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Church Commissioners starts recruitment of Oversight Group for new Impact Investment Fund
10/05/2023
The Church Commissioners for England is inviting applications to join the Oversight Group that will help to design and establish a new impact investment fund, being set up in response to research showing its predecessor fund had links to transatlantic chattel slavery.
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Church Commissioners to vote against directors of Exxon, Occidental, Shell, Total over lack of progress on climate change
09/05/2023
The Church Commissioners, which manages the Church of England’s £10bn endowment fund, will vote against all directors at the upcoming AGMs of Exxon, Occidental Petroleum, Shell, and Total, in response to their failure to meet climate change objectives.
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Church of England’s Social Impact Investment Programme makes £5.7m in investments
03/05/2023
The Church of England’s Social Impact Investment Programme, established in 2020 to direct capital towards new solutions to deep-rooted social challenges, has invested £5.7m in its first two years.
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Church Commissioners to create new nature reserve on the edge of Hereford
17/04/2023
The Church Commissioners for England has signed a tenancy agreement to promote nature alongside sustainable agriculture on Hereford’s Bartonsham Meadows.
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Church of England Pensions Board pre-declares votes against Volkswagen Board of Management and Supervisory Board
14/04/2023
The Church of England Pensions Board has been engaging with Volkswagen AG (VW) for over four years on its approach to climate change.
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Church Commissioners for England formalise sustainability targets through launch of strategic land ESG study
11/04/2023
The Church Commissioners for England has formally published an independent ESG baseline appraisal of their strategic land portfolio.
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Church of England announces new Secretary to the Ethical Investment Advisory Group
28/02/2023
Hannah Woolley has been appointed Secretary to the Church of England’s Ethical Investment Advisory group (EIAG), effective March 2023.
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Church of England’s Social Impact Investment Programme to invest £1.1m in Charity Bank
06/02/2023
The Church of England’s Social Impact Investment Programme has made a £1.1m investment in Charity Bank and will take a 3.6% stake in the bank.
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Church of England Pensions Board appoints new Director of Housing
06/02/2023
The Church of England Pensions Board has appointed Tom England as Director of Housing.
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New Global Commission launched to raise mining sustainability standards by 2030
25/01/2023
Investor Commission advised by UN Environment Programme, to develop ambitious agenda to ensure growth in mineral demand does zero harm to people and the environment
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