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Bridging the Gap: New masterclass on engaging the trillion-dollar faith investment market
The faith-driven investment market is expanding rapidly , with faith-based asset owners managing trillions of dollars of investments ...


Survey: What do faith-based investors want from their asset managers?
This year FaithInvest is complementing its Faithful Finance training programme with a new course designed for investment professionals...


Launch of masterclasses in engaging faith-based investors for industry professionals
FaithInvest is launching a new programme of masterclasses aimed at equipping investment industry professionals with the tools and...


Faith-based investors: The time to lead is now
In times of uncertainty, leadership often emerges from unexpected places. Today, as we witness mounting pressure against sustainable and...


How can faith-based investors influence corporate behaviour? Learn more at our FCI forum on March 6
We've got a fantastic FCI Forum coming up on Thursday March 6, exploring how faith-based investors can influence corporate behaviour and...


Dr Lorna Gold appointed to head the Laudato Si' Movement
FaithInvest congratulates Dr Lorna Gold on her appointment as Executive Director of the Laudato Si’ Movement – one of FaithInvest’s...


Mathew Jensen takes up a new challenge
Mathew Jensen, CFA Director of Faith-consistent Investing Programmes Mathew Jensen has left FaithInvest to take up a position as Senior...


A new FCI ecosystem to be developed for Christian investors
FaithInvest came away from the recent Mensuram Bonam conference in London, UK, convinced that the event marked a watershed moment for...


Our third Faithful Finance training course just finished. How did it go?
What a wonderful Faithful Finance training course we have just completed, with participants from as far afield as Ireland and Sri Lanka,...


Working with your investment managers: new CIG resource
The UK-based Church Investors Group has published a new resource to support church investors in the process of working with their...


Mensuram Bonam summit marks major step forward for FCI in the Catholic Church
Catholic institutions have hundreds of millions of dollars to invest – but almost no investment options if they want to ensure their...


Solving the two-pocket problem: aligning values & investments
How do you motivate faith groups to actively drive impact through their investments? That was the question posed to FaithInvest's...


Survey finds 88% of Christians want investments to reflect values
Press release: 4 November 2024: A new survey has confirmed what FaithInvest already knew – that the vast majority of Christians who...


FIIND report challenges investors to rethink poverty reduction strategies
The FIIND Impact Foundation's latest report, Can you help solve multidimensional poverty with your investment portfolio? , presents a...


UUA pushes back against accusation of ‘woke’ investing
The Unitarian Universalist Association has pushed back against the accusation that it – and dozens of other US investors, including...


Tighter reporting rules for gas & oil companies? Consultation closes Friday
The gangster Al Capone did not go to jail for all the people he massacred, but the US authorities got him in the end – for tax evasion....


Role of finance in transforming the world's food and farming systems
FaithInvest recently attended a two-day TABLE workshop on the politics and economics of food system transformation at Oxford University....


Faith: The oldest currency in the world?
Our eyes were caught recently by a graphic produced by Visual Capitalist on the oldest currency still in use and trading today. The...


An intense few days with the 'heirs of hope' in Northern Ireland
FaithInvest founding president Martin Palmer spent an 'intense' few days in Northern Ireland last week at a series of events focused on...


Third round of our popular Faithful Finance training course starts Oct 29
FaithInvest launches the third round of its popular online course, Faithful Finance: An Introduction to Aligning Investments with Faith...


Leading environmental campaigner Martin Palmer joins faiths in Northern Ireland on climate justice
F aithInvest Founding President and prominent environmental campaigner Martin Palmer will join faith-based organisations and civil...


Dave Zellner: A pioneer in FCI and responsible investing
FaithInvest considers itself very fortunate that its Chair of Trustees, Dave Zellner, is taking on a more active role in the organisation...


Dave Zellner assumes leadership role as Executive Chair, launches capital campaign to fund major expansion
Press release: FaithInvest is delighted to announce that Dave Zellner, longtime Chief Investment Officer of Wespath Benefits...

Launch of the Collaboratorium for faith consistent investing
FaithInvest is delighted to announce a new resource for anyone interested in faith- and values-consistent investing. Since 2020, eight...


Thinking Beyond an Apocalypse
A blog by FaithInvest Founding President Martin Palmer was featured today in Modern Church, a media outlet advocating 'for liberal...


FaithInvest announces resignation of Dr Lorna Gold, pays tribute to her service & 'unwavering commitment'
FaithInvest is sorry to announce the departure of its interim CEO Dr Lorna Gold, who has decided to step down at the end of her period as...


World Federation of Daoists takes a 'first step' onto the world stage
The World Federation of Daoists held its inaugural council meeting recently – and Martin Palmer was there to represent FaithInvest as...


A wonderful panel on faith & finance at the One Human Family conference
FaithInvest took part in the Focolare Movement's wonderful One Human Family international interreligious conference in Italy, where we...


FaithInvest's 2023 Annual Report published
As described in our recently released Annual Report, 2023 was a significant year for FaithInvest, with new partnerships and gratifying...


Webinar on ecological economics with Laudato Si' Action Platform
We had a wonderful webinar, entitled Practical Conversations on Ecological Economics, co-hosted with the Laudato Si' Action Platform,...


Charities are very interested – but cautious – about innovative ways of funding development: New paper
Press release: 20 May 2024: In an era of growing humanitarian needs and tighter aid budgets, charities are increasingly interested in other


FaithInvest Trustee Hayu Prabowo featured in NYT 'Green Islam' story
FaithInvest Trustee Hayu Prabowo was recently featured in a New York Times article, What Can ‘Green Islam’ Achieve in the World’s Largest...


New video series equips faith investors to shape a sustainable future
Operation Noah and FaithInvest have launched a new video series entitled: 'Financing a Liveable Future: Church Investments in

Catholic groups are increasingly seeking to invest in line with values
Press release: 19 April 2024: As we celebrate Earth Day's 54th anniversary today, Catholic groups are showing increased 'devotion' to...


Back by popular demand: course on faith-consistent investing starts May 7
Press release, 12 April 2024: After a successful first online course on faith-consistent investing in February 2024, which filled up...


Faith-based investors complete first-of-its-kind FCI course
FaithInvest's first online course on faith-consistent investing (FCI) was recently completed by a group of faith-based asset owners – and...


New case study published about our work with Society of the Holy Child Jesus
FaithInvest has published a new case study describing its recent faith-consistent investing project with the Society of the Holy Child...


FaithInvest and NEPC release paper on Faith-based Investment Governance
A new paper from FaithInvest and investment consultant NEPC titled Faith-based Investment Governance explores the topic of investment...


Al-Mizan launched with high hopes, anticipation and acclaim
The long awaited Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth was published last week amid high hopes and anticipation that this will have as big...


The exciting road ahead for Islamic finance: A guest blog by Omar Shaikh
There are exciting developments taking place in the $4.5 trillion global Islamic finance industry. COP28 shone a spotlight on its...


FaithInvest Chair of Trustees Dave 'Z' honored in CIO magazine
Chief Investment Officer (CIO) magazine has named Dave Zellner to their 2023 Power 100 list. Dave serves as the Chair of Trustees for...
Nov 21, 2023

'A sacred duty to cherish our human family and the fragile ecosystem that cradles us'
More than 200 faith leaders, scientists, young people, business leaders and politicians came together in Abu Dhabi this month to adopt a...
Nov 15, 2023


'We are on the cusp of a great change' – the message from our London event
Press release: We are on the cusp of a great change – and faith groups can lead the way. That was the message from an extraordinary event...
Nov 10, 2023


Amazing day at our Rome Roundtable yesterday
What an amazing day we had at our roundtable in Rome yesterday, discussing how to ensure our investment decisions are rooted in the...
Nov 7, 2023


Pope Francis to attend COP28 for the first time. FaithInvest will be there too
In a sign of how seriously he views the climate crisis, Pope Francis will attend the COP28 climate conference later this year – the first...
Nov 2, 2023


Daoists launch a major commitment to ethical investing
Press release: In a significant commitment to ethical investing, the China Daoist Association is supporting the establishment of the...
Nov 1, 2023


Nov 6 roundtable: FCI and the needs of frontline communities
We're very excited about our roundtable on Monday November 6, to be held in Rome in collaboration with a number of leading Catholic...
Oct 20, 2023


Conference on Tues Nov 7 on church investment in climate solutions
We've got a great event coming up in London aimed at church investors and looking at why climate solutions are needed and how to invest...
Oct 20, 2023


Lorna Gold on the moral imperative for action – and two FaithInvest events to help churches take it
Pope Francis has a reputation for not mincing his words. He likes to say things very plainly. His latest letter on the state of the...
Oct 19, 2023


FCI, impact investing and 'a world on fire': Mathew Jensen on the Amaly podcast
FaithInvest's Mathew Jensen took part in a fascinating discussion on the latest podcast in the Amaly Legacy Podcast series on the...
Oct 11, 2023


Dr Lorna Gold's op-ed in The Tablet
An article by FaithInvest CEO Dr Lorna Gold has appeared in the international news weekly The Tablet on Pope Francis's call for urgent...
Oct 4, 2023

Pope Francis issues a plea for urgent action on climate change
Pope Francis has today published a heartfelt plea for urgent action to save our planet from imminent destruction through human-caused...
Oct 4, 2023


Good intentions remain just that...intentions
FaithInvest has just released an expanded and revised edition of its Good Intentions study, subtitled: What faith groups say about how...
Sep 28, 2023

Planet 'well outside the safe operating space for humanity' – scientists
Earlier this week, FaithInvest CEO Dr Lorna Gold wrote a passionately argued case for a radical re-evaluation of the values underpinning...
Sep 15, 2023


'There is no money on a dead planet': Faith & investment at a critical crossroads
Press release: In her first days as FaithInvest's new CEO, Dr Lorna Gold has issued an urgent call for a radical reassessment of the...
Sep 13, 2023


Dr Lorna Gold: It's time to re-join the dots: Faith & investment at a critical crossroads
In her first week as FaithInvest CEO, Dr Lorna Gold issues a passionate call for a radical reassessment of the values underpinning all...
Sep 11, 2023


'Changes will only happen if we come together' – our new CEO Lorna Gold in the Church Times
Fantastic article in The Church Times on Dr Lorna Gold who takes over as FaithInvest CEO today. In the article Lorna talks about what...
Sep 4, 2023


Church of Scotland sets up ethical investment committee, collaborates with FaithInvest
FaithInvest has been working with the Church of Scotland to support the establishment of an ethical investment committee between the...
Sep 2, 2023


Pope Francis writing a 2nd Laudato Si' due to 'terrible world war' on nature
When Pope Francis wrote his 2015 encyclical letter, Laudato Si' (On care for our common home), addressed to 'every person living on this...
Aug 31, 2023


Why investing is a 'natural home' for a vicar
We were delighted to see this interview with Rev Dr Andrew Harper in the financial digital news platform, Portfolio Advisor, in which he...
Aug 24, 2023
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