The 2014 Spotlight Awards Global Communications Competition drew one of the largest number of submissions ever, representing a broad range of industries and organizational sizes. More than 800 entries representing upwards of five countries were received, so competition was exceptionally tough.  Materials were judged in peer-level competitions, which are available for review under the "Winners by Format" tab above.  The following table details the winners of the 2014 Spotlight Awards' Special Achievement Categories.  These competition-wide categories judge communications materials purely on their merits and regardless of organizational size, industry, revenues, or any other metric.  To view details about each honoree within the Special Achievement category, simply click on the winning company's name.

Top-Ranked Special Achievement Winners   PETROVIETNAM DRILLING & WELL SERVICES CORPORATION  AQUARIUS VIETNAM JSC "INNOVATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY"       Allianz Deutschland GmbH  KircherBurkhardt GmbH "Allianz Result for the Customer" (Print Edition)       KircherBurkhardt GmbH  KircherBurkhardt GmbH "KB Magazine"       Lotte Chemical  The Lotte Chemical Sustainability Report 2013       China Telecom Corporation Limited  The China Telecom Online Annual Report       United Therapeutics  "Periodic Tablecloth of UT Elements"       Samsung SDI Materials Division  Talantone Creative Group The Samsung SDI Materials Division Corporate Catalogue       PETROVIETNAM DRILLING & WELL SERVICES CORPORATION  AQUARIUS VIETNAM JSC "INNOVATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY"       HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION  PAOS INC. "Evolution into a Global Construction Leader"       LG Household & Health Care  IBUS Communications The 2013 LG H&H CSR Report