UCF was very involved in several conversations during General Synod regarding socially responsible investing practices. To learn more about our efforts and recent changes made to our investing policy, please read the following letter from UCF President Don Hart.
A mid-year market review provided by David Klassen, Chief Investment Strategist.
A resolution calling for all members of the UCC to support non-violent activism in the Israeli-occupied territories of Palestine passed at the 30th General Synod in Cleveland today.
UCF is one of several ethical investors urging Shell to cancel its membership with ALEC, an organization with a questionable stance on climate change.
United Church Funds 2014 Annual Report.
UCF was one of only a handful of US co-filers on both the BP and Shell resolutions. The Aiming for A investor coalition urges fossil fuel companies to achieve the highest level of assessment by the Carbon Disclosure Project.
Katie McCloskey, UCF’s Director of Social Responsibility, joined other faith-based investors in an interview with Faith and Investing: Rediscovering the Soul of an Investment Revolution — the latest issue of Green Money.
The following is a market insight provided by David Klassen, Chief Investment Strategist.
UCF and the PBUCC have together invested $20 million in Green Bonds as part of the fixed income portfolio, furthering UCF’s commitment to a low-carbon economy.