The Church of England Pensions Board, with the UN Environment Programme and the Council on Ethics of the Swedish National Pension Funds announced today a multi-stakeholder advisory panel to support the foundation of the Global Tailings Management Institute. 

More than 30 leading financial institutions, representing over US$ 8.7 trillion in assets under management, including the Church Commissioners for England, have committed to tackle agricultural commodity-driven deforestation as part of broader efforts to drive the global shift towards sustainable production and nature-based solutions.

Up to £155 million of additional investment is proposed over the next three years by the Church of England to fund an increase in number of people coming forward to train for the priesthood and support cathedrals and disadvantaged areas, under plans announced today.

The Church of England Pensions Board has won the ‘Engagement and Stewardship Champion’ category at the inaugural Institutional Investor Recognition Awards.

On the eve of the fourth anniversary of the Brumadinho Tailings dam disaster that resulted in the deaths of 270 people, the United Nations Environment Programme and the Church of England Pensions Board announced the formation of an independent Global Tailings Management Institute aimed at driving mining industry safety standards.

The Church of England Pensions Board’s Laura Hillis, Director of Climate and Environment, has been elected to the board of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC).

The Church of England’s General Synod today welcomed the Church Commissioners’ and Archbishops’ Council’s long term spending plans.  

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

The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) today launched two new resources to support continual improvement in the safe and transparent management of tailings facilities

New core materials including nine daily podcasts are now available to enable congregations to take part in Generosity Week.