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  • 13 Nov 2010
    New code aims to encourage responsible church investment

    Two major UK church investment organisations have welcomed a new code designed to encourage responsible investment.

  • 24 Apr 2010
    Charity accuses Waitrose over Israeli goods

    The anti-poverty charity War on Want has accused supermarket retailer Waitrose of misleading customers in its claims to have ceased stocking goods from illegal Israeli settlements.

  • 11 Jan 2008
    United Methodists meet with Caterpillar to discuss disinvestment

    The chief of the United Methodist Church's public affairs unit in the US will meet today with Jim Owens, President and CEO of Caterpillar in order to convey his opposition to Caterpillar's equipment sales to Israel.

  • 24 Sep 2007
    US Presbyterians back disinvestment campaign on Sudan

    The Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly Council has approved action supporting the denomination's campaign of phased selective divestment of certain multinational corporations doing business with the government of Sudan.

  • 20 Sep 2007
    US Methodists plan to disinvest from Israel and Sudan

    The US United Methodist Church's social action agency wants the denomination to divest from companies providing products or services used for "illegal destruction" in Palestinian areas or that are doing business with the government of Sudan.

  • 8 Mar 2006
    Parishes to boycott C of E over continued investment in Caterpillar

    Parishes are being urged to withdraw their money from the Church of England after a decision to continue its current investment in US company Caterpillar inc.

  • 7 Mar 2006
    Church investment body snubs Synod over Caterpillar

    In a move that will be seen by campaigners as a snub to the Church of England's 'Parliament', the Churchís Ethical Investment Advisory Group (EIAG) has said it will not recommend disinvestment from the controversial US company Caterpillar

  • 7 Feb 2006
    Church of England votes to disinvest in Caterpillar

    Christian peace campaigners are this morning welcoming the vote last night by the Church of England's general synod - including the Archbishop of Canterbury - to disinvest church funds from companies profiting from Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian territory.