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Launch of Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth
The highly anticipated launch of 'Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth' took place this week during the sixth UN Environment Assembly...
Feb 29, 2024
Interfaith Pavilion announced for COP28
For the first time ever, faith-based organisations (FBOs) and religious leaders will have an official Pavilion at this year's UN...
Jun 26, 2023
Church of England divests from Fossil Fuels
On 22 June 2023, the Church Commissioners and Church of England Pensions Board each announced they will independently disinvest from...
Jun 22, 2023
A postcard from the 2023 Mariapolis gathering in Stockholm
Last weekend, Catherine Devitt of FaithInvest had the pleasure of joining Faith Plans partner, the Focolare Movement, at their...
May 23, 2023
Anticipating Al-Mizan: A covenant for the Earth
A faith-based call to action for the global Muslim community We are eagerly anticipating the publication of Al-Mizan: A covenant for the...
May 4, 2023
How to align your values through faith-consistent investing
Faith-consistent investing and smaller organisations No act of faith is ever too small to make a difference. This is true even when...
Apr 3, 2023
The Letter takes Ireland by storm!
The Letter, the feature-length environmental film about the Pope and climate activists, has taken Ireland by storm following its...
Dec 13, 2022
World Council of Churches calls for climate-responsible finance
New finance campaign launched in May 2022 by the WCC jointly with the Muslim Council of Elders and the New York Board of Rabbis in...
Sep 7, 2022
Webinar: 'Mobilising your assets' in practice
What does mobilising your assets for people and planet really mean? And how should you practically go about doing so? These were the...
Feb 24, 2022
Fantastic story on National Catholic Reporter site about Faith Plans!
An unprecedented coalition of the global faith community responds to the challenge of climate change.
Dec 6, 2021
Resource: Green Gurdwara Guide
A guide to greening Sikh gurdwaras, produced by EcoSikh. "Spiritual buildings are valuable centres for like‐minded individuals to form,...
Nov 18, 2021
Prayer for the Day examines climate change from Judaism perspective
FaithInvest founder and CEO Martin Palmer has released a series of prayers and meditations focusing on climate change through the lens of...
Nov 9, 2021
FaithInvest founder issues Buddhist prayer for planet on BBC
FaithInvest founder and CEO Martin Palmer has released a series of prayers and meditations focusing on climate change through the lens of...
Nov 8, 2021
Green Guide for Hajj encourages sustainability for iconic pilgrimage
Faith Plans partner Global One has dramatically updated its groundbreaking Green Guide for Hajj and Umrah, encouraging green thinking and...
Nov 4, 2021
Record number of faith groups divest from fossil fuels ahead of COP26
Today 72 faith institutions from six continents, with more than $4.2 billion of combined assets under management, announced they were...
Oct 27, 2021
Webinar: What do we mean by faith consistent assets?
This Faith Plans webinar focused on Managing faith assets: Buildings, Construction, Healthcare, Purchasing and Consumption, and began by...
Jul 19, 2021
British Quakers source it ecologically, every time
Friends House, London Many walk the walk when it comes to sourcing supplies in a way that doesn’t damage the planet, but few...
Jul 8, 2021
Check-up kit shows churches their green progress
Making it easy to track each aspect of environmental impact Eco-Congregation Scotland Many Christian churches are seeking a way to align...
Jul 7, 2021
Exploring spiritual and moral aspects of the climate crisis
Supporting US church leaders in carrying out their divine responsibility to the Earth Center for Earth Ethics The US-based Center for...
Jul 7, 2021
Hindus and Sikhs help their temples to go green
Two of the world’s biggest faith groups have decided to lead by example in showing how each one of their places of worship can be managed...
Jul 6, 2021
'Even if I knew that I would die tomorrow, I would still plant an apple tree today.'
- Rabbi Hillel
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