The Church Commissioners for England has appointed Jennifer Longstaff, formerly associate director of Savills’ Newcastle office, as Strategic Land and Affordable Housing Asset Manager. 

The Church Commissioners for England, a leading responsible investor with £10.1bn assets under management and signatory to the UK Stewardship Code, announces advances made in impact investing as part of its broader focus on three guiding pillars of work: Respect for the Planet, Respect for People and Corporate Governance.

The Church Commissioners for England has learned from research it commissioned that Queen Anne’s Bounty, a predecessor fund of the Church Commissioners’ £10.1 billion endowment, had links with transatlantic chattel slavery.

Board tracks progress in its second annual Stewardship Report and outlines shift in engagement focus from the supply side oil and gas to demand side such as the auto sector

Volkswagen AG (VW) has rejected a shareholder proposal sent last week from seven European investors urging the company to explain how its lobbying activities help to address climate risks. 

The Church Commissioners for England with a group of global investors is taking the lead in setting up Nature Action 100.

Volkswagen AG is facing a shareholder proposal from seven European investors that are urging the company to explain how its lobbying activities help to address climate risks.

A roundtable bringing together investors from around the globe with a shared ambition to support the mining sector was hosted this week by the Church of England Pensions Board. 

A year long global initiative is being launched to define an investor agenda to be achieved by 2030 for the mining sector.  

The Church Commissioners for England and the applicants, Shepherdswell with Coldred Community Land Trust and English Rural Housing Association, have received approval for 13 new homes in Shepherdswell, Dover.