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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...
The Letter takes Ireland by storm; President Higgins urges action on climate change
The Letter, the feature-length environmental film about the Pope and climate activists, has taken Ireland by storm following its...
Dec 5, 2022
Pontifical University releases paper on faith-consistent investing for Catholics
The Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, an advisory body of scholars, has published a major new paper on investing in line with...
Nov 28, 2022
New Multi-faith/Multi-sector Alliance launched at COP27
Daring to ask: 'What if our best days are still ahead of us?' A new Multi-faith/Multi-sector Alliance for Climate Action was announced on...
Nov 17, 2022
FaithInvest and CIF announce Multi-faith Just Transition Fund plans at COP27
Press release: FaithInvest and Climate Investment Funds will announce plans to develop a new multi-faith fund tomorrow (Wednesday...
Nov 15, 2022
Bold Plans: 'This is possible, we can create a future where everyone thrives'
We had a fantastic Bold Plans conference last week. Here are some of the highlights. *** To read our full report of the event, click...
Nov 2, 2022
An inspirational Catholic Investing Gathering
An inspiring event took place recently at the Curryhills House Retreat Centre in County Kildare, Ireland. The event, jointly hosted by...
Nov 2, 2022
Bold Plans and Faith-Consistent Investing - mobilising the movement
We are very excited about our Bold Plans and Faith-Consistent Investing conference in London this week. It's a chance for us to get...
Oct 21, 2022
Four days of faith in action: for impact
FaithInvest’s Steven Owen A series of events in the Netherlands this past week served as a powerful testament to a tide of energy and...
Oct 20, 2022
The Letter – a film that aims to inspire a generation – to be launched in Rome today
The Letter, a feature-length documentary that sets out to inspire a generation to 'care for our common home', will be premiered later...
Oct 4, 2022
Our Asia trip: 1 conference, 5 presentations, 1 lecture & a day meeting key faith partners
Inspired, energised and challenged – that was how the FaithInvest team felt after a packed few days in Indonesia for TBN Asia's 2022...
Sep 24, 2022
FaithInvest in Chicago
FaithInvest conducted its fourth Investment Forum of the year in the Chicago-land area at the offices of Wespath in Glenview on September...
Sep 20, 2022
The end of an era
FaithInvest is deeply sorry to hear of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth on Thursday September 8. For many people in the UK and...
Sep 9, 2022
What's in a name? Plenty, when the name is ESG
Reflections on an article by Dave Zellner, CIO of Wespath Benefits and Investments Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) funds have...
Sep 7, 2022
Oct. '22 Launch for 'Bold Plans and Faith-consistent Investing'
Press release: Faith leaders and asset managers will come together in London in October at a high-profile event organised by FaithInvest,...
Jul 19, 2022
Living Laudato Si'
At the An Tairseach Organic Farm and Ecology Center in Wicklow, Ireland, a remarkable gathering of Catholic religious brothers and...
Jun 2, 2022
Sr Barbara Staley talks about integrating faith and finance in Missionary Sisters' portfolio
FAITHINVEST IN CONVERSATION Sister Barbara Staley, Superior General of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (often known...
May 21, 2022
Our new Living Laudato Si' resource hub to be unveiled this week
FaithInvest will unveil a new resource for faith-consistent investors – the Living Laudato Si' resource hub – at our Global Investment...
May 20, 2022
FaithInvest analysis of faith investment policies finds they could do more
First in-depth, multi-faith analysis of the extent to which faith groups align their values with their invesetment portfolios There's...
Apr 28, 2022
FaithInvest announces its Global Investment Forum 2022
Press release: FaithInvest is pleased to announce the dates and locations for the Global Investment Forum, May 2022. This annual Member...
Mar 28, 2022
Our world seems to be on fire – but there is a crack in everything
Director of Movement Building Lorna Gold writes: The past few weeks have been tumultuous in so many ways. The pandemic, finally, seems to...
Mar 8, 2022
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