ESG, Sustainability & Climate

PIRC

Verified 18 September 2026

Original proxy research firm founded 1986 by pension funds, promoting corporate standards to protect long-term investor returns; closely tied to the LGPS.

Independent stewardship adviser and the UK's original proxy research firm, established in 1986 by eight local authority pension funds; protects and enhances long-term investor returns by promoting high corporate standards, with a long-standing relationship with the Local Government Pension Scheme and a peer group of 63 funds worth 266bn pounds.

Every field below was confirmed against a public source on 18 September 2026. Verification is a check on the data, not an endorsement of the firm.

Jurisdiction
London
Service line
ESG, Sustainability & Climate
Services
Advice, Research, Engagement, Voting, Peer Group Benchmarking
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