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    Call for new independent mine safety system to address tailings dam failures

    31/01/2019

    Joint call issued by Church of England funds, Swedish Public Pension funds, Dutch funds APG and Robeco, New Zealand Super, UK’s LGPS Central and US fund BMO Global Asset Management; together with combined assets over £1 / $1.3 / €1.1 trillion

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    Chair of the Church of England Pensions Board: nomination for approval by Synod

    25/01/2019

    NEWS / The Church of England Pensions Board today announced the nomination of Clive Mather as the Chair of the Church of England Pension Board for a four-year term.

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    Church Commissioners adopt 2020 Stewardship Code and increase engagement

    22/06/2021

    The Church Commissioners for England in 2020 worked to address the climate change and social challenges exacerbated by Covid-19. 

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    Church Commissioners Among Investors Challenging ExxonMobil’s Attempt to Silence Climate Change Questions

    24/02/2016

    NEWS / Investors in ExxonMobil, led by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and the Church Commissioners for England, this week asked the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the United States to deny the company's request for permission to block a shareholder proposal for information on how the company will weather the global agreement to rein in climate change.

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    Church Commissioners among leading financial institutions to commit to actively tackle deforestation

    02/11/2021

    More than 30 leading financial institutions, representing over US$ 8.7 trillion in assets under management, including the Church Commissioners for England, have committed to tackle agricultural commodity-driven deforestation as part of broader efforts to drive the global shift towards sustainable production and nature-based solutions.

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    Church Commissioners and Landlink Estates submit outline planning for 2,200-home mixed-use development in West Sussex

    11/11/2022

    The Church Commissioners for England and Landlink Estates have submitted an outline planning application for a mixed-use development in Bersted, providing much needed housing and employment in one of the country’s most undersupplied and least affordable areas.

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    Church Commissioners and New York State Comptroller call on ExxonMobil to set targets for lowering greenhouse gas emissions

    16/12/2018

    Church Commissioners for England file shareholder proposal asking ExxonMobil to set goals in-line with Paris Agreement.

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    Church Commissioners and New York State Pension Fund call for Exxon to separate Board Chair and CEO positions

    07/05/2019

    The Church Commissioners and the New York State Common Retirement Fund have announced their support for a shareholder proposal that calls for the board chair of ExxonMobil to be an independent member of the board.

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    Church Commissioners and New York State Retirement Fund release open letter to ExxonMobil Shareholders

    24/04/2020

    The Church Commissioners for England and New York State Common Retirement Fund have today written an open letter to ExxonMobil shareholders. 

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    Church Commissioners and other investors call on banks to set enhanced net zero targets

    19/04/2021

    A group of leading global investors has developed investor expectations for the banking sector through the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change, calling on banking firms to set enhanced net zero targets for 2050 or sooner.

    2 min read

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