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Faiths investing for a better world

Leaders of more than 30 different faith traditions met in Zug, Switzerland, for a unique international meeting on Faith in Finance in October 2017. The faith leaders represented more than 500 faith investment groups from eight religions and around three trillion dollars in assets. Also present were representatives of the UN and some investment houses and impact investment experts. The papers presented at Zug 2017 are available to download, below.

'What will you do with your investments
to make a better planet?'
– Zug Guidelines

Download speaker papers from Zug 2017

Faith-consistent investing

Working Paper by ARC

Multi Faith

Commissioned by OECD and UNDP (2017 Revision)

The role of faiths as investors in the future and the SDGs.

Seamus Finn

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ICCR

Working with Diversity: The Experience of ICCR

Richard Burrett

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Earth Capital Partners

Broadening the Impact of Faiths as Investors; working for an Earth Dividend

Saker Nusseibeh

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CEO Hermes Investment Management

The Necessity for Values for the Investing World

Amy Clarke

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CEO Tribe Impact Capital

Strategies for faith-consistent investment

Monowara Gani

Islam

Muslim Charities Forum

The Muslim Perspective on the Environment and Sustainable Development

Cardinal Turkson

Catholic

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Address to the Faith In Finance meeting

The Zug Guidelines

Multi Faith

Zug 2017

The Zug Guidelines to Faith-Consistent Investing

Christoph Stueckelberger

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Geneva Agape Foundation

Creating a New Faith-Consistent Investment Platform

Stuart Burgess & John Nyota

Christianity

Chair & CEO of The Wesley

How Christian Values drove the Development of an Ethical Hotel Chain

Julie Hammerman

Judaism

JLens

Faithful Investing in the Jewish Context

Rabbi Mark Goldsmith

Judaism

Alyth Synagogue & Shoresh Charitable Trust

The Jewish Perspective on the Environment and Sustainable Development

Gunella Hahn

Christianity

Church of Sweden

Faith as Potential Investors in the Environment and Sustainable Development

Monica Middleton

Christianity

OikoCredit

Creating Common Agreements: Working with diverse Christian traditions

Jean-Pierre Sweerts

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Water Financing Facility & DOB Equity

Philanthropy, Faith & Finance: A vision for the future

Yassin Maisikeli

Islam

Qadiriyyah Sufi Movement

Kano: Developing a Modern Islamic Pilgrimage City

Shaunaka Rishi Das

Hinduism

Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies

Sources of Inspiration for Faith-Consistent Investing

Master Yang Shihua

Daoism

China Daoist Association

The Daoist Perspective on the Environment and Sustainable Development

Professor Peter Head

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Founder of Resilience Partners

Founder of the Resilience Partners and the Ecological Sequestration Trust

Alice Garton

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Senior Lawyer, Client Earth

Impact of Recent Changes in Fiduciary Law to Allow Trustees to Invest

Victoria Hoskins

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Rathbones Greenbank

Combining Financial Objectives with Responding to Campaigns

Christophe Nuttall

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Executive Director

Sacred Cities: A Vision of Resilient Faith-Based Communities

George Latham

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WHEB Group

Impact Investing and Intentionality: A holistic response

Richard Maitland

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Sarasin & Partners

Presentation to the Faith In Finance meeting

Elliott Harris

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Address to the Faith in Finance meeting

Faith-consistent investing and the Faith Plans framework

Faith-consistent investing is a key element in one of the Seven Key Areas – Faith-consistent Use of Assets – in the Faith Plans framework. Discover how all seven areas work together to create a comprehensive approach to sustainable development and a better world for all.

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