Investors Call for Justice
By Sister Ethel Howley, SSND
Corporate Social Responsibility
Faith Institutions Announce Multi-millionaire Divestment from Fossil Fuels
On July 5 thirty-five religious organizations from six countries, with more than $1.25 billion in combined assets under management, have announced their divestment from fossil fuel companies. Among them are 19 Catholics including five dioceses in Ireland and two in Canada.
The Dynamics of Investing and Divesting - A Perspective
Investing in a company, owning shares in the company, means you are part owners. So, you have an opportunity and responsibility to recommend/demand changes in corporate policies as well as introduce new policies/practices at shareholder meetings.
Learn more about SSNDs’ involvement in corporate investing
Learn more about SSNDs’ involvement in corporate investing and their involvement in working for Social Justice. Sister Ethel Howely, SSND, gives a wonderful testimonial starting at minute 13:15 in this video.
The Dynamics of Investing and Divesting - A Perspective
These days, there is much discussion about whether divesting the ownership of stocks in a company with troubling practices is an effective tool in changing corporate culture and practices. Divestment has had success in some situations. For example, divestment helped to dismantle apartheid in South Africa, but it is often the case, that investment in corporations can be a more effective strategy. How can this be?
SSND Financial Investing and the Laudato Si’ Goals
As shareholders and in collaboration with other faith-based groups, SSNDs call the world's most powerful companies to address their impacts on people and on our planet.
SSNDs Divesting and Investing for Climate Change
Divesting from the Chevron Corporation, an American multinational energy provider, is one initiative taken by the SSND Cooperative Investment Fund (CIF) in keeping with its sustainable investment strategy for the environment and the care of our common home.
