2025 EVENTS

 

9-11 July 2025, University of Hong Kong

Community Development in the Global South

FaithInvest Founding President Martin Palmer is a speaker at this three-day conference organised by the Global Society and Sustainability Lab at the University of Hong Kong and the Great Future Social Innovation Center Beijing. It convenes scholars, think tank experts and representatives from civil society and businesses across Mainland China, Global South countries, the US and UK, and aims to enhance mutual understanding between development actors. 

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28 June 2025, Sydney University, Australia

All Life Under Heaven

WWF International's Beliefs & Values Programme, FaithInvest (represented by our Founding President Martin Palmer), the Australian Taoist Association and the Universities of Hong Kong and Sydney are holding a day-long event, attended by representatives of all major faiths and traditional cultures as well as from environmental, economic and sustainable organisations, to explore the role of faiths in protecting all life on earth. This will be followed by a smaller event in New Zealand. 

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5 June 2025, online

Faith-consistent Investing and Catholic Social Teaching

Lively forum which discussed how Laudato Si', Catholic Social Teaching and Mensuram Bonam, published in 2022 as a call to action, are shaping faith-driven approaches to finance and investment in Catholic institutions.

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2 April 2025, online

Faith-consistent Investing - Core Principles & Practices

As we mark the 10-year anniversary of Pope Francis's Laudato Si’ and reflect on 2025 as a Jubilee Year in the Catholic Church, FaithInvest delivered a webinar on Faith-consistent Investing (FCI) for the Association of Provincial Bursars, looking at how aligning faith values with investment policies as well as recent developments in Catholic investing.  This was a closed webinar for the APB Network. ​​​

 

25-27 February, In-person conference, New York

ICCR Spring Conference

Annual event bringing together faith- and values-based investors who view shareholder engagement with corporations as a powerful catalyst for change. FaithInvest hosted a table talk, 'Breaking through barriers: advancing faith-consistent investing'.​ This is a member event.

 

18 Feb 2025, In-person event, London 

Catholic Green Investment Roundtable

Roundtable organised by Operation Noah introducing a toolkit aligning investment strategies with the principles of Catholic Social Teaching (CST). Speakers included: 

• John O'Shaughnessy, Chief Financial Officer, Franciscan Sisters of Mary

• Rev Dr. Martin Poulsom SDB, Author and Senior Lecturer on Theology, University of Roehampton

• Bokani Tshidzu, Campaign Officer, Operation Noah

 

2024 EVENTS

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28-30 Oct 2024 – In-person conference, San Francisco CA, USA

SOCAP 24

We attended SOCAP Global & Sorensen Institute's global conference, Going Deeper - Catalyzing Systems Change. This annual event is the largest convening of its kind, showcasing a powerful collective experience with the aim of shaping and driving collective global impact. This year's event featured 14 succinct and powerful keynote-style talks, plus a dedicated artificial intelligence track and its relevance to impact investing.​

 

7-9 Oct 2024 – In-person, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, UK

Association of Provincial Bursars Conference

FaithInvest attended the Annual Conference, which provided valued opportunities for members to keep their knowledge base up-to-date and to spend time together. 

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03 October 2024 – Online webinar

The Green Investment Declaration: A Church Investor’s Perspective

Matthew Jones from Epworth Investment Management shared a church investor’s perspective on climate investing. He was joined by FaithInvest's Catherine Devitt, Rosie Venner from JustMoney Movement and Clare Fussell, Operation Noah.

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25-26 September 2024 – In-person, Chicago IL, USA

Catholic Social Teaching & Investing Summit

FaithInvest's Executive Chair Dave Zellner attended this gathering bringing together the Francesco Collaborative and Catholic Impact Investing Collaborative communities. Aim: To cultivate new and bold leadership in the faith-based impact investing space.​

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19-21 September 2024 – series of events, Northern Ireland

FaithInvest Founding President Martin Palmer was a keynote speaker at a series of events on climate justice and peace in Northern Ireland:​​​

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• 19 September 2024 – Peace, Justice, & Care for the Earth Maintaining Hope in the Climate Crisis  – conference, Corrymeela Centre

Exploring how the climate crisis intersects with issues of justice and peace, and how to bring about change.​

• 20 September 2024 – Land and Lough Forum  – Newtownabbey

Focused on sustainable farming and environmental stewardship, with Martin Palmer, John McLenaghan, of the Ulster Farmers’ Union. ​

• ​21 September 2024 – Faiths Together for Climate Justice and Peace – Multi-faith conference, Belfast, 

As well as Martin Palmer, speakers include Raja Harun, Xavier Benaze, Louise Taylor. ​

• 21 September 2024 – A Celebration of Difference – Celebration: St. Anne's Cathedral, Belfast, 

Celebrating diversity and shaping moral imagination.

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5 September 2024 - Online Forum

Faith-Consistent Investing (FCI) Interest Group Quarterly Forum

At this Forum we heard from Rabbi Jacob Siegel, the author of Put Your Money Where Your Soul Is: Jewish Wisdom to Transform Your Investments for Good, and others. 

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​29-31 July 2024 – In-person event, St Louis MO, USA

Seventh Annual Catholic Investor Symposium

Hosted by Knights of Columbus Asset Advisers. Mathew Jensen, CFA, participated in a panel discussion Catholic Investor Roundtable.

 

26 June 2024 – One-hour workshop

Unlock the power of your investments through faith-consistent investing

Workshop for the Association of Provincial Bursars on the principles and practices of faith-consistent investing.

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20 June 2024 – Webinar

The Green Investment Declaration: How to join the movement

The Green Investment Declaration supports Churches and other faith institutions to increase their investment in climate solutions. Organised by Operation Noah and the JustMoney Movement. Speakers include FaithInvest's Mathew Jensen and Catherine Devitt. 

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May 31-June 4, 2024 – Conference, Castel Gandolfo, Italy

One Human Family International Interreligious Conference

Organised by the Focolare Movement, FaithInvest led a session on Faith, Values, and Investments'., with Sr Maamalifar Poreku, of UISG, Omar Shaikh, CEO of Global Ethical Finance Initiative, and Faithinvest's Susie Weldon.

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6 June 2024 – Online forum

FCI Interest Group Quarterly Forum

Practical insights on implementing FCI and critical lessons learned from the Society of the Holy Child Jesus and the Unitarian Universalist Association. 

 

23 May 2024 - In-person event, London

Social Impact Investment in Development

At this roundtable we'll explore how faith-based NGOs and businesses can look toward moving from aid to investment in the communities that we work in.

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16 May 2024 - Webinar

Practical Conversations on Ecological Economics

This webinar, hosted by the Laudato Si’ Action Platform and FaithInvest, aims to provide actionable guidance on making ethical investment choices and financial decisions that not only benefit them, but also contribute to the health of our planet. With experts in the field of ecological economics including FaithInvest’s Director of Programmes, Mathew Jensen.

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11 April 2024 - webinar
Catholic Social Teaching and Ecological Economics

As we confront the challenges of ecological degradation and poverty, how can we align our economic systems with principles of sustainability and justice? How can Catholic Social Teaching inform and guide new ecologically sound and socially equitable economic models? Organised by the Laudato Si' Action Platform and co-sponsored by FaithInvest.

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28 February - 20 March 2024 – training

Faithful Finance: An Introduction to Investing in line with Values

Our first four-week, live-taught online course is designed to enable you to dive deep with confidence into the world of faith-consistent investing. The next one starts in May 2024 – see above.

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7 March 2024 Virtual meeting

FCI Interest Group Quarterly Forum

At our 7th March meeting, we explored developing-market climate investing - and a potential path for more involvement from Faiths - with Green Climate Fund (GCF), the world's largest climate fund. 

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2 March 2024 Virtual Workshop / Webinar

Together for Europe - Called to Unity: Towards an Ecology of Relationships

FaithInvest CEO Lorna Gold and Programme Manager Catherine Devitt spoke at this event, which was prepared by Together for Europe with representatives of various Churches, Movements and Communities.

  

18January 2024
Webinar: Faith action for better human, animal and planetary health   

The UN has identified food system transformation as an urgent priority if we are to achieve the objectives of a wide range of international Conventions, including the Paris Climate Agreement. Food systems contribute up to one third of greenhouse gas emissions and up to 80 per cent of biodiversity loss. Speakers include: Dr Vandana Shiva, Activist, Academic and Campaigner; Azmaira Alibhai, Faith & Ecosystems Coordinator, Faith for Earth, UNEP; Martin Palmer, Founding President, FaithInvest; Dr David Clough, Chair of Theology and Applied Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Co-founder, CreatureKind; 

Dr Thomas Legrand, Lead Technical Advisor, Conscious Food Systems Alliance (UNDP); Dr Marium Husain, Lead author, Islam and Food Systems (UNEP); Joyce D'Silva, Ambassador Emeritus, Compassion in World Farming

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12 January 2024 In-person event, Belfast Ireland

Uniting for Climate Justice

Faith groups are coming together In Northern Ireland to explore a joint approach for addressing environmental challenges, in order to enhance mutual support and develop a collaborative approach for the future. With guest speaker FaithInvest CEO Dr Lorna Gold. ​​​