FaithInvest is delighted to announce that Dave Zellner, longtime Chief Investment Officer of Wespath Benefits, will assume a new role as our Executive Chair beginning September 1.

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FaithInvest's first online course on faith-consistent investing (FCI) was recently completed by a group of faith-based asset owners – and we're delighted by how it went.

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FaithInvest Founding President Martin Palmer gives his perspective on developments among faith groups globally and assesses how the faith-consistent investing movement is evolving.

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In this newsletter: FaithInvest CEO Dr Lorna Gold has been reading Laudate Deum and reflecting on the moral imperative for taking action on the planetary crises. 

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FaithInvest is delighted to announce that Dr Lorna Gold will be its next CEO from September this year. She takes over from our founding CEO Martin Palmer who remains as FaithInvest’s Founding President.

Faith in the Future – a reflection from Martin Palmer, plus our full Bold Plans report, our tribute to Sr Pat Daly and our thoughts on the Church of England's £100m fund to address historic links to slavery.

FaithInvest is deeply sorry to hear of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. CEO Martin Palmer met her many times through his long association with her husband, the late Prince Philip.

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We feel a sense of déjà vu, introduce the newly renamed Investment Solutions team and reflect on how the world seems to be on fire – and why 'there's a crack in everything'.

The UN climate conference, COP26, starts on Oct 31and FaithInvest will be there, discussing how faith-based finance and other assets can help advance a transition to Net Zero. 

We were delighted with the success of our inaugural Member Conference, attended by nearly 100 people spread across the globe and from many faith organisations. Read the highlights. 

We're very excited about our first Global Member Conference, Pragmatic Faith-Consistent Investing, on June 8 & 9. And we discuss our plans to develop a Dharmic Index family.

An invitation to 'Walk the Talk: Asia Focus', the 4th International Faith-based Investment Conference, which follows the January Africa focus event. 

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Martin Palmer on 2020's challenges and exciting developments; our search CEO search; and the Team's areas of focus for 2021.

Information on the new Faith Long-term Plans programme, news about our webinars, MOOCs and more.

The World Federation of Daoists held its inaugural council meeting recently – and Martin Palmer was there to represent FaithInvest as Founding President, and also in his role as the WFD's newly appointed Special Advisor on UN Affairs.

There are exciting developments taking place in the $4.5 trillion world of Islamic finance. We asked Omar Shaikh, Managing Director of GEFI, which ran a hugely successful COP28 finance campaign, to give us an overview. 

FaithInvest CEO Dr Lorna Gold was at COP28 in Dubai and spoke at the Faith Pavilion. Here she tells us what it was really like to be at the UN Cliimate Conference and assesses the contribution of faith groups.

New CEO Dr Lorna Gold calls for a radical reassessment of the values underpinning our economic decisions. Plus, our work with the Church of Scotland and a the launch of the first Daoist Investor Hub

Hear about our very successful Investing in a Liveable Future conference bringing together faith-aligned NGOs, business networks and investors to look at options for non-aid financing. Plus webinars and much more.

A new Multi-faith/Multi-sector fund is launched at COP27, 'The Letter' is released, a major new paper on investing in line with Catholic values and a new faith-based programme on investing to advance racial equity. 

After conducting our Global Investment Forum meetings in three cities across three countries, we're reflecting on the wonderful in-person conversations that made the year's Forum special. 

We look back on on a busy and packed year. And we're looking forward – because despite the tumultuous nature of the past year, we are full of hope and optimism.

The launch of Faith Plans and the call for urgent action by the Pope and faith leaders; membership developments and new resources; and FaithInvest at the COP26 climate conference

On what would have been HRH Prince Philip's 100th birthday, we pay tribute to his work on faiths and the environment. Few people know the extent to which he influenced this movement.

Prince Philip inspired the largest civil society movement on the environment – of the faiths. He was also the inspiration behind FaithInvest. We pay tribute to him on his death aged 99.  

Welcoming our new colleague Mathew Jensen, to our Membership Team and looking ahead to our new Member Portal launch and events.

FaithInvest webinars: Joint FaithInvest / ICCR event – 'From engagement to investment'; how to green faith schools, universities & youth groups.

Introducing FaithInvest – a new organisation set up to grow the scale and impact of faith-consisting.

FaithInvest Trustee Hayu Prabowo was recently featured in a New York Times article, What Can ‘Green Islam’ Achieve in the World’s Largest Muslim Country? 

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At the Belfast Campus of Ulster University, FaithInvest CEO Dr Lorna Gold spoke passionately about the role of faith groups, saying: 'People of faith are in a key position to change the narrative and to rewrite the future.' 

We introduce Faithful Finance: An Introduction to Aligning your Investments with Faith Values, our new live-taught online course. Plus plans for a Daoist Investor Hub, the Pope to attend COP28; and some great events.

A fascinating case study from the English Sangha Trust; an article by Martin Palmer on FCI in the Fletcher Forum on World Affairs and what does AI know about FCI? Also FaithInvest's Annual Report  for 2022.

Our new research paper FCI and Smaller Organisations; a new collaboration with the World Evangelical Association; upcoming FaithInvest events; and our weekly FCI posts, now available on the website! 

We had a fantastic Bold Plans and Faith-Consistent Investing conference in London, UK, last week. 'Excellent', 'riveting', 'inspiring', 'mind opening' and 'uplifting' were some of the words used to describe it.

We're fully focused on faith-consistent investing this month – our new Good Intentions report examines the extent to which faiths are aligning their values and investments, and how to do more.

There were two very different COPs – the official government event and the vibrant civil society people's COP. Read our reflections.on this important and frustrating event.

We launch our Working Group Meeting Series, and are pleased to offer the inaugural Faith-Consistent Investing meeting on 9 September, 2021.

Just one week to go before our inaugural Global Members' Conference – the first time we've been able to meet up due to Covid. Check out the agenda and our line up of great speakers.

A new sense of working together – and save the date for our first Global Members Conference, Pragmatic Faith-Consistent Investing, on June 8 & 9.

Martin Palmer and Lorna Gold to lead BBC Radio 4's Sunday Worship service on Jan 10; the 4th Faith-based Investment Conference and webinars.

The launch of a new online course on Green Entrepreneurship and an invitation to find out more.