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.