Best Practice Awards 2025

Further details can be found on the awards website, please find the link below.

About the Awards

Now in their 25th year, these prestigious Awards celebrate the achievements of companies demonstrating their commitment to delivering best-in-class investor engagement. The Awards, which are judged by an independent panel of esteemed investor relations and investment community professionals, comprise both Self-entry and Voted Awards.

Entries for the 25th Annual IR Society Best Practice Awards are now open. For further information and full details please visit the dedicated awards website.

Self-entries are welcome for awards rewarding best practice in investor relations in the following five categories:

Best Communication of Sustainability
Best Innovation in IR
Best Corporate Website
Best Annual Report
Best IR Programme

For the Voted Awards, which recognise excellence in individual and team investor relations, the IR Society is delighted to, once again, be working in partnership with Extel, as it seeks to address a wider audience and voting universe. Awards will be presented for:

Best Newcomer to IR (individual)
Best IRO (individual)
Best Overall Company IR (company)
Best Investor Engagement (investor)

The Best Practice Awards 2025 event will be taking place on Tuesday 25 November 2025 at the Royal Lancaster, London. Bookings will open soon.

2024 Winners

Best Communication of Sustainability - Small Cap Eurowag
Best Communication of Sustainability - Mid Cap Kingfisher
Best Communication of Sustainability - Large Cap NatWest

Best Innovation in IR - Small Cap Kenmare Resources
Best Innovation in IR - Mid Cap Oakley Capital Investments
Best Innovation in IR - Large Cap GSK

Best Corporate Website - Small Cap Topps Group
Best Corporate Website - Mid Cap ZIGUP
Best Corporate Website - Large Cap BASF

Best Annual Report - Small Cap International Personal Finance
Best Annual Report - Mid Cap Workspace Group
Best Annual Report - Large Cap Howden Joinery Group

Best IR Programme - Private The Co-operative Bank
Best IR Programme - Small Cap NCC Group
Best IR Programme - Mid Cap Kingfisher
Best IR Programme - Large Cap London Stock Exchange Group

See the photo highlights here and the full gallery here - credit to Joe Howarth Photography.