A072 (Commending Episcopal Examples of Responsible Investing)

House of Deputies Message #193

The House of Deputies informs the House of Bishops that on Jul 10, 2022 it considered resolution A072 (Commending Episcopal Examples of Responsible Investing). The house acted to:

Concur


Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring,

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That the 80th General Convention give thanks for and affirm the work and witness of The Episcopal Church and the Church Pension Fund in taking the lead in responsible investing and commends the following fifteen institutions for faithful and responsible investing: Episcopal Relief and Development; All Saints Church, Pasadena, CA; The Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Hickory, NC; St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Baltimore, MD; St. James Episcopal Church, Black Mountain, NC; St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Ridgefield, CT; Trinity Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, IN; Trinity Church Wall Street, New York, NY; the Episcopal Diocese of California; the Episcopal Church in Connecticut; the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts; the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan; the Episcopal Diocese of New York; the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon; and the Episcopal Church in Vermont.

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That the 80th General Convention give thanks for and affirm the work and witness of these fifteen institutions as faithful and responsible investors and commend them to institutional investors across.  the Church as examples of how faithful and responsible investing can be done: The Episcopal Church and the Church Pension Fund in taking the lead in responsible investing and commends the following fifteen institutions for faithful and responsible investing: Episcopal Relief and Development; All Saints Church, Pasadena, CA; The Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Hickory, NC; St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Baltimore, MD; St. James Episcopal Church, Black Mountain, NC; St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Ridgefield, CT; Trinity Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, IN; Trinity Church Wall Street, New York, NY; the Episcopal Diocese of California; the Episcopal Church in Connecticut; the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts; the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan; the Episcopal Diocese of New York; the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon; and the Episcopal Church in Vermont.