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Scroll down to find out latest news and developments on the Faith Plans. You can also find links to resources and information about our forthcoming webinars and events, or catch up on previously held webinars. And check out the Inspiring Stories for exciting case studies of faith in action for the environment.
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Faiths rise to tackle ecological crisis after COP26
Faith Plans provides a timely opportunity for faith communities to say how they will tackle the ecological crisis within this decade. A...
Jan 5, 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

Focolare Movement video examines faiths' role at COP26
The world's ever-spinning news cycle has largely turned its focus away from the COP26 event held in Glasgow earlier this year, but those...
Dec 1, 2021


Faith Plans partner announces stream restoration
Jewish retreat centre continues commitment to preserving nature Pearlstone Retreat Center, a member of Faith Plans partner Hazon, is...
Dec 1, 2021


Laudato Si' film preview
We had a wonderful evening in Glasgow at the 'Laudato Si' – Faithful Action' event hosted by the New York Times Climate Hub which...
Dec 1, 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


Hugely inspiring COP26 event with partners Focolare and Ahl Al-Bait
FaithInvest teamed up with Focolare and the Ahl Al Bait Society Scotland to hold an inspiring panel and group discussion in front of a...
Nov 15, 2021


Daoist Prayer for the Day stresses importance of balance
FaithInvest founder and CEO Martin Palmer has released a series of prayers and meditations focusing on climate change through the lens of...
Nov 12, 2021


Islam-inspired Prayer for the Day focuses on environmental balance
FaithInvest founder and CEO Martin Palmer has released a series of prayers and meditations focusing on climate change through the lens of...
Nov 11, 2021


Sikh Prayer for the Day stresses urgency of climate action
FaithInvest founder and CEO Martin Palmer has released a series of prayers and meditations focusing on climate change through the lens of...
Nov 10, 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


Martin Palmer creates six BBC Prayers for the Day for COP26. First: Christianity
FaithInvest CEO Martin Palmer has been asked to provide BBC Radio Four's Prayer for the Day during the UN climate conference, COP26. The...
Nov 5, 2021

Faith Plans partner plants hundreds of forests ahead of COP26
A Faith Plans partner has planted more than 200,000 trees ahead of COP26, helping to demonstrate that real and genuine action is needed...
Nov 4, 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


Eco-Sikh UK partners with Environment Agency to battle plastic pollution
FaithPlans participant Eco-Sikh UK has teamed up with the UK Environment Agency in the battle against plastics pollution. Part of a wider...
Oct 29, 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


Message from China's CBCGDF on supporting Faith Plans
We were delighted to get this message from the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF), our major...
Oct 4, 2021
'Even if I knew that I would die tomorrow, I would still plant an apple tree today.'
- Rabbi Hillel
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