Ethical Investment Advisory Group

The Church of England’s Ethical Investment Advisory Group was originally established in 1994 as the Ethical Investment Working Group. The Group includes representation from the Church Commissioners for England, the CBF Church of England Funds, The Church of England Pensions Board, the General Synod, the Archbishops’ Council, and the Council for Mission and Public Affairs. 

The EIAG develops and co-ordinates ethical investment policy for the Church of England investing bodies through a process of research and consultation. It offers practical advice in a theological context and seeks to promote high standards of corporate behaviour and the principles of integrity, accountability and transparency in corporate life. The Group aims to provide assurance to the investing bodies and to the wider church of a robust process of developing an appropriate ethical investment policy for the Church of England.

Currently the Group meets 3 times a year at Church House to discuss current ethical investment dilemmas and research projects. The Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Unit, based at CCLA Investment Management Ltd and made up of 2 analysts, conducts the main body of research. The SRI Unit also supports the secretariat function of the Group.

The EIAG also has a brief to communicate its work to the wider church which it does through a range of publications, and by offering ethical investment advice to parishes, dioceses, cathedrals and other Church of England agencies direct.

Since 1996, the Group has produced an annual report, which is presented to the July Synod, either through a debate, or a fringe meeting. This process provides a forum for discussion and a platform for introducing areas of concern from the wider church. This process is often a catalyst for future projects and research undertaken by the SRI Unit. The annual report is publicly available from the SRI Unit at CCLA following the meeting at Synod.

For further information please contact Neville White (Secretary to EIAG) or Amanda Young (SRI Analyst) at the SRI Unit.

SRI Unit CCLA Investment Management Limited
80 Cheapside
London EC2V 6DZ Tel:      020 7489 6000
Fax:     020 7489 6128
Email:  ethics@ccla.co.uk