UCF’s responsible investing strategy and screening processes match our values. In addition, UCF’s steady, consistent investment return helps us meet our financial goals and fund our ministries. Having the trust and the faith that our money is invested responsibly and giving us a return to enable us to do our work is crucial. UCF works very hard to make it possible for us to do both.
What sets UCF apart from other managers are UCF’s diversified investment strategy, active monitoring of its investment managers and willingness to change investment partners if need be.
UCF's mission to help churches and organizations build wealth for their missions came through loud and clear. UCF welcomed our initial investment and understood our goal to grow and create a stable endowment strategically and responsibly.
UCF has proudly joined 135 other institutional investors in endorsing the Investor Statement in Support of a Living Wage. The statement represents a collective call to action for U.S. companies to pay a living wage to all their workers, in alignment with international human rights standards. Read more.
Lawsuits filed by the National Association of Manufacturers and the National Center for Public Policy Research seek to remove protections that allow a shareholder to bring critical issues to a vote at the annual shareholder meeting. The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility is responding to the lawsuits by filing an amicus brief. Click to read more.
UCF has prepared a statement surrounding the Israel/Palestine conflict, reaffirming our commitment to implementing responsible investing strategies that will uphold peace, justice and human rights. Click to read more.