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 announced today the appointment of Sofia Bartholdy as Net Zero Lead, a new role in the Commissioners’ Responsible Investment team.

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.

A group of 12 leading UK pension funds convened by the Church of England Pensions Board, representing £400bn assets under management and working on behalf of over 18 million members, will jointly consider how to support the climate transition in emerging markets.

The Church Commissioners for England, which manages the endowment fund of the Church of England, published its financial results for 2021 today in its Annual Report. 

The Church Commissioners for England announced today the appointment of Dan Neale as Responsible Investment Social Themes Lead.

The Global Standard on Responsible Climate Lobbying (RCLS) has been launched today by founding investor networks that collectively work with more than 3,800 members and signatories representing in excess of $130 trillion AUM. 

The Church of England Pensions Board today announced that it has agreed a ‘buy-in’ with Aviva, the savings, retirement and insurance provider. 

The Church of England Pensions Board has today published its Annual Review, covering the work of the Board throughout 2021.

A memorial event at which families of those killed in the devastating Brumadinho disaster shared testimonies and prayers has catalysed investors to take further steps in recognition of the profound risks caused by tailings facilities.