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A new FCI ecosystem to be developed for Christian investors
FaithInvest came away from the recent Mensuram Bonam conference in London, UK, convinced that the event marked a watershed moment for...
Our third Faithful Finance training course just finished. How did it go?
What a wonderful Faithful Finance training course we have just completed, with participants from as far afield as Ireland and Sri Lanka,...
Working with your investment managers: new CIG resource
The UK-based Church Investors Group has published a new resource to support church investors in the process of working with their...
Mensuram Bonam summit marks major step forward for FCI in the Catholic Church
Catholic institutions have hundreds of millions of dollars to invest – but almost no investment options if they want to ensure their...
Solving the two-pocket problem: aligning values & investments
How do you motivate faith groups to actively drive impact through their investments? That was the question posed to FaithInvest's...
Survey finds 88% of Christians want investments to reflect values
Press release: 4 November 2024: A new survey has confirmed what FaithInvest already knew – that the vast majority of Christians who...
FIIND report challenges investors to rethink poverty reduction strategies
The FIIND Impact Foundation's latest report, Can you help solve multidimensional poverty with your investment portfolio? , presents a...
UUA pushes back against accusation of ‘woke’ investing
The Unitarian Universalist Association has pushed back against the accusation that it – and dozens of other US investors, including...
Tighter reporting rules for gas & oil companies? Consultation closes Friday
The gangster Al Capone did not go to jail for all the people he massacred, but the US authorities got him in the end – for tax evasion....
Role of finance in transforming the world's food and farming systems
FaithInvest recently attended a two-day TABLE workshop on the politics and economics of food system transformation at Oxford University....
Faith: The oldest currency in the world?
Our eyes were caught recently by a graphic produced by Visual Capitalist on the oldest currency still in use and trading today. The...
An intense few days with the 'heirs of hope' in Northern Ireland
FaithInvest founding president Martin Palmer spent an 'intense' few days in Northern Ireland last week at a series of events focused on...
Third round of our popular Faithful Finance training course starts Oct 29
FaithInvest launches the third round of its popular online course, Faithful Finance: An Introduction to Aligning Investments with Faith...
Leading environmental campaigner Martin Palmer joins faiths in Northern Ireland on climate justice
F aithInvest Founding President and prominent environmental campaigner Martin Palmer will join faith-based organisations and civil...
Dave Zellner: A pioneer in FCI and responsible investing
FaithInvest considers itself very fortunate that its Chair of Trustees, Dave Zellner, is taking on a more active role in the organisation...
Dave Zellner assumes leadership role as Executive Chair, launches capital campaign to fund major expansion
Press release: FaithInvest is delighted to announce that Dave Zellner, longtime Chief Investment Officer of Wespath Benefits...
Launch of the Collaboratorium for faith consistent investing
FaithInvest is delighted to announce a new resource for anyone interested in faith- and values-consistent investing. Since 2020, eight...
Thinking Beyond an Apocalypse
A blog by FaithInvest Founding President Martin Palmer was featured today in Modern Church, a media outlet advocating 'for liberal...
FaithInvest announces resignation of Dr Lorna Gold, pays tribute to her service & 'unwavering commitment'
FaithInvest is sorry to announce the departure of its interim CEO Dr Lorna Gold, who has decided to step down at the end of her period as...
World Federation of Daoists takes a 'first step' onto the world stage
The World Federation of Daoists held its inaugural council meeting recently – and Martin Palmer was there to represent FaithInvest as...
A wonderful panel on faith & finance at the One Human Family conference
FaithInvest took part in the Focolare Movement's wonderful One Human Family international interreligious conference in Italy, where we...
FaithInvest's 2023 Annual Report published
As described in our recently released Annual Report, 2023 was a significant year for FaithInvest, with new partnerships and gratifying...
Webinar on ecological economics with Laudato Si' Action Platform
We had a wonderful webinar, entitled Practical Conversations on Ecological Economics, co-hosted with the Laudato Si' Action Platform,...
Charities are very interested – but cautious – about innovative ways of funding development: New paper
Press release: 20 May 2024: In an era of growing humanitarian needs and tighter aid budgets, charities are increasingly interested in other
FaithInvest Trustee Hayu Prabowo featured in NYT 'Green Islam' story
FaithInvest Trustee Hayu Prabowo was recently featured in a New York Times article, What Can ‘Green Islam’ Achieve in the World’s Largest...
New video series equips faith investors to shape a sustainable future
Operation Noah and FaithInvest have launched a new video series entitled: 'Financing a Liveable Future: Church Investments in
Catholic groups are increasingly seeking to invest in line with values
Press release: 19 April 2024: As we celebrate Earth Day's 54th anniversary today, Catholic groups are showing increased 'devotion' to...
Back by popular demand: course on faith-consistent investing starts May 7
Press release, 12 April 2024: After a successful first online course on faith-consistent investing in February 2024, which filled up...
Faith-based investors complete first-of-its-kind FCI course
FaithInvest's first online course on faith-consistent investing (FCI) was recently completed by a group of faith-based asset owners – and...
New case study published about our work with Society of the Holy Child Jesus
FaithInvest has published a new case study describing its recent faith-consistent investing project with the Society of the Holy Child...
FaithInvest and NEPC release paper on Faith-based Investment Governance
A new paper from FaithInvest and investment consultant NEPC titled Faith-based Investment Governance explores the topic of investment...
Al-Mizan launched with high hopes, anticipation and acclaim
The long awaited Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth was published last week amid high hopes and anticipation that this will have as big...
The exciting road ahead for Islamic finance: A guest blog by Omar Shaikh
There are exciting developments taking place in the $4.5 trillion global Islamic finance industry. COP28 shone a spotlight on its...
Impact product design project seeks participants
FaithInvest is pleased to be jointly participating in an impact product design project led by the FIIND Impact Foundation. FIIND Impact...
The state of religion around the world: Martin Palmer on BBC Radio Scotland
FaithInvest's Founding President Martin Palmer was interviewed on BBC Scotland's Sunday Morning programme yesterday, on World Religions...
FaithInvest on advisory board for World Economic Forum Faith in Action report
The World Economic Forum has released a new report on the impact of faith-based action on the world's multiple crises, with case studies...
'People of faith are in a key position to change the narrative and rewrite the future'
That was the message that came through loudly and clearly at the grassroots events involving faith and civil society groups in Belfast,...
Lorna Gold meets faith & civil society groups in Belfast to discuss post-COP28 action
FaithInvest CEO Dr Lorna Gold is in Northern Ireland today and tomorrow for a series of grassroots events uniting faith and civil society...
A busy year and exciting opportunities: Martin Palmer rounds up the year
It's been just over three months since Martin Palmer handed over the CEO role to Dr Lorna Gold and became our Founding President. For our...
Where governments have failed, faiths must lead: Lorna Gold writes for Interfaith Power & Light
Faced with a deeply troubling outcome of COP28, what should faith groups who care deeply about climate change and care for God’s earth do...
Oct 5, 2020
Press release: Faiths to develop environmental action plans
A major programme of practical action on the environment by faith groups globally has been launched to address key issues such as climate ch
Sep 24, 2020
Press release: Inspirational films celebrate eco-action
FaithInvest is delighted to announce a series of short films bringing together faith groups, artists and conservationists to launch a bold n
Sep 24, 2020
November Leadership training postponed
We regret that we have postponed the planned Leadership Programme, due to be held in partnership with Lassalle Haus in Zug, Switzerland,...
Sep 24, 2020
CelebrationEarth! films on EarthX TV
We are delighted to announce a series of short films celebrating the contribution of faith groups, artists and conservationists in...
Sep 14, 2020
CelebrationEarth! cancelled - but the film launches at EarthX
With regret, FaithInvest has cancelled its planned CelebrationEarth! event at St Albans Cathedral, UK, on Saturday September 19 due to...
Sep 1, 2020
David Zellner, Westpath, on the United Methodists' approach to values-driven investing
Dave Zellner is Chief Investment Officer at Wespath Institutional Investments, which oversees over $26bn in assets for the United...
Aug 13, 2020
Deeper human values must reshape the post-Covid world
That was the message in an opinion piece published on the Devex website and newsletter authored by FaithInvest Chief Executive Martin...
Jun 18, 2020
Explore values and investing in our first Leadership Programme
We are delighted to announce the new dates for the first FaithInvest Leadership Programme, entitled Building Bridges, postponed from May...
May 29, 2020
FaithInvest speaks at the JLens Impact Investing Summit
A successful Impact Investing Summit was held by the JLens Investor Network, despite being forced to move online by the Covid-19 crisis....
May 19, 2020
Covid: a once-in-a-century opportunity to change the world
Faith groups must not miss the opportunity to spur the world to use the Covid-19 crisis as a catalyst to tackle climate change. That was...
May 18, 2020
Vatican Covid-19 Commission
The Vatican has set up a Covid-19 Commission in response to the pandemic and to consider the role of the Church in helping manage the...
May 18, 2020
Global coalition of 42 faith institutions divest from fossil fuels
Monday 18, 2020: Today 42 faith institutions from 14 countries, including 21 from the UK, announce their divestment from fossil fuels....
Apr 7, 2020
Mon April 13: Martin Palmer on BBC Beyond Belief programme
FaithInvest's chief executive Martin Palmer will be speaking about ethical investing on the BBC Radio 4's Beyond Belief programme on...
Apr 7, 2020
Article on FaithInvest in Faith in Business Quarterly
FaithInvest's Martin Palmer chief executive has written an article about FaithInvest for the Faith in Business Quarterly journal, which...
Mar 25, 2020
New report: 80% of firms are OFF track for 2-degrees world
The world's companies are not on track to keep carbon emissions low enough to avoid significant and potentially catestrophic climate...
Mar 24, 2020
The coronavirus crisis renews calls for responsible capitalism
The Church of England's head of ethical investment says the sacrifices made to tackle the coronavirus outbreak will renew calls for...
Feb 6, 2020
Climate-conscious investing:
The Church of England's pension fund has created a new index that rewards companies according to how much they are doing to reduce their...
Dec 5, 2019
Pension funds must consider climate risks: new UK rules
UK pension fund trustees must now weigh ESG and climate change risks more explicitly, under new rules which came into effect a few weeks...
Nov 26, 2019
Our Jan conference in Geneva focus on Impactful cooperation
We are delighted to invite you to the FaithInvest: Impactful Cooperation conference on 17-18 January 2020 in Geneva, Switzerland. There...
Nov 16, 2019
European Investment Bank to phase out fossil fuel financing
The European Investment Bank is phasing out its multi-billion euro investments in fossil fuels within the next two years to become the...
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