NEWS / New funds join the Transition Pathway Initiative.

Thousands of churches, cathedrals, schools and clergy houses in England will benefit from the first phase of grants and projects worth £30 million, as part of the Church of England’s ambitious plan to achieve net zero by 2030.

The Church Commissioners for England has signed a tenancy agreement with Natural England to improve biodiversity across two fields of additional land at Wybunbury Moss, a National Nature Reserve (NNR) near Crewe, Cheshire.

NEWS / A Birmingham church transformed into a community centre is the first to complete a conservation project under the ChurchCare 100 Church Treasures campaign.

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.

Institutional investors with more than $6trn of assets under management have declared that they will support a shareholder proposal urging ExxonMobil to disclose the impact of climate change policy on its business.

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 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 have started work with key partners across the investment landscape to create a new programme to promote biodiversity globally, including Robeco and other investors. 

 

Institutional investors with more than $10tn of combined assets under management are supporting a shareholder proposal urging ExxonMobil to improve its disclosure of the impact of climate change policies on its business, despite Exxon's board recommending a vote against.