Catholic groups opt for more divestment
Nine Catholic organisations to divest from fossil fuels
by Harry Albright
19th May 2017
Nine Catholic organisations from around the world have announced their decision to divest their portfolios from fossil fuel companies in the largest joint Catholic divestment to date.
The announcement was made ahead of international negotiations in Italy on 26-27 May on implementing measures on climate change. The news comes off the back of a January conference on the subject of investing according to the principles laid out in Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ June 2015 encyclical letter, which called on Catholics and non-Catholics alike to care for our common home.
