FaithInvest

FaithInvest A network for the faiths and a bridge to faith-consistent investing We believe faith groups should be a powerhouse for ethical investing.

FaithInvest is an international, not-for-profit network serving religious groups and faith-based institutional investors. We support faith organisations seeking to invest in line with their values to achieve environmental and social impact. The world's faiths have billions of dollars invested in global markets, across all asset classes. We empower religious asset owners to align their investments

with their faith values, for the benefit of people and planet. We do this by:
* Convening a vibrant NETWORK for faith-based investors
* Providing insightful TRAINING, education, exchange and collaboration
* Offering tailored, one-on-one ACCOMPANIMENT on the faith-consistent investing journey. OUR MISSION AND VISION
We exist to grow the scale and impact of faith-consistent investing (FCI) worldwide for the benefit of people and planet. Our vision is of a world in which faith groups invest positively in line with their values, motivated by their passionate conviction that doing so will achieve a just and sustainable world. WHAT WE OFFER
We provide a range of free-to-access services such as complimentary assessments of faith-based organisations' investment policies, a network of like-minded investors, and resources and guides on FCI. We also offer fee-based services such as training courses, one-on-one consultative support and more. FAITH-CONSISTENT INVESTING (FCI)
Faith-consistent investing (FCI) is about ensuring your investments reflect your faith values. It is about avoiding harm by not investing in areas where you have concerns, and it is also about seeking to achieve positive impact by investing in a way that reflects your organisation's beliefs, values and principles. Find out more about faith-consistent investing.

We've got a fascinating FCI Quarterly Forum coming up in March which will focus on a challenge common to all faith tradi...
29/01/2026

We've got a fascinating FCI Quarterly Forum coming up in March which will focus on a challenge common to all faith traditions across the world: How to manage buildings that are ageing – and perhaps no longer needed?

Faith groups own a great many buildings and many of them will occupy prime real estate locations – for example, city or town centres. Should faith groups capitalise on the value in their real estate by redeveloping some buildings (or land) to provide extra income through a cafe, conference centre or hotel? Or they should they sell their outdated buildings to raise funds for other projects?

Our three expert practitioners include:

– Rev Mark Elsdon, a social entrepreneur, author, ordained Presbyterian minister and co-founder of RootedGood, which supports faith-based leaders navigating property development, social enterprise, and impact investing.
– Revd Graham Singh, Founder and CEO, Relèven, a global charity and fund manager aimed at transforming community-owned properties into new and impactful vocations, and an ordained minister in the Anglican Church of Canada.
– Trent Sparrow, Manager, Impact Investments, Wespath Benefits and Investments, the pension and benefits agency of the United Methodist Church, which manages nearly $26 billion in assets. He oversees its Positive Social Purpose Lending Program, which has invested over $2 billion in affordable housing since 1990.
– Our moderator is FaithInvest's Catherine Devitt.

The Forum is on Thursday 5 March 2026, at 10am New York / 3pm London.​
Register: https://bit.ly/49OV1wo

Islamic finance has grown substantially in recent years, with assets amounting to US$5.98 trillion today and forecast to...
21/01/2026

Islamic finance has grown substantially in recent years, with assets amounting to US$5.98 trillion today and forecast to reach $9.75 trillion by 2029 globally.

Now Islamic finance expert and former FaithInvest Trustee Hayu Prabowo suggests that Islamic finance has the potential for even greater impact. In a groundbreaking new paper, he says the often overlooked Quranic principle of tayyib could transform Islamic finance into a global leader in creating a just and sustainable economy.

In an article for FaithInvest, he explains: 'For decades, Islamic finance has been rightly guided by the clear boundaries of the halal (permissible) and haram (prohibited). This framework successfully filters out egregious harms; however, my study argues that this binary is a necessary but insufficient foundation for the challenges of the 21st century.'

An economic activity can be technically permissible yet still be wasteful, ecologically destructive, or socially divisive, he points out. In contrast, the concept of tayyib moves 'beyond mere legal compliance toward a holistic vision of purity, wholesomeness, and comprehensive benefit,' he says.

'The concept of tayyib introduces a higher, more affirmative standard. It demands that our economic actions are not just lawful but are actively and verifiably good.'

This is a fascinating and detailed paper – read it in full on the FaithInvest website:
https://bit.ly/4r2RIr1

FaithInvest is holding a major international forum in Paris in April for faith-based investors to discuss a potential co...
15/01/2026

FaithInvest is holding a major international forum in Paris in April for faith-based investors to discuss a potential collaborative multi-faith framework for faith-consistent investing (FCI).

Organised in partnership with the Collège des Bernardins (whose President, Jean-Baptiste de Franssu, is also the President of Vatican Bank), the invitation-only Forum, entitled Faith in the Common Good, brings together 30 influential faith groups and faith networks from diverse traditions around the world – both religious leaders and their top-level faith investment professionals.

Collectively, faith groups represent trillions of dollars of assets under management. The aim of the two-day forum is to discuss how, by developing a coordinated approach to values-driven investing, faiths can use their investment power for the common good.

Find out more: https://tinyurl.com/FaithintheCommonGood

We had a wonderful FCI Forum on Evangelical Christian approaches to faith-consistent investing (FCI) – inspiring, challe...
17/12/2025

We had a wonderful FCI Forum on Evangelical Christian approaches to faith-consistent investing (FCI) – inspiring, challenging and thought-provoking.

Our speakers Jake Thomsen and Matthew Monson of Sovereign's Capital believe there are significant benefits to be gained from investing in companies with faith-driven leadership. In their experience, faith-driven leaders are motivated to pursue human flourishing and this makes them stand out from those motivated purely by profit. But they are also motivated by the desire to achieve business excellence, which shows up in their results.

You can read about it in our December newsletter where you will also find a link to watch it on YouTube. Our FCI Forums are short (45-50 minutes), focused and solutions-oriented meetings held online every quarter.

➡️ Read about the FCI Forum and more in our December newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/FI-Dec2025-newsletter

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