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

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. 

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 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 Commissioners for England and New York State Common Retirement Fund have today written an open letter to ExxonMobil shareholders. 

Dr Eve Poole, the Third Church Estates Commissioner, stepped down today from her role with the Church Commissioners for England to return to teaching and writing, having successfully led the introduction of the new Cathedrals Measure during her three-year term.

The Church Commissioners for England is pleased to be recognised by the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society at the 2021 Woodlands Competition. 

Hannah Woolley has been appointed Secretary to the Church of England’s Ethical Investment Advisory group (EIAG), effective March 2023.

Continued strong long-term investment performance enabled the Church Commissioners to extend financial support to the Church of England during the pandemic

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.