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Climate anxiety? This 30-day action plan may give you hope
… pension plan or friends have any investments in fossil fuels, intentionally or otherwise, divesting is a great way to send a message that profiting on destruction is no longer socially or …
Editorial: COP26 shortcomings point to mission for all Catholics
… , encourage shareholder engagement with companies on climate-related issues, rather than divestment, according to Catholic News Service. Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego reportedly …
Official launch of Laudato Si' Action Platform offers Catholics concrete steps toward sustainable lifestyles
… advocating for sustainable development; and following ethical investment guidelines, including divestment from fossil fuels. After the angelus prayer Sunday, Francis told the crowd in St. …
Faith groups increasingly join 'impatient, feisty, unstoppable' fight against climate change
… Religious groups including the World Council of Churches also have joined the fossil fuel divestment movement . "This isn't just a stunt," said Harper, whose organization has backed such … gesture to a key road map into the future. Not all religious decision makers are on board with divestment nor is every member of a faith tradition of like mind. In the Presbyterian Church … in. The issue is expected to be raised again in the 2022 general assembly. "The concern with divestment was that there wasn't anything in there for the transition of workers — to go into …
Faith groups can 'really make a difference' at COP26 and beyond, leaders say
… all of the country's dioceses and archdioceses were on the most recent list of faith groups divesting from fossil fuels , released Oct. 26. Other churches and faith groups in the U.K. have …
Scotland's Catholic Church leads faith-based fossil fuel divestment ahead of COP26
… prepares to host a critical global summit on climate change, the country's Catholic Church has divested its financial holdings from fossil fuels, which have powered decades of industrial … climate conference known as COP26 will begin in Glasgow. That city's mayor also announced divestment plans the same day. The Scottish Catholic Church was among 72 faith institutions on … — are in the United Kingdom, which is leading COP26 jointly with Italy. Together, the divesting faith communities manage more than $4.2 billion in assets, according to organizers, who …
Like prior stand against nuclear weapons, climate emergency calls for bold leadership from US bishops
… recently by phone. A recent graduate of Boston College, Rosenthal coordinates the Catholic Divestment Network of 27 Jesuit colleges in which students lobby their university …
Laudato Si' Action Platform launch pushed back to mid-November
… neutral, adopting simpler lifestyles and following ethical investment guidelines, such as divesting from fossil fuels. Organizers have mapped a timeline for the "seven-year journeys," …
Editorial: US bishops must leave 'apathetic middle' on fossil fuel investment
… , it is noteworthy that there is a growing movement by Catholic groups and others to publicly divest their portfolios of fossil fuels. Harvard University recently joined the list, which also … climate change — including whether to divest. A growing Catholic movement considers complete divestment the only decision consistent with Catholic principles and Francis' statements. Others … founder of the Catholic Impact Investing Collaborative, calls the "apathetic middle" — neither divesting, positively reinvesting nor using their power as shareholders to challenge companies' …
US bishops' new investment guidelines should address nuclear arms
… into boardrooms across America. At the same time, shareholders should not dismiss the power of divestment as an option, and the new guidelines should encourage this for any nonengaged investor. Divestment by significant investors, executed with appropriate publicity, can alter the business …
For Iowa Catholic business leader, faith is powerful motivation for climate action
… ethical consumption; and ethical investment, including investment in renewable energy and divestment from fossil fuels and activities harmful to the environment and people. The goals, …