In a boost to a significant conservation effort, the Church Commissioners for England has agreed a fresh lease with Butterfly Conservation at Magdalen Hill Down, a nature reserve on the edge of Winchester in the South Downs National Park.

Sir Robert Buckland has been appointed the new Third Church Estates Commissioner, succeeding the Rt Revd Dr Flora Winfield, who was recently appointed Bishop of Selby.

The Church of England Pensions Board is urging the public to back the #GomaCallForPeace calling on leaders to return to talks to prevent further loss of lives, the growing humanitarian crisis and risk of regional escalation.

This opinion piece by Alan Smith, the Church of England's First Church Estates Commissioner, was originally published in the Daily Telegraph on 14 January, 2025.    

The Church Commissioners for England has published its 2023 Stewardship Report, outlining the key steps taken to deliver on its responsible investment strategy focused on ‘Respect for People and Respect for the Planet'.

The Church of England Pensions Board (“the Board”) is today announcing it has completed a £145m “buy-in” with Aviva, the insurance, wealth and retirement provider.

The Church Commissioners for England welcomes today’s Crown appointment of Marsha de Cordova MP as Second Church Estates Commissioner, succeeding Andrew Selous.

Statement by Adam Matthews, the Principles for Responsible Investment representative on the United Nations Secretary General’s Advisory Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals and Chair of the Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030. 

The Church of England has launched an ambitious initiative to help its network of schools reach net zero, as part of the first phase of its multi-million-pound Net Zero Carbon Programme.

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.