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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...
Impact product design project seeks participants
FaithInvest is pleased to be jointly participating in an impact product design project led by the FIIND Impact Foundation. FIIND Impact...
The state of religion around the world: Martin Palmer on BBC Radio Scotland
FaithInvest's Founding President Martin Palmer was interviewed on BBC Scotland's Sunday Morning programme yesterday, on World Religions...
FaithInvest on advisory board for World Economic Forum Faith in Action report
The World Economic Forum has released a new report on the impact of faith-based action on the world's multiple crises, with case studies...
'People of faith are in a key position to change the narrative and rewrite the future'
That was the message that came through loudly and clearly at the grassroots events involving faith and civil society groups in Belfast,...
Lorna Gold meets faith & civil society groups in Belfast to discuss post-COP28 action
FaithInvest CEO Dr Lorna Gold is in Northern Ireland today and tomorrow for a series of grassroots events uniting faith and civil society...
A busy year and exciting opportunities: Martin Palmer rounds up the year
It's been just over three months since Martin Palmer handed over the CEO role to Dr Lorna Gold and became our Founding President. For our...
Where governments have failed, faiths must lead: Lorna Gold writes for Interfaith Power & Light
Faced with a deeply troubling outcome of COP28, what should faith groups who care deeply about climate change and care for God’s earth do...
New report highlights the impact of faith climate philanthropy
FaithInvest Founding President Martin Palmer has contributed an article to a new report on the impact of the Abrahamic faiths – Judaism,...
FaithInvest at COP28: Dr Lorna Gold assesses the highs and lows of the climate conference
FaithInvest CEO Dr Lorna Gold attended COP28 and delivered the Opening Address at the Faith Pavilion on December 4 – Finance Day. In this...
Oct 11, 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 4, 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...
Sep 28, 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 15, 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 13, 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 11, 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 4, 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 1, 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...
Aug 31, 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 24, 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...
Jul 24, 2023
Case study: How two Buddhist monasteries' investments became more faith-aligned
FaithInvest has been working with trustees of the English Sangha Trust, a small Buddhist nonprofit serving two monasteries in England, to...
Jul 18, 2023
Guest Commentary: A response to our post 'How much does Artificial Intelligence know about FCI'
By Michael Lustig FaithInvest’s exploration of how ChatGPT can be applied towards drafting faith-consistent investing guidelines is...
Jun 29, 2023
FaithInvest article in The Fletcher Forum
We are delighted to share an article written by FaithInvest CEO Martin Palmer which has been published by the Fletcher Forum of World...
Jun 23, 2023
Church of England divests from fossil fuels
The Church Commissioners and the Church of England Pensions Board will disinvest from fossil fuels this year over the failure of oil and...
Jun 20, 2023
FaithInvest's latest annual report
We're pleased to announce the publication of our Annual Report for 2022. You can find the full report here. The report provides both a...
May 31, 2023
An exciting transition at FaithInvest
We are delighted to announce that Dr Lorna Gold will be our new Chief Executive Officer from September 2023. She takes over from Martin...
May 23, 2023
A postcard from Mariapolis 2023
Last weekend, Catherine Devitt of FaithInvest had the pleasure of joining Faith Plans partner, the Focolare Movement, at their...
May 17, 2023
Very lively and engaging Investing in a Liveable Future conference
We had a great 'Investing in a Liveable Future' conference looking at whether investments and other forms of non-aid financing mechanisms...
May 10, 2023
New webinar on aligning values and finances in Laudato Si Week
FaithInvest and the Laudato Si Movement – the world's biggest global Catholic environmental network – will hold an online webinar on...
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