Ethical Investment Policies

The EIAG is an advisory body.  Ethical investment policies are put into effect once they are agreed by the national investing bodies.

The investing bodies' overall approach to ethical investment is described in their Statement of Ethical Investment Policy

Ethical investment restrictions apply to companies involved in military products and services, pornography, alcoholic drinks, gambling, tobacco, human embryonic cloning and weekly collected home credit. 

The EIAG gives advice on positive steps that the investing bodies can take to reflect the Church's teaching and values on issues such as the environment and climate change, supply chain ethics and HIV/AIDS.  On the vital issue of climate change, the national investing bodies are all signatories of the annual Global Investor Statement on Climate Change.

The national investing bodies are active stewards of their assets and vote their shares in line with the corporate governance policy recommended by the EIAG.

The ethical investment policies recommended by the EIAG are the basis for a distinctly Christian approach to investment embracing negative screening, positive alignment with the Church's teaching and values, and active stewardship.