EIRIS
Company Information
About
The EIRIS Company
EIRIS
is a leading European provider of independent research into the
social, environmental and ethical performance of companies. EIRIS,
a UK based organisation, and its eight international research partners
together have a wealth of experience in the field of ethical investment
research. EIRIS is the market leader in the UK with over 75% of
UK ethical funds managed by their clients.
EIRIS is a not-for-profit organisation. They do not investigate
companies' financial status but look at their ethical approach and
conduct. Increasing interest in ethical investment since 1983 has
seen them expand their range of clients and their own size develop
significantly from a two person organisation.
History
of EIRIS
EIRIS is a charity set up in 1983 with the help of a group of churches
and charities which all had investments, and strong convictions
of what they thought was right and wrong. They needed a research
organisation to help them put their principles into practice when
making investment decisions. EIRIS Services Ltd, a subsidiary company
of EIRIS, undertakes most of the research for clients and provides
commercial services.
What EIRIS does:
- carries
out independent research covering over 40 different areas including
animal testing, military, environmental performance and human
rights
- EIRIS
researches almost 2700 companies from the UK, continental Europe,
North America (the US and Canada) and the Asia-Pacific region
(Australia, New Zealand,
Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong). These include all companies on
the FTSE All World Developed Index
- provides
clients with the information they need to put their own principles
into practice when making investment decisions
- provides
a tailor-made service to match clients' social and environmental
concerns
- helps
a wide range of charities to select investments according to their
chosen ethical criteria
- engages
in constructive dialogue with the companies we research to ensure
we have the most up to date and accurate information available
- provides
a range of services for individuals, charities, independent financial
advisers, institutional investors and companies (see EIRIS Services
for more details)
- works
collaboratively with other bodies to promote and publicise the
concept of ethical or socially responsible investment
EIRIS does not:
- provide
financial advice, ethical or otherwise
- provide
a definitive 'acceptable list' of companies in which to invest
- promote
one particular view on ethical issues
- take
a view on the issues it researches
- recommend
any individual financial adviser
- recommend
any particular ethical investment fund
EIRIS structure
EIRIS currently has 34 staff within six departments.
Administration
This department deals with the day to day running of the organisation
including finance, IT support, database administration, subscriptions
and PA support for the Director.
Research
The Research department at EIRIS is split into three teams:
- the
Governance Team focuses on board practice and the management of
social environmental and ethical risk. It also monitors mergers,
disposals and acquisitions.
- the
Environment Team focuses on areas such as environmental policy,
management systems and reporting, and environmental performance.
It also researches specific topics such as climate change and
pollution.
- the
Social Team focuses on social and stakeholder issues such as corporate
behaviour on human rights, community involvement and employee
issues. It also covers other areas such as military involvement
animal welfare, alcohol and tobacco research.
The
Ethical Investment Research Service
80-84 Bondway
London
SW8 1SF
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