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  1. Hilary Wild

    Church Commissioners announce Hilary Wild as new chair of Audit and Risk Committee

    29/01/2021

    The Church Commissioners for England today announced the appointment of Hilary Wild as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.

    2 min read
  2. Brumadinho

    Investors commit to further action on mining on 2nd anniversary of Brumadinho tailings dam disaster

    25/01/2021

    On the 2nd anniversary of the Brumadinho tailings dam disaster, the Church of England Pensions Board, together with the Council of Ethics of the Swedish National Pension Funds leading a collaboration of investors committed to further interventions to drive change in the mining sector on tailings dams.

    5 min read
  3. Church Commissioners logo

    Church Commissioners announce appointments to Board of Governors

    21/01/2021

    The Church Commissioners for England have announced the appointment of three members to their Board of Governors.

    2 min read
  4. Mining area of land

    Partnership to Support the Global Tailings Standard

    18/12/2020

    Investors ask all mining companies to confirm support for the implementation of the Global Standard in their operations

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  5. Shell Cropped

    Church of England Pensions Board welcomes oil and gas energy transition commitments

    17/12/2020

    The Church of England Pensions Board has today welcomed the move by eight leading energy companies to agree collaborative Principles for the energy transition.

    3 min read
  6. Young person holding a sign saying "there is no planet b"

    Church of England restricts investment in companies that don’t meet its climate standards

    15/12/2020

    The Church of England’s National Investing Bodies (NIBs) have restricted investment in nine companies because they don’t meet the standards of the NIBs’ 2020 climate change hurdles.

    4 min read
  7. A view of St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London

    The Church Commissioners for England and the Church of England Pensions Board support investor intervention on human rights in Big Tech

    15/12/2020

    The Church Commissioners for England and the Church of England Pensions Board, representing £8.7 billion and £2.8 billion assets under management respectively, today joined the Council on Ethics of the Swedish National Pension Funds and other major investors in making clear expectations for Big Tech companies with regards to human rights.

    2 min read
  8. Church Commissioners logo

    Church Commissioners for England voice support for activist campaign targeting ExxonMobil

    10/12/2020

    The Church Commissioners for England have announced their support for an activist investor campaign targeting ExxonMobil.

    2 min read
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    Church Commissioners for England recognised for Impact Investing

    09/12/2020

    The Church Commissioners for England have been named best Public Pension Fund and best in Impact Investing at the IPE (Investment & Pensions Europe) Conference and Awards 2020.

    1 min read
  10. Vanessa Morphet

    The Church of England announces new Head of Social Impact Investment

    26/11/2020

    The Church of England has today announced the appointment of Vanessa Morphet into the newly created position of Head of Social Impact Investment within the Mission and Public Affairs unit at Church House, Westminster.

    2 min read