Presbyterian Mission Agency investing Archives

Investing with impact

Posted November 8th, 2021

Add churches — and more and more Black churches — to the list of organizations that are seen by social impact investors as financial anchors in their neighborhoods and communities.

Doing well and doing good: Investing responsibly

Posted July 18th, 2018

Investments can do well — the Presbyterian Foundation believes — and do good at the same time. Through practices of impact investing, corporate engagement, and use of positive and negative screens, the Foundation seeks to manage all aspects of the funds entrusted to them in accordance with God’s call for faithful stewardship. The Foundation’s trustees determined in 2015 that care for God’s creation is one element of this stewardship.

Doing Well and Doing Good: Investing Responsibly

Posted June 14th, 2018

Investments can do well – the Presbyterian Foundation believes – and do good at the same time. Through practices of impact investing, corporate engagement, and use of positive and negative screens, the Foundation seeks to manage all aspects of the funds entrusted to them in accordance with God’s call for faithful stewardship.

Committee on Mission Responsibility Through Investment invests in shareholder advocacy

Posted June 7th, 2018

Presbyterian News Service recently submitted questions to Joseph Kinaird, chair of the Committee on Mission Responsibility Through Investment (MRTI) about the upcoming General Assembly in St. Louis and its continuous discussions with the fossil fuel industry.

Mission Responsibility Through Investment prepares for 223rd General Assembly

Posted May 7th, 2018

The Committee on Mission Responsibility Through Investment (MRTI) is making final preparations for its recommendations to the 223rd General Assembly. MRTI is a three-agency committee that implements the General Assembly’s policies on faith-based investing.

Faith-based investors gain ground with ExxonMobil on climate change

Posted June 1st, 2017

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and nearly three dozen faith-based investors are encouraged by shareholder approval yesterday of a proposal urging ExxonMobil to better assess the company’s climate change related risks.

Presbyterian Board of Pensions meets in Indianapolis

Posted October 31st, 2016

The Board of Directors for the Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) gathered here last week (October 26-29) for its fall meeting. New board members, approved by the 222nd General Assembly (2016) of the PC(USA), received orientation prior to committee and business sessions.

Mission Responsibility Through Investment gets new name and new lead staff

Posted October 24th, 2016

The office of Mission Responsibility Through Investment (MRTI) has a new name and lead staff person. Rob Fohr, who has been serving in an interim capacity, has accepted the call to take the permanent position, replacing Bill Somplatsky-Jarman, who retired earlier this year.