7 May

Launch day and Entries Open

Entries for the 2025 Best Practice Awards will open on 7 May.

29 August

Entries close for 2025

This is the final date to submit your entries for the 2025 Best Practice Awards. 

1 September

Quantative analysis by university business schools

All of our self-entry awards entries are scored against our awards criteria to produce long shortlists, and analysed by Lancaster and Manchester University Business Schools

8 October

Voted awards shortlists announced

The IR Society, in partnership with Extel, will announce the shortlists for the Voted Awards categories of the 2025 Best Practice Awards.

The Voted Awards recognise excellence in individual and team investor relations and excellence in engagement by investment management companies.

15 October

Self-entry shortlists announced

Now in their 25th year, our prestigious Best Practice Awards celebrate the achievements of companies that wish to demonstrate their commitment to delivering best-in-class investor communications.

3 November

Judging panel convened

Our esteemed judges meet to evaluate the shortlisted entries to determine our eventual self-entry winners.

25 November

Winners announced at awards event!

Join us on 25 November when the winners will be announced at the annual awards dinner. 

IR Society Best Practice Awards Dinner
Tuesday 25 November 2025
Nine Kings Suite, Royal Lancaster London, Lancaster Terrace, W2 2TY