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.

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. 

 

NEWS /  The Church of England Pensions Board, together with investors with assets totalling nearly £50bn, has filed a shareholder resolution at Rio Tinto calling on the company to review and fully disclose its relationships with industry bodies.

The Church of England has today launched new resources to help churches to take part in ‘Generosity Week.’ 

The Church of England’s Social Impact Investment Programme has made a £1.1m investment in Charity Bank and will take a 3.6% stake in the bank.

First pilot begins as Church of England aims to enable contactless giving in half of all parishes over the next two years. 

The Church of England’s Social Investment Programme today announced a £1m commitment to the Recovery Loan Fund.

Biggest investment in Church's history, with focus on support for churches in lowest income communities and safeguarding.

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. 

The Church of England’s Social Impact Investment Programme, established in 2020 to direct capital towards new solutions to deep-rooted social challenges, has invested £5.7m in its first two years.