e.com-Report Watch process consists of selecting 1,500-plus listed companies; shortlisting a number of reports; scanning, scoring and rating these; and then ranking the best annually.
Besides our selection, any company may decide to submit its latest annuals -for any year ended between the first month of 2011 and the first month of 2012- for the Annual Report on Annual Reports competition. It is simple, easy, and of course free of charge (though of course warmly recommended, the use of our report evaluation services is no prerequisite to submission).
Any listed (°) company from any country, market or industry may submit its latest published annuals at any time before the June 1 cut-off date.

(°) Unlisted companies are most welcome but are submitted to the same evaluation criteria as listed ones.
The following are not considered for selection in our competition:
Financial sector companies (banks, insurance, investment funds, financial holdings) (since 2009);
Privately owned companies (except those electing to compete);
Purely government-owned companies (except those electing to compete or those compared to);
Wholly-owned subsidiaries (except those electing to compete);
Investment, income, mutual or real estate funds and trusts (except those electing to compete);
Listed stock exchanges;
Central banks;
Development or reconstruction banks and similar financial institutions;
Public agencies;
Non-profit organizations from any sector;
Reports for a previous fiscal year and interim/quarterly reports.
ReportWatch reserves the right to refuse any admission.
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The Annual Report on Annual Reports: Competition
... is the only global survey on annual reports from listed companies. No place for insularity -the world is the marketplace for investor relations too
... was created in 1996 (by a team of financial analysts, economists and communication specialists) and has kept on growing ever since (from 250 companies selected in 1996 to a 1,000-1,500 range today)
... is selective and therefore of course risky! Going for an annual publication means making choices and having a limited amount of time available (see Report Watch below)
... is based on submissions made by companies only and not by intermediaries. These can propose a report, but this must always be done with the approval of the company
... is built on rock-solid report assessment and scoring criteria -with a strong emphasis on financial and business content, without overlooking other key report aspects
... is independent of any group, institution, publication, profession. It is financed by our evaluation services to 100-plus corporate clients
... is a no-glitz competition based on report content and its value as an information and communication vehicle. No banquet, "oscar" or award-glitter here!
... is simple and free of charge: any listed (or other) company may submit its annuals without formalities and mail them any time before the June 15 cut-off date
... offers the companies or their advisers the possibility to receive at any time an edited output of our research and a score breakdown by criteria at an affordable price (via the Report Scan)
... features single report ratings and a global report ranking (+ winners on various key report attributes) based on e.com's internal Report Watch and the verdict of an independent Report Rating Panel.

The Annual Report on Annual Reports: Participation
Any company -even not listed or currently planning a listing- may submit its report for rating. However, the report is subject to the same criteria as the ones applying to listed corporations. Any company officer or duly mandated person has the right to decline to participate in our survey and to compete for scoring, rating and ranking.
However, e.com reserves the right to judge reports that are ordered via public annual reports services or transfer agents.
Are not considered for the selection and competition:
- Annual reports only consisting of a 10-K, 20-F or other legal format without additional report features;
- Privately owned companies (except those electing to compete);
- Purely government-owned companies (except those electing to compete);
- Wholly-owned subsidiaries (except those electing to compete);
- Investment, income, mutual or real estate funds and trusts;
- Listed stock exchanges;
- Central banks;
- Development or reconstruction banks and similar financial institutions;
- Public agencies;
- Non-profit organizations;
- Group submissions made by intermediaries or agencies (which might create bias);
- Reports for a fiscal year before the one considered or interim/quarterly reports.
Selection does not guarantee rating and ranking. Non-listed companies may submit their annuals, which will be subject to the same criteria. Companies may decline to participate, but e.com reserves the right to score any report, based on hard copies or online versions. e.com also reserves the right not to select companies or industries for reasons explained or not. Using e.com report evaluation services is no prerequisite to the participation in our survey. However, a customized -and affordable- Report Scan can give you the score breakdown, comments, strengths and weaknesses of your latest annuals.
Except of course for report mailing costs incurred, participation to the survey is entirely free of charge.
The use of e.com report evaluation services (see below) is no prerequisite to -and no guarantee for- rating or ranking and is independent of the Report Watch process and the results as published in the Annual Report on Annual Reports.