The Church of England Pensions Board today published its 2023 Stewardship Report, focusing on four key themes: Systemic Stewardship, Investing for a Sustainable World, Investing For a Just World, and Good Governance.

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, which manages the Church of England’s endowment fund, delivered a 4.1% return in 2023, marking the fifteenth year of positive returns, with the fund valued at £10.4bn at the end of 2023.

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 has explained how it is holding company management accountable to its investor expectations on human rights in a new Human Rights report.

The Bishop of Manchester, David Walker, has written to the Editor of the Guardian following publication yesterday of an article about the Chair of the Church of England Pensions Board. 

The Church of England’s National Investing Bodies (NIBs) today updated General Synod on their progress against climate change measures agreed in July 2018. The update was presented by Loretta Minghella, First Church Estates Commissioner, and Clive Mather, Chair of the Church of England Pensions Board.

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

Church of England Pensions Board votes against Shell directors.   

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.