Finance news

  1. Press release from the Church of England.

    National Investing Bodies join investor call on Europe’s largest companies to address missing climate change costs in financial accounts

    16/11/2020

    The Church Commissioners for England and Church of England Pensions Board alongside a group of leading global investors have written to 36 of Europe’s largest companies through the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC).

    1 min read
  2. Loretta Minghella speaking at Church House Westminster.

    Loretta Minghella to step down as First Church Estates Commissioner

    02/11/2020

    After three years of outstanding service to the Church Commissioners and the wider Church of England. Loretta Minghella OBE has indicated her intention to step down from the post of First Church Estates Commissioner next summer.

    2 min read
  3. Global investors engage top mining companies on Indigenous community rights & social licence

    28/10/2020

    Investor group to begin dialogue that will examine the approach taken to date and how standards of best practice have been applied and monitored across the sector/

    5 min read
  4. Press release from the Church of England.

    Church Commissioners support collaborative engagement against the construction of a coal-fired plant in Vietnam

    27/10/2020

    The Church Commissioners for England, alongside 21 other investors representing €4.7tn AUM, have supported a call led by Nordea, a Scandinavian Asset Manager to advise against the building of a new coal fired power station in Vietnam.

    2 min read
  5. Generosity Week

    Church of England launches new resources to help churches explore God’s generosity and how it enriches our daily lives

    27/10/2020

    The Church of England has today launched new resources to help churches to take part in ‘Generosity Week.’ 

    3 min read
  6. Michael Pratten Pensions Board CIO

    Church of England Pensions Board announces Chief Investment Officer

    19/10/2020

    The Church of England Pensions Board, serving the interests of 40,000 current and future beneficiaries, announced today the appointment of Michael Pratten as its Chief Investment Officer.

    3 min read
  7. Press release from the Church of England.

    Fossil fuel giants still aiming wide of 2⁰C mark, says Church of England-backed TPI

    09/10/2020

    According to new research by the $22 trillion-backed Transition Pathway Initiative, despite headline-grabbing climate announcements by a number of European oil & gas companies this year, no fossil fuel energy major has yet set an emissions target in line with limiting climate change to 2°C

    2 min read
  8. 2020 PRI Leaders Badge

    Church Commissioners for England named as leading investor for climate reporting

    09/10/2020

    The Church Commissioners for England have today been welcomed into the PRI Leaders Group for 2020.

    2 min read
  9. Press release from the Church of England.

    The Church of England Pensions Board win two leading industry awards

    05/10/2020

    The Church of England Pensions Board has today been recognised at the UN backed PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment) Awards, highlighting their innovation and industry-leading work on responsible investment.

    5 min read
  10. Dami Lalude

    Ethical Investment Advisory Group appoints Dami Lalude as new member

    02/10/2020

    The Church of England’s Ethical Investment Advisory Group (EIAG) announced today the appointment of Dami Lalude as the group’s newest member.

    2 min read