Faith must speak when finance falls short.
The Methodist Churches of Colombia, Ireland and Great Britain, alongside Epworth Investment Management Ltd (“Epworth”), have filed a formal OECD complaint against HSBC over its financing of Glencore, linked to alleged climate, environmental and human rights harms connected to the Cerrejón coal mine in northern Colombia.
The complaint marks a significant escalation after years of engagement, and calls for greater accountability over whether financial institutions are upholding their own public commitments on climate, human rights and responsible business conduct.
At Epworth, we believe ethical investment requires more than words. It requires scrutiny, stewardship and the courage to act when communities and creation are at risk.
To read the letter of complaint, please click here, or to sign the open form letter by 10th July, please click here.
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Like you, we want to address the climate emergency, end modern slavery, improve nutritional offerings, promote wellbeing, and tackle all sorts of injustices in the UK and around the world.
For charities big or small looking for a simple way of investing in a diverse investment universe, we offer the WS Epworth Multi Asset Fund – an investment can be as little as £1,000.
For larger charities in need of investment advice or a more bespoke service, we offer our Discretionary Portfolio Service. We take the time to understand your organisation’s individual requirements, as well as your risk tolerance to construct a portfolio based upon one of our five investment strategies, all with carefully selected investment vehicles using our Christian ethical criteria.
Through improving corporate behaviour within these ethical categories, we believe that companies have the potential to help improve the lives of people and the state of our planet.
Our Christian approach to ethics lies at the heart of our organisation
and are consistent with these beliefs.
Our Christian approach to ethics lies at the heart of our organisation
and are consistent with these beliefs.
