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Faiths investing for a better world
Leaders of more than 30 different faith traditions met in Zug, Switzerland, for a unique international meeting on Faith in Finance in October 2017. The faith leaders represented more than 500 faith investment groups from eight religions and around three trillion dollars in assets. Also present were representatives of the UN and some investment houses and impact investment experts. The papers presented at Zug 2017 are available to download, below.
'What will you do with your investments
to make a better planet?'
– Zug Guidelines
Download speaker papers from Zug 2017
Faith-consistent investing
Working Paper by ARC
Multi Faith
Commissioned by OECD and UNDP (2017 Revision)
The role of faiths as investors in the future and the SDGs.
Richard Burrett
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Earth Capital Partners
Broadening the Impact of Faiths as Investors; working for an Earth Dividend
Saker Nusseibeh
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CEO Hermes Investment Management
The Necessity for Values for the Investing World
Monowara Gani
Islam
Muslim Charities Forum
The Muslim Perspective on the Environment and Sustainable Development
Christoph Stueckelberger
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Geneva Agape Foundation
Creating a New Faith-Consistent Investment Platform
Stuart Burgess & John Nyota
Christianity
Chair & CEO of The Wesley
How Christian Values drove the Development of an Ethical Hotel Chain
Rabbi Mark Goldsmith
Judaism
Alyth Synagogue & Shoresh Charitable Trust
The Jewish Perspective on the Environment and Sustainable Development
Gunella Hahn
Christianity
Church of Sweden
Faith as Potential Investors in the Environment and Sustainable Development
Monica Middleton
Christianity
OikoCredit
Creating Common Agreements: Working with diverse Christian traditions
Jean-Pierre Sweerts
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Water Financing Facility & DOB Equity
Philanthropy, Faith & Finance: A vision for the future
Yassin Maisikeli
Islam
Qadiriyyah Sufi Movement
Kano: Developing a Modern Islamic Pilgrimage City
Shaunaka Rishi Das
Hinduism
Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies
Sources of Inspiration for Faith-Consistent Investing
Master Yang Shihua
Daoism
China Daoist Association
The Daoist Perspective on the Environment and Sustainable Development
Professor Peter Head
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Founder of Resilience Partners
Founder of the Resilience Partners and the Ecological Sequestration Trust
Alice Garton
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Senior Lawyer, Client Earth
Impact of Recent Changes in Fiduciary Law to Allow Trustees to Invest
Victoria Hoskins
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Rathbones Greenbank
Combining Financial Objectives with Responding to Campaigns
Christophe Nuttall
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Executive Director
Sacred Cities: A Vision of Resilient Faith-Based Communities
Faith-consistent investing and the Faith Plans programme
Faith-consistent investing is a key element in one of the Seven Key Areas – Faith-consistent Use of Assets – in the Faith Plans programme. Discover how all seven areas work together to create a comprehensive approach to sustainable development and a better world for all.