Ethical Investing Approaches
Global events are moving the Episcopal Church – like many other thought-leading organizations – towards a greater climate and social consciousness. Church Investment Group’s focus on Faith-based investing allows Episcopal endowments to earn comparable returns while bringing about fundamental and lasting change within the Church and the world we serve.
CIG supports investing in corporations that have sustainable environmental approaches, conscientious human rights policies, and good corporate governance practices while generating market competitive investment performance
The CIG Advantage
As Bishop Curry says:
“We can use our resources for the realization of God’s will in the world.”
The Church Investment Group works with Episcopal endowments to achieve both financial performance and capital preservation while acting as stewards of our monetary resources.
What We Provide
- Full-Time Investment Guidance and Active Management through the Use of An Outsourced Chief Investment Officer
- Benefits from Investing at Scale (Cost Effective Fees based on CIG’s collective assets)
- Transparency and High-Touch Client Engagement
- Comprehensive Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Investment Process
- Advocacy for the values of the Episcopal Church as a UNPRI Signatory and through participation in the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and Carbon Disclosure Project
How We Partner
CIG collaborates with you to implement a customized separate account, working with your Investment Committee on asset allocation, spending policy, ESG implementation and Impact tracking.
CIG has two funds that allow smaller investors to achieve scale and provides diversified portfolios that adhere to ethical criteria and practices:
- Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Multi-Asset Fund
- Fossil-Fuel Free Environmental, Social and Governance Multi-Asset Fund
“Trinity Episcopal Church has benefitted greatly from our partnership with Church Investment Group over the past several years.
“Working together in an open, collaborative and thoughtful manner, Trinity and CIG have worked with our OCIO to successfully restructure Trinity’s Legacy Fund with the goal of better aligning the Fund’s investment approach and structure with the church’s goals, mission and budgeting processes.
“CIG’s thought leadership and national perspective have been invaluable in helping Trinity frame and implement our goals- and mission-based investment strategies.”
— Trinity Church Indianapolis Legacy Fund Trustee
CIG supports investing in corporations that have sustainable environmental approaches, conscientious human rights policies, and good corporate governance practices while generating market competitive investment performance