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.
Church Investors Group Annual Report
Our 2011 Annual Report is available to download.
Church Investors Group Convenes Meeting of International Church Investors
The CIG convened a meeting of 33 International Church Investors in Paris on the 14th September. For further details please see the press release.
Church Investors Group BP AGM Media Coverage - 14 April 2011
In the run up to this year's AGM the Church Investors Group - as part of a wider international coalition of Church Investors - was involved in a high profile engagement with BP. This engagement received substantial media attention before, during, and immediately following, the AGM.
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Bill Seddon, the CIG Vice-Chair, was interviewed live on the Today Programme. The interview can be accessed here and commences roughly 15 minutes into the programme.
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Julie Tanner, of Christian Brothers Investment Services, asked the BP board a question on behalf of ICCR and CIG. This is covered at 12:32 on the Daily Telegraph's live blog coverage.
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An article by the Daily Telegraph summarises the AGM result. This highlights levels of shareholder dissent against the re-election of Sir William Castell - as recommended to CIG members. This article can be accessed here.
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The FT ran an Editorial entitled Shareholder Values on the anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon tragedy. This also covered the CIG's work on executive remuneration.
Joint CIG/ICCR Press Release about BP AGM - April 2011
The Church Investors Group and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility released a joint press statement in relation to BP ahead of the BP AGM. This is available to download.
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.