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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...
Jul 10
Navigating AI: What does Pope Francis have to say?
In June 2023, we published a blog post titled How Much Does Artificial Intelligence Know About Faith-Consistent Investing? In it, we...
Jul 2
Mid-year "Top Five" Roundup of Research News and Posts
As we arrive at mid-year, we look back at the top five most popular posts of 2024, year-to-date. But first, a look at the FCI Interest...
Jun 25
Everyone Becomes an Impact Investor
Wonderful reflections from the Chief Investment Officer of the Doris Duke Foundation, Leena Bhutta in Institutional Investor recently Is...
Jun 18
Does your ‘Socially Responsible Investing’ change companies?
'While the financial performance of [socially responsible] investments has been explored, it is less clear whether the presence of SR...
Jun 10
Voice of the Asset Owner report provides insights for FBAOs
Global investment data and research provider Morningstar (from their investment index division) has published Voice of the Asset Owner, a...
Jun 6
The FCI Interest Group quarterly forum recap
At the FCI Interest Group Quarterly Forum on June 6, we were very fortunate to have two speakers who brought practical insights on...
May 28
FCI and bonds – time for a look?
We don’t often talk about bonds and faith-consistent investing, indeed the most recent slice of our Investment Policy and Guideline...
May 20
Company engagement – A report card from the Committee to Unleash Prosperity
Highlighting a recent report from the pro-growth Committee to Unleash Prosperity, as it may come up from members of your investment...
May 10
Community Investment Options Expand
For faith asset owners in the US, community development financial institutions are a developed and utilized method for putting impact...
Apr 29
Outperformance of renewables versus traditional oil and gas
We are frequently asked about the performance impact of reducing or eliminating investments in 'XYZ' sector or companies, in-line with a...
Apr 24
Islamic ETFs: Evidence of stability during periods of market unrest
In recent history, global equity markets have observed considerable volatility, leading some investors to either seek more stable...
Apr 15
New guidance from the Union for Reform Judaism on fossil fuels
The US-based Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), representing one of the largest Jewish denominations in the US, recently released a...
Apr 9
What is the EU Taxonomy and why should it matter to FBAOs?
Several faith organisations we work with have recently mentioned how the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities has come up in...
Apr 3
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...
Mar 26
Using investments to curb climate change – 3 cases, 5 practical learnings
According to a new report from Philea, a collaborative of Foundations in Europe, titled Feeling the Heat: How Foundations Can Use Their...
Mar 21
Al-Mizan's vision and the path towards practical Islamic finance
Al-Mizan, convened by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), represents a pioneering effort to fuse Islamic-based ethics with...
Mar 12
Investing in reparations
You may have seen the news last week that the Church Commissions for England’s Board of Governors, the organisation that administers the...
Feb 27
Impact funds must be lower returning ('concessionary') – wrong?
A recent opinion piece in Institutional Investor (II) by a Georgetown University Fellow and seed stage impact investor, in a tightly...
Feb 14
What faiths have authoritative guidance for their investments?
'Do (non-Catholic) faiths provide authoritative guidance for their investments?' We received this question recently in relation to...
Feb 6
Impact funds: trends and insights
Phenix Capital is out with their 2024 Impact Fund Universe Report. It’s 32 pages packed with statistics, trends and insights on impact...
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