Church Commissioners fund posts 5% return in 2022 despite challenging markets
25/05/2023
The Church Commissioners for England, which manages the Church of England’s endowment fund, delivered a 5% return in 2022, a robust performance in the face of challenging market conditions.
2 min readChurch Commissioners help develop global biodiversity programme
21/06/2021
The Church Commissioners have started work with key partners across the investment landscape to create a new programme to promote biodiversity globally, including Robeco and other investors.
2 min readChurch Commissioners highlight the cost of biodiversity loss
19/05/2021
The Church Commissioners for England are recognised as global leaders in Responsible Investment, specifically for our approach to environmental issues, and were recently the first investor to join a programme to develop science-based nature targets for businesses.
2 min readChurch Commissioners hold companies to account on environmental and social issues in supply chains
18/06/2021
The Church Commissioners has, over the last year, expanded its responsible investment activities
2 min readChurch Commissioners join Investors for a Sustainable Digital Economy network
01/02/2022
The Church Commissioners for England has today joined a network of like-minded investment managers and asset owners, to engage with, and steward companies through, digital governance best practices – an urgent concern in an increasingly digitalized society.
2 min readChurch Commissioners leases 36,000 sq. ft. warehouse to National Theatre
08/04/2024
The Church Commissioners for England has agreed a 15-year lease with the National Theatre for a 36,000 sq. ft. warehouse in South Bermondsey, London, to promote the sustainable reuse and recycling of the theatre company’s costumes, props and scenery.
3 min readChurch Commissioners named ‘Impactful Leader’
06/12/2021
The Church Commissioners for England won IPE’s award for Impact Investment at the European pension publication’s annual awards event.
2 min readChurch Commissioners on engaging with high carbon sectors
15/10/2021
Bess Joffe, Head of Responsible Investment at the Church Commissioners for England, participated in a panel discussion hosted by Reuters about Transitional Risks to net zero and joined the Green Alliance to discuss what is next for green finance and climate disclosure.
2 min readChurch Commissioners outline diversity and inclusion investment principles
18/10/2021
The Church Commissioners for England has outlined its current approach to Diversity and Inclusion at the Global Invest Forum run by L’AGEFI in Paris.
2 min readChurch Commissioners partners with Natural England to expand Cheshire nature reserve
13/09/2023
The Church Commissioners for England has signed a tenancy agreement with Natural England to improve biodiversity across two fields of additional land at Wybunbury Moss, a National Nature Reserve (NNR) near Crewe, Cheshire.
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