Strategy & planningFAQs

What is the IRO's role in the sustainable investor relations process?

Ideally, IR managers should manage the whole investor communications process - from investor and analyst targeting through message development, data publication, investor engagement and feedback gathering. Importantly, their role should be to MANAGE THE PROCESS.

What is the IRO's role in the sustainable investor relations process?

This does not mean that they need to be subject matter specialists, to gather all of the data, to answer all of the questionnaires etc. As with other areas of investor relations activity, the specialism of the IRO lies in managing the relationship. They should engage specialists within the company (in this case CSR/sustainability specialists) to deliver the detailed information as required.