Press releases from January 1st 2020 - December 31st 2020. If you are looking for a press release prior to 2013, please contact the communications team.
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Choir to sing weekly hymns for digital church services across the country
30/04/2020
Singers from one of the leading churches in the capital are to record hymns and songs each week for use by clergy and church leaders livestreaming services.
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Christian faith offers hope through pain of recent months, service to hear
17/07/2020
The Christian faith offers hope in the face of the tragedy and pain experienced worldwide in recent months, the Church of England’s online service will hear this weekend in a service led by people training for ministry.
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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 announce Head of Responsible Investment
04/08/2020
The Church Commissioners for England announced today the appointment of Bess Joffe as Head of Responsible Investment for the Church Commissioners for England
2 min read
Church Commissioners announce £1m support for cathedral choirs
12/07/2020
The Church Commissioners has announced it will support England’s cathedral choirs with up to £1 million available to ease the impact of COVID-19.
4 min read
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.
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Church Commissioners for England today reiterated support for the climate-related shareholder resolution, filed against the board of ExxonMobil
28/01/2020
The Church Commissioners for England today reiterated support for the climate-related shareholder resolution, filed against the board of ExxonMobil, and calls on Exxon not to block the resolution going to a vote in 2020.
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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.
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Church investors Announce Tougher Line on AGM Voting Policy
10/03/2020
The Church Investors Group (CIG or the Group), representing 70 members and £21bn in assets, has this week written to the leaders of FTSE 350 companies to inform them that it will be enhancing its scrutiny of corporates ESG aspects this AGM season.
6 min read
Church must ‘learn afresh how to share the gospel’, Archbishop of York tells Synod
11/07/2020
The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, has called the Church of England to “learn afresh how to share the gospel in the world” as church and society face “turbulent times” in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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