporate communications disciplines.
Mastern's submission demonstrated exceptional performance across the evaluation framework. The report received perfect scores in six of eight evaluation criteria, including first impression, cover design, financial information, and content structure. This performance level resulted in the report's recognition as one of the "Top 100 Reports in Asia-Pacific," underscoring both regional and international relevance.
The award-winning report emphasizes Mastern's commitment to integrated reporting through its theme, "Investment in Sustainability." The company employed a separated integrated reporting format, presenting financial and non-financial information in distinct volumes to enhance clarity and usability. The submission expanded disclosure scope and introduced an ESG Fact Book to strengthen transparency for stakeholders—an approach reflecting evolving institutional investor expectations for comprehensive sustainability disclosure.
This accolade follows Mastern's prior recognition at the Astrid Awards, where the firm earned an Honor Award in the brochure category for "Excellence and More," published as part of its corporate rebranding initiative. The Astrid Awards rank among the world's three premier design competitions, further establishing Mastern's track record in corporate communications excellence.
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