The Acts of Convention

Resolved, That the 80th General Convention affirm to all institutional investors across the Church the value and importance of faithful and ethical investing (defined as investing institutional assets consistently with the Church’s faith and teachings and the Church’s mission) and responsible investing (defined as addressing, ethical concerns for social, environmental and governance matters, including climate change and human rights); and be it further

Resolved, That all institutional investors across The Episcopal Church be encouraged to adopt faithful and ethically responsible investing for their investment programs and portfolios and to manage their investment assets using the following elements of ethically responsible investing: ethical and theological guidelines for investment selection and management; shareholder engagement, including voting proxies; and investing for responsible social and environmental outcomes as well as for financial return.