PIRC is the UKs' leading independent research and advisory consultancy
providing services to institutional investors on corporate governance and
corporate social responsibility. Since 1986, it has been the pioneer and
champion of good corporate governance within the UK.Authoritative resource
PIRC has a wide spectrum of clients ranging from pension funds,
faith-based investors, trade unions to banks and asset managers. Its
Corporate Governance Service is an authoritative and vital resource for
active investors, whilst its widely-read Shareholder Voting Guidelines
provide a market-wide benchmark for investors and forms part of the
movement for corporate governance reform and long-term wealth creation
strategies for responsible investors.
For more information about PIRC or to arrange a meeting, contact Janice Hayward, or call us on 0207 247 2323.
PUBLICATIONS
PIRC is proud of its tradition for providing high quality governance and CSR research.
We have the longest time-series of governance data available in the UK.
Our Corporate Governance Annual Review is unique, covering the FTSE All Share universe since 1997,
and provides the benchmark for governance trends in the UK.
PIRC's Proxy Voting Annual Review provides detailed evidence of proxy voting data and
results in the UK, Europe and the United States.
In addition PIRC was the first investor organisation to publish proxy voting guidelines and our
Shareholder Voting Guidelines are updated each year prior to the UK proxy season.
All our current publications are available for purchase through this web site.
“PIRC is the guardian ...”
“PIRC is the guardian of good corporate goverance - and shareholder responsibilty - in the UK.“ Investor Relations Magazine