Best Practice Awards 2025
Thanks to everyone who joined us for the 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.
We will see you again in 2026. For further information and full details please visit the dedicated awards website.
Self-entry awards will be presented for 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)
2025 Winners
Best Communication of Sustainability - Small Cap Essentra
Best Communication of Sustainability - Mid Cap Bodycote
Best Communication of Sustainability - Large Cap Schneider Electric
Best Innovation in IR - Small Cap Gamania Digital Entertainment
Best Innovation in IR - Mid Cap ZIGUP
Best Innovation in IR - Large Cap Informa
Best Corporate Website - Small Cap Volex
Best Corporate Website - Mid Cap ZIGUP
Best Corporate Website - Large Cap Diageo
Best Annual Report - Small Cap Norcros
Best Annual Report - Mid Cap Tate & Lyle
Best Annual Report - Large Cap SSE
Best IR Programme - Small Cap Kenmare Resources
Best IR Programme - Mid Cap Currys
Best IR Programme - Large Cap Unilever
Best Investor Engagement Artemis Investment Management LLP
Best Newcomer to IR Andrew Gwynn - Tesco
Best IR Officer - Small Cap Dan Homan - Currys
Best IR Officer - Mid Cap Silvia Rios - Allfunds Group
Best IR Officer - Large Cap Rakesh Patel - Haleon
Best Overall Company IR - Small Cap Currys
Best Overall Company IR - Mid Cap Tritax Big Box REIT
Best Overall Company IR - Large Cap AstraZeneca