Tag Archive: Press Release
UCF Responds to Congressional Inquiry Over Responsible Investing
August 13, 2024 4:58 pmReps. Jim Jordan and Thomas Massie requested information from UCF and other investors about their climate strategies, warning that collective emission reduction pledges might breach antitrust laws. In a written response, UCF defended its involvement with Climate Action 100+, emphasizing its commitment to both ESG goals and transparency. Read more.
UCF and Marguerite Casey Foundation Withdraw Shareholder Proposal at HCA Healthcare Following Productive Engagement
February 2, 2023 3:04 pmFollowing a productive dialogue with HCA Healthcare, UCF announced today that it had withdrawn a shareholder proposal concerning the availability of emergency abortions at the corporation’s member hospitals. Click to read more.
FedEx Agrees to Greater Transparency on Climate Lobbying Activities
September 16, 2022 8:09 pmUCF and PBUCC announced today that as the result of their joint shareholder resolution filed this past April, FedEx Corporation has agreed to enhance public disclosure of its climate lobbying activities. Read more.
UCF Files Shareholder Resolution Calling on Meta to Reveal Annual Lobbying Activities and Expenditures
December 13, 2021 7:58 pmUCF filed a shareholder resolution calling on Meta (formerly Facebook) to prepare and publicly release a report disclosing its lobbying activities, payments made toward those activities and a description of the company’s decision-making and oversight processes with regard to those payments. Read more.
UCF Partners to Protect Human Rights
December 17, 2020 8:54 pmUnited Church Funds (UCF) has recently joined two investor initiatives aimed at protecting human rights, domestically and abroad. Supporting human rights efforts across international markets is part of UCF’s commitment to responsible investing and to upholding the United Church of Christ’s General Synod resolutions on human rights and economic justice.
UCF Calls on Corporations to Support Free and Fair Elections
October 30, 2020 3:23 pmUCF has joined a coalition of over 300 faith- and values-based investors, led by the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, that calls on corporations to leverage their collective voices and power to support free and fair elections.
UCF Awards Over $100K to Conferences for Clergy Support
August 10, 2020 11:38 amUCF announced that Brown Endowment grants of over $100,000 has been awarded so far this year to 13 United UCC conferences to help them implement support programs and leadership development for authorized ministers who are addressing and responding to the crisis and trauma caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and protests for racial justice.
UCF Names Matthew Illian as Director of Responsible Investing
July 23, 2020 3:31 pmUnited Church Funds (UCF) is pleased to welcome Matthew J. Illian as its new Director of Responsible Investing. Illian brings broad experience in capital markets, personal financial advising and impact investing.
Charles Buck Named President and CEO of United Church Funds
January 9, 2019 11:12 amThe United Church Funds Board of Directors announces the election of the Rev. Dr. Charles Buck as the new president and CEO of United Church Funds (UCF), the institutional investment ministry of the United Church of Christ (UCC). Rev. Buck will succeed Donald G. Hart, who announced his retirement in January 2018.
Massachusetts Conference to Transfer All Invested Assets to Beyond Fossil Fuels Fund
April 5, 2018 2:38 pmUnited Church Funds celebrates the Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ (MACUCC) Board of Director’s decision to transfer all of their assets currently invested with UCF to the Beyond Fossil Fuels Balanced Fund.