Faith-based investing
God's call for justice, compassion and humility requires Presbyterians to
respond. We believe a faithful response requires the whole of our lives, including
our financial investments.
It is more than a practical question. It gets to the very essence of our faith.
It is faith-based investing.
Faith-based investing involves
thinking about one's financial resources and investments as part of a faithful
life.
Sometimes called "socially responsible investing," faith-based
investing is the stewardship of God's resources as entrusted to the church.
A faithful journey
One person's quest to know more about socially responsible
investing
Not long ago, the simple, yet disturbing statement, "All shareholders
care about is the bottom line," inspired me to become someone whose investments
change the world for the better — in other words, a socially responsible
investor.
Read this article written by Jacque French in Horizons, July-August
2004.
2009 General Assembly Divestment
List
Confirmed By The Committee on Mission Responsibility Through
Investment, Peace and Justice Ministries, General Assembly Council
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
urges divestment and/or proscription of some corporations due to their involvement
in military-related production (MR), tobacco (TO) or human rights violations
(HR). This
document contains a comprehensive list of corporations or securities affected
by those General Assembly policies. View the quick list
of affected corporations and securities and download the 2009 GA Divestment
List.  |
