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… elevate that role with tangible and decisive action. Nuns in the United States and Ireland divested their money in fossil fuels and became part of a $10 million fund to increase investment …

… Through a coordinated campaign , it has also been a main driver behind Catholic institutions divesting their finances from the fossil fuel industry, with more than 350 publicly making the …

… standard "that supports a thriving planet and its inhabitants." The statement did not mention divestment from fossil fuels, of which faith-based organizations represent the largest share (36%) of the nearly 1,600 divesting institutions worldwide. The religious leaders added that they will "lead the pursuit …

… do we continue our impact with the assets that we have?"  In 2021, the congregation decided to divest from fossil fuels. "We made the decision and we worked with our investment advisers to …

… Lizzy Case … The movement to divest from fossil fuels is rapidly gaining momentum. From theological societies to universities, more citizens are recognizing the vital link between divesting from fossil fuels in the public sphere and a moral obligation to care for people and planet.  Beyond finances, personal divestment is oftentimes thought of as a reductionary act — removing plastic products (the vast …

… to take part in the Laudato Si' Action Platform.  The diocese is also pursuing fossil fuel divestment — making it the first to publicly do so in the U.S. "Their achievements serve as an … and action initiatives through its School of Environmental Sustainability — like fossil fuel divestment and powering four campuses fully with renewable sources — and its role in helping … to reimagine how they are assessing potential projects, from committing to net-zero, to divestment, to all the concrete actions that the church is consistently calling for," he said. …

… that the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference was the first bishops' conference in the world to divest their assets from fossil fuels. Since then, the bishops' conferences in Austria, Belgium, Eastern Africa, the Philippines and Scotland have also pledged to divest, according to data compiled by the Laudato Si' Movement.  Bishop Martin Hayes, the …

… center. Yet many congregations find themselves facing an uncertain future that may involve divesting their church home. Shifts over the last century have led to many small churches in the …

… England perhaps the largest and most recognizable faith institution to publicly declare it is divesting from fossil fuels due to growing concerns around climate change and the threats it … to stronger storms, more severe droughts and flooding and more dangerous heat waves. The divestment declaration pertains to both the Church of England's 10.3 billion pound ($13.1 … by the Church of England's General Synod that called for its national investing bodies to divest if fossil fuel companies had not aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement by 2023. In …

… membership also voted to raise dues on higher-salaried members. Having previously voted to divest the society's investments from fossil fuels, the membership this year voted to approve the implementation of divestment, by moving their portfolio to Aperio Group, which also offers positive screening for …

… her tenure on it. Joyce claimed that the Missionary Sisters "secretly voted" in April 2022 to divest from their real estate holdings, including the property on which the school sits at 790 …

… … Climate Justice at Boston College has been advocating for the Catholic Jesuit college to divest its endowment from fossil fuels for more than a decade. Members of the registered student … in instances when the college has discouraged their work or censored their use of the word "divestment." The college's independent student newspaper The Heights reported April 25 that …