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Planet 'well outside the safe operating space for humanity' – scientists
Earlier this week, FaithInvest CEO Dr Lorna Gold wrote a passionately argued case for a radical re-evaluation of the values underpinning...
'There is no money on a dead planet': Faith & investment at a critical crossroads
Press release: In her first days as FaithInvest's new CEO, Dr Lorna Gold has issued an urgent call for a radical reassessment of the...
Dr Lorna Gold: It's time to re-join the dots: Faith & investment at a critical crossroads
In her first week as FaithInvest CEO, Dr Lorna Gold issues a passionate call for a radical reassessment of the values underpinning all...
'Changes will only happen if we come together' – our new CEO Lorna Gold in the Church Times
Fantastic article in The Church Times on Dr Lorna Gold who takes over as FaithInvest CEO today. In the article Lorna talks about what...
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...
Pope Francis writing a 2nd Laudato Si' due to 'terrible world war' on nature
When Pope Francis wrote his 2015 encyclical letter, Laudato Si' (On care for our common home), addressed to 'every person living on this...
Why investing is a 'natural home' for a vicar
We were delighted to see this interview with Rev Dr Andrew Harper in the financial digital news platform, Portfolio Advisor, in which he...
Case study: How two Buddhist monasteries' investments became more faith-aligned
FaithInvest has been working with trustees of the English Sangha Trust, a small Buddhist nonprofit serving two monasteries in England, to...
Guest Commentary: A response to our post 'How much does Artificial Intelligence know about FCI'
By Michael Lustig FaithInvest’s exploration of how ChatGPT can be applied towards drafting faith-consistent investing guidelines is...
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...
Church of England divests from fossil fuels
The Church Commissioners and the Church of England Pensions Board will disinvest from fossil fuels this year over the failure of oil and...
FaithInvest's latest annual report
We're pleased to announce the publication of our Annual Report for 2022. You can find the full report here. The report provides both a...
An exciting transition at FaithInvest
We are delighted to announce that Dr Lorna Gold will be our new Chief Executive Officer from September 2023. She takes over from Martin...
A postcard from Mariapolis 2023
Last weekend, Catherine Devitt of FaithInvest had the pleasure of joining Faith Plans partner, the Focolare Movement, at their...
Very lively and engaging Investing in a Liveable Future conference
We had a great 'Investing in a Liveable Future' conference looking at whether investments and other forms of non-aid financing mechanisms...
New webinar on aligning values and finances in Laudato Si Week
FaithInvest and the Laudato Si Movement – the world's biggest global Catholic environmental network – will hold an online webinar on...
Investing in a Liveable Future: how business and NGOs can work together
FaithInvest and Christian Aid are co-hosting a conference in London on May 15, which focuses on the hugely important issue of how to fund...
FaithInvest and Martin Palmer featured in leading Hong Kong publication
We are delighted to share this article by the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post, one of Asia's leading publications, after...
Recently aired on Al Jazeera English – faiths & the ecological crisis
We were pleased to be a part of the recent episode in Al Jazeera English's earthrise series, which aired recently. The episode looks at...
The 'resurrected' economy: a reflection rooted in faith
FaithInvest's Director of Movement Building Dr Lorna Gold took part in the first Sister-led Dialogue on the Environment Dialogue in Rome...
FaithInvest visits Hong Kong to meet faith leaders and philanthropists
FaithInvest CEO Martin Palmer has returned from a packed and inspiring week in Hong Kong, where he met faith leaders, discussed plans for...
Insights from the road: three conferences
FaithInvest's Director of Investment Solutions, Mathew Jensen, was recently on the road participating in events hosted by our friends at...
New resources on aligning finances and values for faith communities
FaithInvest and the Laudato Si' Movement, a global network of Catholics working for climate and ecological justice, have joined forces to...
FaithInvest heads to Hong Kong for an exciting week of talks and meetings
The FaithInvest team heads to Hong Kong today for a packed and exciting week of discussions with key faith partners. FaithInvest CEO...
New FaithInvest study shows smaller faith groups face significant challenges when seeking to invest
Recent years have seen a growing awareness among faith groups of the need to ensure their investments reflect their beliefs and values,...
World Evangelical Alliance and FaithInvest to collaborate to grow faith-consistent investing
Press release: The World Evangelical Alliance and FaithInvest have signed a collaboration agreement setting out how they will work...
Start of a long journey: FaithInvest on CofE's £100m to address slavery links
FaithInvest very much welcomes the announcement from the Church of England that it will spend £100m, including setting up an impact fund,...
The Letter takes Ireland by storm; President Higgins urges action on climate change
The Letter, the feature-length environmental film about the Pope and climate activists, has taken Ireland by storm following its...
Pontifical University releases paper on faith-consistent investing for Catholics
The Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, an advisory body of scholars, has published a major new paper on investing in line with...
New Multi-faith/Multi-sector Alliance launched at COP27
Daring to ask: 'What if our best days are still ahead of us?' A new Multi-faith/Multi-sector Alliance for Climate Action was announced on...
FaithInvest and CIF announce Multi-faith Just Transition Fund plans at COP27
Press release: FaithInvest and Climate Investment Funds will announce plans to develop a new multi-faith fund tomorrow (Wednesday...
Bold Plans: 'This is possible, we can create a future where everyone thrives'
We had a fantastic Bold Plans conference last week. Here are some of the highlights. *** To read our full report of the event, click...
An inspirational Catholic Investing Gathering
An inspiring event took place recently at the Curryhills House Retreat Centre in County Kildare, Ireland. The event, jointly hosted by...
Bold Plans and Faith-Consistent Investing - mobilising the movement
We are very excited about our Bold Plans and Faith-Consistent Investing conference in London this week. It's a chance for us to get...
Four days of faith in action: for impact
FaithInvest’s Steven Owen A series of events in the Netherlands this past week served as a powerful testament to a tide of energy and...
The Letter – a film that aims to inspire a generation – to be launched in Rome today
The Letter, a feature-length documentary that sets out to inspire a generation to 'care for our common home', will be premiered later...
Our Asia trip: 1 conference, 5 presentations, 1 lecture & a day meeting key faith partners
Inspired, energised and challenged – that was how the FaithInvest team felt after a packed few days in Indonesia for TBN Asia's 2022...
FaithInvest in Chicago
FaithInvest conducted its fourth Investment Forum of the year in the Chicago-land area at the offices of Wespath in Glenview on September...
The end of an era
FaithInvest is deeply sorry to hear of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth on Thursday September 8. For many people in the UK and...
- 5 days ago
Good intentions remain just that...intentions
FaithInvest has just released an expanded and revised edition of its study Good Intentions: what faith groups say about how they invest...
- 6 days ago
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
- Mar 28, 2022
FaithInvest announces its Global Investment Forum 2022
Press release: FaithInvest is pleased to announce the dates and locations for the Global Investment Forum, May 2022. This annual Member...
- Dec 3, 2021
FaithInvest and faith-based investing given spotlight on Devex
Media platform Devex has highlighted the work of FaithInvest in a feature article discussing the role that faith-based finance plays in...
- Nov 22, 2021
Wespath CIO makes case for sustainable investment
The chief investment officer for the United Methodist Church's pension and health benefits agency, Wespath, has issued a commentary on...
- Nov 19, 2021
Nana Francois: COP26 provided optimism and urgency
FaithInvest Director of Membership Nana Francois attended the COP26 UN climate change conference in Glasgow earlier this month, eager to...
- Sep 3, 2021
Register for Faith-Consistent Investing working group meeting on Sept 9
Register now for our Faith-Consistent Investing (FCI) working group meeting on Thursday September 9. This meeting – aimed at...
- Aug 24, 2021
August 2021 newsletter: Working group meetings launch next month
Summer thoughts become September actions! In a hurry? If you only have ONE minute, register now for an upcoming working group meeting! ...
- Jun 8, 2021
What is sustainable banking? Should faith investors be looking into it?
FaithInvest has been looking into the issue of sustainable banking – what is it, who does it, how does it work and what are the benefits...
- Mar 4, 2021
Tomorrow's Walk the Talk conference focuses on Asia
Press release: The faith-driven investment conference, Walk the Talk, gets underway tomorrow, Friday March 5 – and for the first time has...
- Mar 2, 2021
Events, people, partnerships: all in our latest newsletter
We welcome a new colleague, Mathew Jensen, to the Membership team, reflect on the importance of our partnerships, look ahead to our new...
- Feb 8, 2021
Faith-based Investing conference videos now online
The videos from the 4th International Faith-Based Investment Conference, which was held online this year and attended by more than 150...
- Nov 14, 2020
Pope calls on faiths to re-think how they invest their money
ANALYSIS: FaithInvest's Director of Engagement Lorna Gold assesses what the call by Pope Francis means for the growing movement for...
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