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PIRC is the UK's 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. 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 Shareowner 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.

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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. PIRC was the first investor organisation to publish proxy voting guidelines and our Shareowner Voting Guidelines are updated each year prior to the UK proxy season. Our weekly client newsletter PIRC Alerts is widely read in the City, and frequently quoted in specialist and national media. In addition we  produce a number of bespoke research publications. All our current publications are available for purchase through this web site.