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IBF is a confidential, members-only intranet benchmarking group of 70-plus leading organisations from around the world. Members include BP, BT, Citi, Deutsche Telekom, ExxonMobil, IKEA, KPMG, Nokia and Pfizer.

Since 2002, IBF has been helping members maximise the effectiveness and value of their intranets through benchmarking, interaction and research.

To join, your organisation pays an annual fee to belong to one of four membership groups depending on where you’re based and organisation size. Only major companies and public-sector organisations are eligible to join.

Since 2002, we have carried out more than 400 intranet evaluation and benchmarking exercises in major organisations worldwide. This makes us the leading authority on intranets and portals, and gives us unrivalled insight into intranet best practice.

Because we are independent of any technology vendor and don’t sell consultancy services, our benchmarking findings and recommendations are impartial.

IBF has offices in London, Zurich, New York and Sydney.

IBF was established in 2002 by The Empowerment Group, a UK-based organisational communication consultancy.