The Ethical Investment Research Service (EIRIS) provides the independent research into corporate behaviour needed by ethical investors to enable them to make informed responsible investment decisions.
What EIRIS does:
carries out independent research covering over 40 different areas including animal testing, military, environmental performance and human rights
EIRIS researches almost 2800 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
works collaboratively with other bodies to promote and publicise the concept of ethical or socially responsible investment