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Church investors Announce Tougher Line on AGM Voting Policy
10/03/2020
The Church Investors Group (CIG or the Group), representing 70 members and £21bn in assets, has this week written to the leaders of FTSE 350 companies to inform them that it will be enhancing its scrutiny of corporates ESG aspects this AGM season.
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Church of England Pension Board invests £600 million in global new stock index backing the Paris Climate Agreement
30/01/2020
‘FTSE TPI Climate Transition Index’ launched at London Stock Exchange with £600 million allocation from the Church of England Pensions Board.
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Church Commissioners for England today reiterated support for the climate-related shareholder resolution, filed against the board of ExxonMobil
28/01/2020
The Church Commissioners for England today reiterated support for the climate-related shareholder resolution, filed against the board of ExxonMobil, and calls on Exxon not to block the resolution going to a vote in 2020.
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Investor Action on Tailings Dam Safety, One Year After the Brumadinho Disaster
24/01/2020
Four major announcements and Calls for Action have been made in London on the eve of the 1st anniversary of the disaster.
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Church of England National Investing Bodies join UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
22/01/2020
Today in Davos, the Church of England’s three National Investing Bodies (NIBS) representing over £12 billion in assets under management, have joined the United Nations-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance.
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Investors, banks and insurers review global progress in addressing tailings dam safety
31/10/2019
NEWS / Nine months after the Brumadinho disaster in Brazil, investors from the Mining and Tailings Safety Initiative, met with mining companies and leading experts to review international progress on mining and tailing safety.
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Gareth Mostyn proposed as Secretary and Chief Executive of the Church Commissioners for England
22/10/2019
NEWS / The Chief Executive Officer acts as the Secretary to the Church Commissioners, supporting the Commissioners in strategic policy and prioritisation.
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Church of England Pensions Board Tables Shareholder Resolution at BHP Group
17/10/2019
NEWS / Today the Church of England Pensions Board tabled a shareholder resolution with Australian, Danish and Dutch investors, at the AGM of BHP, the world’s largest mining company.
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BHP Shareholder Resolution: Statement from Church of England Pensions Board
08/10/2019
NEWS / Statement from the Church of England Pensions Board as a supporter of the BHP shareholder resolution.
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Church Commissioners Announce Expansion of Corporate Engagement Capabilities
23/09/2019
NEWS / The Church Commissioners for England (the Commissioners) announced today the expansion of their corporate engagement team and the appointment of an external engagement provider as the Commissioners continue their ambitious plans to influence companies on high profile ethical and ESG issues.
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