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...
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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...
New report highlights the impact of faith climate philanthropy
FaithInvest Founding President Martin Palmer has contributed an article to a new report on the impact of the Abrahamic faiths – Judaism,...
FaithInvest at COP28: Dr Lorna Gold assesses the highs and lows of the climate conference
FaithInvest CEO Dr Lorna Gold attended COP28 and delivered the Opening Address at the Faith Pavilion on December 4 – Finance Day. In this...
Fossil fuel genie 'out of the bottle': Lorna Gold at COP28 briefing
FaithInvest CEO Dr Lorna Gold took part in a COP28 briefing which has already received 2,400 views on YouTube! Organised by the UK-based...
COP28: We join 2,000 leaders in calling for a brave and historic outcome
In the dying days of this UN Climate Conference, which has been mired in controversy and has so far has failed to achieve agreement over...
Church Times highlights our Good Intentions report on faith-based investing
We're delighted to share with you this great story from the Church Times, the UK-based independent Anglican weekly newspaper, which...
Inspiring session with the Brahma Kumaris at COP28 this morning
We have the solutions – we need to implement them. But more than just technical solutions, we need the highest moral and ethical...
FaithInvest announces the first course on faith-consistent investing aimed at faith groups of all traditions
There has been a huge growth of interest in faith-based investing in recent years as faith groups and individuals increasingly seek to...
'No faith washing': Lorna Gold op-ed in the Irish Times
The Irish Times has published an opinion piece by FaithInvest CEO Lorna Gold entitled Pope Francis not showing up at Cop28 is bad news...
FaithInvest at COP28: Faiths should do more to 'leverage their role as investors'
In a passionately argued Opening Address at the Faith Pavilion today, on Finance Day at COP28, FaithInvest CEO Dr Lorna Gold challenged...
New book explains how to 'put your money where your soul is'
We're always happy to see new publications that address how faith groups can invest in line with their values, and we are especially...
Faith communities essential to dealing with the climate crisis: Prof Johan Rockström
What a wonderful Faith, Science and Philanthropy webinar we had yesterday, with some outstanding speakers and very thought-provoking,...
FaithInvest CEO Dr Lorna Gold featured in The Tablet
A feature about FaithInvest CEO Dr Lorna Gold and the Pope's participation at COP28 has appeared in the international news weekly The...
Webinar Tues 28: Faith, science & philanthropy unite for COP28
FaithInvest and the Laudato Si' Movement are holding a unique, high-level event bringing together leaders in the areas of science, faith...
- Aug 28
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...
- Apr 24
Islamic ETFs: Evidence of stability during periods of market unrest
In recent history, global equity markets have observed considerable volatility, leading some investors to either seek more stable...
- Mar 26
Using investments to curb climate change – 3 cases, 5 practical learnings
According to a new report from Philea, a collaborative of Foundations in Europe, titled Feeling the Heat: How Foundations Can Use Their...
- Mar 21
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...
- Jan 23
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...
- Nov 27, 2023
FaithInvest CEO Dr Lorna Gold featured in The Tablet
A feature about FaithInvest CEO Dr Lorna Gold and the Pope's participation at COP28 has appeared in the international news weekly The...
- Nov 15, 2023
Singing from the same hymnbook: consistent ESG terminology
We regularly hear, and express, concerns over the varying definitions of values investing terms, like screening, stewardship, or ESG...
- Nov 2, 2023
Pope Francis to attend COP28 for the first time. FaithInvest will be there too
In a sign of how seriously he views the climate crisis, Pope Francis will attend the COP28 climate conference later this year – the first...
- Oct 18, 2023
Addressing climate AND social issues simultaneously - can it be done?
All of us doing faith-consistent investing are in some way addressing underlying environmental AND social issues, and we wonder – can we...
- Oct 12, 2023
Insights heard from a newcomer to faith-consistent investing
We had a wonderful opportunity to hear from a leader who is new to faith-consistent investing, with a faith-based asset owner, in this...
- Oct 4, 2023
Dr Lorna Gold's op-ed in The Tablet
An article by FaithInvest CEO Dr Lorna Gold has appeared in the international news weekly The Tablet on Pope Francis's call for urgent...
- Oct 4, 2023
Pope Francis issues a plea for urgent action on climate change
Pope Francis has today published a heartfelt plea for urgent action to save our planet from imminent destruction through human-caused...
- Sep 28, 2023
Good intentions remain just that...intentions
FaithInvest has just released an expanded and revised edition of its Good Intentions study, subtitled: What faith groups say about how...
- Sep 28, 2023
The Role of Ethics Committees for Faith and Values Investors
We recently covered research and findings on the use of Ethics Committees by faith-based asset owners (often appearing under many names –...
- Sep 13, 2023
Helpful guidance from The Investor Agenda on climate and investments – but does it suit all?
We’re working with several of you to integrate climate considerations into investment strategies. Because of this, we’re always keeping...
- Sep 2, 2023
Church of Scotland sets up ethical investment committee, collaborates with FaithInvest
FaithInvest has been working with the Church of Scotland to support the establishment of an ethical investment committee between the...
- Aug 30, 2023
A top-scoring FBAO’s FCI Journey
We recently had an opportunity to talk faith-consistent investing with an asset owner holding a top scoring – perfect 10 – investment...
- Aug 2, 2023
Has increasing criticism of sustainable investing impacted sustainable funds?
Those of you in the US are no doubt aware of the rising “anti-ESG” chorus of critics (many renaming it “woke investing” – with this...
- Jul 27, 2023
Using ESG criteria for faith-consistent investing: clarity is the key!
Working recently with a faith-based asset owner (FBAO) on their investment policy and guidelines (IP&G) – we learned that they had...
- Jun 29, 2023
FaithInvest article in The Fletcher Forum
We are delighted to share an article written by FaithInvest CEO Martin Palmer which has been published by the Fletcher Forum of World...
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