The Church Investors Group (CIG) is a group of investors connected with the Churches of Britain and Ireland with combined assets of c£12.6 billion. We believe it will serve to increase the witness and influence of the Church in society if our investment portfolios reflect the moral stance and teachings of the Christian faith.
Our Purpose
- to encourage the formulation of investment policies based on Christian ethical principles;
- to assist each other in putting such policies into practice;
- to encourage responsible business practices through engagement with company managements;
- to share information and views on ethical matters related to investment.
Low pay and high cost lending - the role of mission-driven investors in acheiving a better society
St Paul's Institute and the Church Investors Group recently hosted ‘Low pay and high cost lending – the role of mission driven investors in achieving a better society’ on the 16th April in the Wren Suite at St Paul’s Cathedral. The engaging event concentrated on issues relating to the living wage, high cost lending and community investment and featured:
- Catherine Howarth, CEO of FairPensions, the campaign for Responsible Investment
- Dr. Stella Creasy, MP for Walthamstow
- Edward Mason, Secretary to the Church of England’s Ethical Investment Advisory Group
- Ben Hughes, Chief Executive of the Community Development Finance Association.
The event was chaired by Andrew Robinson, Director of CCLA.
An edited video of the event is available on the St Paul's Institute website and Social Enterprise Live produced a short feature including interviews with the speakers.
A full video of the event is available here.
Church Investors Group Annual Report
Our 2011 Annual Report is available to download.
Meeting of International Church Investors
40 participants representing church investors from North America, Europe, Australasia and Africa met in Paris on 14 September for an event hosted by the Church Investors Group. To learn more about this historic meeting where international Church investors agreed to collaborate further on corporate responsibility issues please see the press release.
Executive Renumeration Report
The CIG has commissioned a report on the ethics of executive renumeration, in response to the growing public concern at excessive pay awarded to many senior corporate executives. The full report, a four page summary, and the press release are all available to download.