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The Church of England Pensions Board has written to 55 European companies on their climate lobbying practices, and has warned of shareholder resolutions later this year.
The Church of England Pensions Board has issued £50m of bonds to purchase additional properties for its clergy retirement housing scheme.
Church Commissioners for England has co-filed a shareholder resolution at ExxonMobil to force the US oil and gas giant to disclose how it will cope in a lower carbon world.
Pensions Insurance Corporation (PIC) has invested in £70m of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) linked secured debt issued by the Church of England Pensions Board (CEPB).
The Church of England Pensions Board and Church Commissioners have pulled out £12m from thermal coal and tar sands investments as they warn on the perils of climate change.
A group of more than 150 shareholders including 13 UK public schemes have filed resolutions to force BP and Shell to disclose risks associated with climate change.
The Trustee of the Church Workers Pension Fund has completed a £100m buy-in with Prudential.