The UK and Irish Christian communities have put their weight behind efforts to rein in executive pay, drawing up seven recommendations to guide investors and help them challenge senior corporate management.

The recommendations were drawn up in a 30,000-word report, "The Ethics of Executive Remuneration: A Guide for Christian Investors", written by a pair of theologians. The report, attached to this article, was published by the Church Investors Group, which represents mainstream UK and Irish Christian organisations that include the Church of England, the Catholic Church, the Methodists and the Baptists.