FCI sector 'has momentum but also major gaps': Watch the online launch of our Good Intentions 2026 report
- FaithInvest
- 5 days ago
- 2 min read
We've been a bit quiet recently.... but only because we've been deep into finalising our Good Intentions 2026 report – the biggest and most comprehensive, data-driven assessment of the state of faith-consistent investing globally that we have ever carried out. (And organising our Faith in the Common Good forum in Paris in April!)
Now we have published the report – and we are delighted to be able to share it. We believe this research is totally unique – no one else is assessing actual faith-based investment policies on this scale and with the same level of detail. The analysis involved 275 real faith-based investment policies, including:
109 mainline Protestant organisations
63 Catholic organisations
51 Anglican/Episcopal organisations
22 Evangelical/Baptist organisations and many more!
We soft-launched Good Intentions 2026 at our Faith in the Common Good forum in Paris on April 16, and this week we held a global online launch to introduce the report and provide an overview of the findings.
The 275 policies were analysed using our Level One Faith-Consistent Investing Framework, which covers ten core areas of investment policy, ranging from foundational beliefs and screening approaches, through to governance, portfolio construction, and ongoing review.
Key findings from the research
Each organisation received an overall score out of 50, as well as scores across the individual criteria, said Catherine Devitt, who wrote the report with Dave Zellner.
'What this gave us was not simply a snapshot of ethical screening, but a broader picture of how faith commitments are – or are not – embedded into investment processes and structures,' she added.
The findings reveal a sector with momentum – but also major gaps. Nearly 90% of organisations scored below 30 out of 50, which suggests that most are still operating at a fairly minimal or basic level of faith-consistent investing implementation.
And while many organisations are clear about what they want to avoid investing in, far fewer show how they are proactively directing capital toward positive, faith-aligned outcomes.
None reached ‘outstanding’ alignment'
'Interestingly, none of the organisations assessed reached what we classified as ‘outstanding’ alignment,' said Catherine. 'That doesn’t mean organisations are failing. In many cases, the commitment is clearly there. What it often reflects is that implementation infrastructure — things like expertise, reporting structures, investment tools, and suitable vehicles — is still developing across the sector.'
If you'd like to find out more about the report's key findings, we've uploaded a recording of the launch to our website: it's only around 30 minutes long. Click the link below, and you can also download the slides.
Look out for our webinar series on Good Intentions 2026
Over coming months, we'll be holding a series of webinars to take a deeper dive into some of the key themes emerging from the research.
The first of these sessions will be on Thursday June 4 – our second FCI Quarterly Forum of the year – when we will explore documenting faith values, negative and positive screening, and investment vehicles. Mark your calendar and register below.
