Divest and Reinvest Central

A Listing of Known Religious Divest and Reinvest Efforts

Religious groups around the globe are taking action on divestment and reinvestment - and we've compiled a comprehensive listing of those efforts.

If we've missed a faith based divestment effort - in the United States or internationally - please share it with GreenFaith's Executive Director, Rev. Fletcher Harper, at [email protected].

Key for the "Decision" column, below:

1—Divest own fund(s), or rules out ever investing in fossil fuels 2—Recommend resolution for national judicatory 3—Passed resolution for local judicatory, congregations, or specific funds 4—Under consideration 5—Reinvestment alone 6—No action/resolution failed to pass 7—Pension fund takes divestment or reinvestment action

Divestment in United States Faith-Based Judicatories

Divestment in Faith-Based Judicatories, International

Divestment in United States Faith-Based Judicatories

Judicatory Date Decision Commentary State TEC Resolution directs the Investment Committee of The Episcopal Church 7/3/2015 1 the church’s Executive Council and the Episcopal Church Foundation Dioese votes to honor Episcopal Diocese of principles of C045 and 10/17/15 1 CA California divest from fossil fuel holdings Resolves to work for full divestment by 2021 and Episcopal Diocese of 12/6/2014 1, 2 urges 78th General CA Los Angeles Convention (2015) to divest Resolution calls on the Episcopal Church to Episcopal Diocese of eliminate its fossil fuel 10/25/2014 2 MA holdings and to invest “in the healthy future of humanity and the planet” Diocesan Annual Council Episcopal Diocese of calls for divestment and 10/12/2014 3 NE Nebraska clean energy reinvestment Calls upon the Church Pension Fund, the Investment Committee of the Executive Council, and the Episcopal Church Episcopal Diocese of 1/31/2015 2 Foundation to divest from NJ Newark the world's leading 200 fossil fuel companies, and to reinvest in stages in "impact investments" in the clean energy sector Steve Knight spoke to Episcopal Diocese of Convention in favor of New York (see p. 2 of 11/9/2013 No vote NY divestment (see p. 27 of hyperlinked document) hyperlinked document) Adopted resolution requiring study of divestment from fossil Episcopal Diocese of 11/15- 3 fuel companies and OR Oregon 16/2013 reinvestment in socially responsible investment vehicles 234 yes/169 no. Episcopal Diocese of 11/14/2013 3 Resolution #5 on p 3 of WA Olympia linked document

Episcopal Diocese of 11/8- R13-04 on p. 6 of linked 6 OH Southern Ohio 9/2013 document Resolution calls for Episcopal Diocese of 10/25/2014 2 divestment and MA Western Massachusetts reinvestment ELCA Resolution advises to work towards goal of Evangelical Lutheran 8/13/2016 1 fossil fuel divestment, and Church in America reinvestment in clean energy companies 102 yes/ 94 no/14 abstain Evangelical Lutheran 5/18/2013 2 —divest from 200 largest OR Church, Oregon Synod within 5 years Resolved to divest from Metropolitan New York fossil fuels within 5 years 5/29/2015 1, 2 NY Synod, ELCA and voted to ask national church body to divest Synod, 6/8/2013 2 MA ELCA Humanist Will divest from businesses that extract or distribute fossil-fuel American Ethical Union 10/14/2014 1 based sources of energy, and reinvest in clean energy sources. Interdenominational Agencies Ecumenical Ministries Passes fossil fuel 11/20/2013 1 OR of Oregon divestment motion Decide to limit Maine Council of investments to funds free 2/21/2014 1 Churches of top 200 fossil fuel producers Move Our Money/Protect Shalom Center 2/6/2014 3 Our Planet ISNA Islamic Society of North Pledged to divest from 11/11/2016 1 America fossil fuels PCUSA Overture to divest from Presbyterian Church fossil fuels failed to pass 6/24/2016 6 KY USA in General Assembly plenary session In late 2016 decided to create global PCUSA Board of environmental fund 10/29/2016 7 Pensions available to investors; have done so as of 3/13/2017 Calls for immediate 10/19/2016 1 divestment from fossil fuel companies Voted to concur with San Blackhawk Presbytery 2 Francisco overture Voted to concur with San Presbytery of 11/23/2015 2 MA Francisco overture Presbytery of the Voted to concur with San 11/15/2015 2 Cascades Francisco overture Presbytery of Central Voted to concur with San 2 Nebraska Francisco overture Voted to concur with San Presbytery of Chicago 2/19/2016 2 Francisco overture Presbytery of East Voted to concur with San 11/10/2015 2 TN Tennessee Francisco overture Presbytery of Genesee Voted to concur with San 2/6/2016 2 Valley Francisco overture Voted to concur with San Presbytery of Geneva 1/30/2016 2 Francisco overture Voted to concur with San Presbytery of Giddings- 11/15/2015 2 Francisco overture (with Lovejoy additional rationale) Presbytery of Greater Voted to concur with San Atlanta 11/15/2015 2 Francisco overture GA

Voted to concur with San Heartland Presbytery 9/22/2015 2 Francisco overture (with MO additional rationale) Voted to concur with San Hudson River 12/8/2015 2 Francisco overture (with NY Presbytery additional rationale) Presbytery of the Inland Voted to concur with San 2 Northwest Francisco overture Presbytery of Mid Voted to concur with San 2/20/16 2 KY Kentucky Francisco overture Voted to concur with San Monmouth Presbytery 2/23/2016 2 Francisco overture Muskingum Valley Voted to concur with San 2/01/2015 2 Presbytery Francisco overture National Capital Voted to concur with San 3/15/2016 2 Presbytery Francisco overture Voted to concur with San New Castle Presbytery 2 Francisco overture Voted to concur with San Presbytery of Newton 1/9/2016 2 Francisco overture Presbytery of the Voted to concur with San 2 Northern Plains Francisco overture Northwest Coast Voted to concur with San 2/2/2016 2 Presbytery Francisco overture Voted to concur with San Pacific Presbytery 2/23/2016 2 Francisco overture Voted to concur with San Presbytery of Redwoods 2/5/2016 2 CA Francisco overture Presbytery of Voted to concur with San 1/30/2016 2 Sacramento Francisco overture Voted to concur with San Salem Presbytery 4/30/2016 2 Francisco overture Approved by voice vote an Presbytery of San overture to General 9/8/2015 2 CA Francisco Assembly 2016 to divest from fossil fuels Presbytery of San Jose 11/21/2015 2 Voted to concur with San CA Francisco overture Voted to concur with San Seattle Presbytery 4/20/2016 2 Francisco overture Presbytery of Southern Voted to concur with San 2/6/2016 2 New England Francisco overture Presbytery of Twin Voted to concur with San 1/24/2016 2 Cities Area Francisco overture Presbytery of Western Voted to concur with San 2/19/2016 2 North Carolina Francisco overture Society of Friends New York Quarterly 6/8/2015 1 Divesting from fossil fuels NY Meeting http://www.pym.org/eco- Philadelphia Yearly 6/23/2014 1 justice-working- PA Meeting group/news/ Unitarian Universalist Yes--Cease investment in Carbon Tracker 200; Unitarian Universalist 6/28/2014 1 retain some ownership MA General Assembly where UUA is involved in shareholder advocacy Action of Immediate Witness--this action applies for one year, and Unitarian Universalist 6/13/2013 2 urges GA delegates to MA General Assembly take issue back to congregations for conversation UCC Resolution passed at General Synod; United United Church of Christ, 7/1/2013 1 Church Funds announces OH National new fossil-free investment fund United Church of Christ, Co-sponsors of Central Atlantic 3/5/2013 2 MD Resolution Conference United Church of Christ, 3/5/2013 2 Endorser FL Florida Conference United Church of Christ, Co-sponsors of Massachusetts 12/10/2012 2 MA Resolution Conference United Church of Christ, 3/5/2013 2 Endorser MN Minnesota Conference United Church of Christ, New Hampshire 3/5/2013 2 Endorser NH Conference United Church of Christ, Co-sponsors of 3/5/2013 2 NY New York Conference Resolution United Church of Christ, Northern California- 3/5/2013 2 Endorser CA Nevada Conference United Church of Christ, Pacific Northwest 3/5/2013 2 Endorser WA Conference United Church of Christ, Penn Central 3/5/2013 2 Endorser PA Conference United Church of Christ, South Dakota 3/5/2013 2 Endorser SD Conference United Church of Christ, Co-sponsors of 3/5/2013 2 AZ Southwest Conference Resolution UMC Voted 258-461 not to add a fossil fuels investment General Conference screen for the United 5/20/2016 6 2016 Methodist Board of Pension and Health Benefits General Board of Board’s directors voted to Pension and Health 1/22/2015 7 exclude certain Benefits investments in coal Baltimore-Washington 5/29- 4 Resolution Annual Conference 31/2014 Voted to submit petitions California-Nevada Summer on fossil fuel divestment 2 Annual Conference 2015 to General Conference 2016 Voted to submit petitions California-Pacific Summer on fossil fuel divestment 2 Annual Conference 2015 to General Conference 2016 Voted to submit petitions Desert Southwest Summer on fossil fuel divestment 2 Annual Conference 2015 to General Conference 2016 Resolution calls for Detroit Annual 5/19/2013 3 General Board of Conference Pensions to divest Voted to submit petitions Minnesota Annual Summer on fossil fuel divestment 2 Conference 2015 to General Conference 2016 Voted to petition General Conference 2016 to New England Annual 6/20/2015 2 include coal, petroleum, Conference and natural gas as investments to avoid New York Annual 6/8- Voted to divest from fossil 1 Conference 11/2016 fuels Voted to submit petitions Northern Illinois on fossil fuel divestment 6/16/2015 2 Annual Conference to General Conference 2016 Voted to submit petitions Oregon-Idaho Annual Summer on fossil fuel divestment 2 Conference 2015 to General Conference 2016 Northwest United Must divest from fossil 6/2016 1 Methodist Foundation fuels by January 1, 2018 Pacific Northwest 6/24- Voted to divest from fossil 1 Annual Conference 26/2016 fuels by January 1, 2018 Voted to submit petitions Susquehanna Annual on fossil fuel divestment 6/12/2015 2 Conference to General Conference 2016 Voted to refer the resolution to the Board of Virginia Annual 6/21/2014 4 Church and Society and Conference the Board of Pensions for study for the next year Voted to submit petitions West Ohio Annual on fossil fuel divestment 6/11/2015 2 Conference to General Conference 2016 Union for Reform Judaism Union for Reform 10/2014 4 Judaism

Divestment in United States Houses of Worship/Faith-Based Higher Education/Agencies/Religious Orders

Congregation Judicatory Date Decision Commentary State ABCUSA Intends to divest its $140 Riverside Church million in the City of New 4/25/2017 1 endowment NY York from all fossil fuels within five years ECUSA Voted to divest and explore a Episcopal City Diocese of fossil-free Mission, Boston, 5/12/2014 1 MA Massachusetts alternative Massachusetts investment instrument Vote to move Church of the to a fossil-free Redeemer, Diocese of 5/13/2014 1 investment NJ Morristown, New Newark instrument for Jersey its portfolio Multi- Denominational or Non- Denominational Voted to divest Union Theological 6/10/2014 1 from fossil NY Seminary fuels Sojourners organization will divest from fossil Sojourners 1/22/2015 1 fuels and DC reinvest in sustainable energy businesses Will divest from CTI 200 worst offenders and Pacific School of 2/24/2015 1 create a fossil CA Religion free option for future endowment donors PCUSA Presbytery of Voted to bring Bardstown PC 3 KY Mid Kentucky overture to GA Church of the Covenant Voted to divest Presbytery of (federated church 1/14/14 1 from all fossil MA Boston of PCUSA and fuels UCC) Presbytery of Voted to bring Crescent Hill PC 3 KY Mid Kentucky overture to GA Voted to Request Presbytery of Presbytery of Cascades to FPC Central Point 2015 1,3 the Cascades send overture to General Assembly 2016 Voted to request Presbytery of Presbytery of East FPC Oak Ridge East 2015 3 TN Tennessee to Tennessee send overture to General Assembly 2016 Voted to request Presbytery of Presbytery of FPC Palo Alto 7/7/2015 1, 3 San Jose to CA San Jose send overture to General Assembly 2016 Presbytery of Voted to bring FPC San Anselmo 3 CA Redwoods overture to GA Voted to divest from CTI 200 worst offenders and work with Presbytery of FPC Tallahassee 2/15/2015 1 Presbyterian FL Florida Foundation to create Fossil Free divestment fund Voted to request Presbytery of Presbytery of Greater Oakhurst PC Greater 2015 3 GA Atlanta to send Atlanta overture to General Assembly 2016 Voted to bring Ridgefield-Crystal Blackhawk overture to GA 11/18/2013 3 IL Lake PC Presbytery (8 yes/ 2 no/ 1 abstain)

Presbytery of Voted to bring St. Luke's PC the Twin 1/10/2014 3 overture to GA MN Cities Area Voted to request National Warner Memorial presbytery to Capital 9/21/2015 3 MD PC send overture Presbytery to General Assembly 2016 Roman Catholic University of Marianist 6/23/2014 1 Voted to divest OH Dayton Decided in 2013 to invest 10 million in Franciscan Sisters environmental 6/26/2014 5 MO of Mary efforts; have invested 3 of the 10 million pledged Passed resolution to Georgetown 6/4/2015 1 divest from DC University coal production Voted Sisters of Loretto unanimously (the Loretto 7/10/2015 1 KY to divest from Congregation) fossil fuels One of seven Catholic not- Roman for-profit Catholic SSM Health health system 10/3/2016 1 institutions serving the committing to Midwest divest Society of Friends Philadelphia Yearly Barnegat Monthly Meeting, Divesting from 6/8/2015 1 NJ Meeting Society of fossil fuels Friends Stop any new New England investment; Yearly divest from top Cambridge, Meeting, 6/2/2013 1 200 within 5 MA Massachusetts Society of years; take Friends public stand on the issue Yes to shifting their Philadelphia investments Central Yearly into the fossil Philadelphia Meeting, 6/9/2014 1 free Green PA Meeting Society of fund at Friends Friends Fiduciary Corporation Transferred a Philadelphia portion of Yearly funds to a Chester Quarterly Meeting, 4/29/2015 1 fossil free fund PA Meeting Society of with Friends Friends Fiduciary Corporation Ohio Valley Community Yearly Divesting from Friends Quaker Meeting, 6/8/2015 1 OH fossil fuels Meeting Society of Friends New England Yearly Dover, New Meeting, 1 Voted to divest NH Hampshire Society of Friends Yes to shifting their Philadelphia investments Yearly into the fossil Haverford Meeting, 6/9/2014 1 free Green PA Quarterly Meeting Society of fund at Friends Friends Fiduciary Corporation Yes to shifting their Philadelphia investments Yearly into the fossil Lansdowne Meeting, 6/9/2014 1 free Green PA Monthly Meeting Society of fund at Friends Friends Fiduciary Corporation

Yes to shifting their Philadelphia investments Yearly into the fossil Lehigh Valley Meeting, 6/9/2014 1 free Green PA Monthly Meeting Society of fund at Friends Friends Fiduciary Corporation Haddonfield Quarterly Medford Friends Divesting from Meeting, 6/8/2015 1 NJ Meeting fossil fuels Society of Friends Yes to shifting their Philadelphia investments Yearly into the fossil Mount Holly, New Meeting, 6/9/2014 1 free Green NJ Jersey Society of fund at Friends Friends Fiduciary Corporation Philadelphia Yearly Newtown Friends Divesting from Meeting, 6/8/2015 1 PA Meeting fossil fuels Society of Friends Yes to shifting their Philadelphia investments Yearly into the fossil Old Haverford, Meeting, 6/9/2014 1 free Green PA Pennsylvania Society of fund at Friends Friends Fiduciary Corporation Recommends that all Quaker bodies, including Friends Fiduciary, Pacific Yearly commit to not Strawberry Creek Meeting, buying fossil 7/21/2014 2 CA Monthly Meeting Society of fuel stocks in Friends the future; do not own any fossil fuel stocks, and commits to not buying any in the future Transferred all Philadelphia funds to a Yearly Swarthmore fossil free fund Meeting, 4/29/2015 1 PA Monthly Meeting with Friends Society of Fiduciary Friends Corporation Philadelphia Yearly Divesting from Trenton Meeting Meeting, 6/8/2015 1 NJ fossil fuels Society of Friends Yes to shifting their Philadelphia investments Yearly into the fossil Westtown, Meeting, 6/9/2014 1 free Green PA Pennsylvania Society of fund at Friends Friends Fiduciary Corporation Unitarian- Universalist All Souls Unitarian Massachusetts Pledged to Universalist Bay District 2014 1 MA divest Church, UU Greenfield, Massachusetts Resolution calls for immediate divestment of First Church individual - Massachusetts fossil fuel Unitarian Bay District 6/2014 1 stocks, MA Universalist, UU prohibits the Massachusetts purchase of new fossil fuel stocks; unanimous vote First Parish Church Unitarian Massachusetts Pledged to Universality, Bay District 2014 1 MA divest Northborough, UU Massachusetts First Parish Unitarian Massachusetts Voted to divest Universalist Bay District 6/2/2013 1 from fossil fuel MA Church, UU companies Cambridge, Massachusetts First Parish UUC, Voted to divest Ballou Hingham, fossil fuel Channing 2/2/2014 1 MA Massachusetts stock from its District UU (Old Ship Church) endowment First Religious Society Unitarian Massachusetts Pledged to Universalist, Bay District 2014 1 MA divest Newburyport, UU Massachusetts Completely divested from First Universalist Northern New fossil fuel Church of England 2013 1 stocks and ME Pittsfield, Maine District UU money markets

Already not invested in 200 largest First Unitarian Pacific fossil fuel Church of Northwest 2013 1 companies Portland, Oregon District UU prior to start of divestment movement Have divested First Unitarian Mountain from largest Church of Salt Desert 2013 1 UT 200 fossil fuel Lake City District UU companies Have pledged First Unitarian Central to divest from Society of Midwest 2013 1 200 largest WI Milwaukee District UU fossil fuel companies Lake County Unitarian Central Pledged to Universalist Midwest 2014 1 WI divest Church, Hartland, District UU Wisconsin Mountain Vista Have divested Unitarian Pacific from largest Universalist Southwest 2013 1 200 fossil fuel Congregation, District UU companies Tucson, Arizona Norway Unitarian Northern New Pledged to Universalist England 2015 1 ME divest Church District UU Have pledged Northern New to divest from Portsmouth South England 2013 1 200 largest NH Church, Unitarian District UU fossil fuel companies Society for Community Work, Pacific Central Resolution to 2013 1 CA First UU Society of Distruct UU divest San Francisco South Church Unitarian New England Pledged to Universalist, 2013 1 MA Portsmouth, District UU divest Massachusetts

Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church, Southeast Pledged to 5/7/2014 1 VA Charlottesville, District UU divest Virginia Unitarian Society of Northampton New England Pledged to 2014 1 MA and Florence, District UU divest Massachusetts Unitarian Universalist New England Pledged to 2015 1 ME Congregation of District UU divest Cantine Voted to divest from all Unitarian Mountain Carbon Universalist Desert 5/22/2015 1 Underground CO Church of Boulder, District UU companies Colorado within five years. Unitarian Voted to divest Universalist from fossil New England Church, First 5/17/2015 1 fuels within ME District UU Parish, Sherborn, the next two Massachusetts years Have pledged Unitarian to divest from Universalist Pacific Central 2013 1 200 largest Church of Palo District UU fossil fuel Alto companies Votes never to Unitarian invest in CTI's Universalist New England worst 200, and Congregation of 9/2014 1 RI District UU to invest in South County, solutions to Rhode Island climate change Unitarian Universalist Prairie Star Pledged to Fellowship of District UU 2014 1 divest IA Ames, Iowa

Unitarian Pacific Universalist Pledged to Northwest 2014 1 OR Fellowship of divest District UU Corvallis, Oregon Unitarian Northern New Voted to divest Universalist England 5/2015 1 from fossil fuel ME Society of Bangor District UU stocks Working to get Unitarian Resolution to Universalists for divest and Fossil Fuel 2014 2 reinvest on the Divestment and agenda at 2014 Sustainable UUA General Reinvestment Assembly Unitarian Have divested Mountain Universalist from largest Desert 2013 1 Society of Los 200 fossil fuel District UU Alamos companies Unitarian Unanimous Universalist vote to divest Clara Barton Society of 10/20/2013 1 from all fossil MA District UU Amherst, fuels in five Massachusetts years Unitarian Have divested Mountain Universalist from largest Desert 2013 1 NM Society of Los 200 fossil fuel District UU Alamos companies Unitarian Central Pledged to Universalist Midwestern 2014 1 IL divest Congregation, Oak District UU Park, Illinois Congregation's Special Funds Committee governing investment funds and its Valley Unitarian Pacific Board of Universalist Southwest 2015 1 Trustees AZ Congregation District UU governing operations funds voted to divest beginning immediately

UCC Rocky Endorser of Community UCC, Mountain 2 Resolution to CO Boulder, Colorado Conference General Synod Church of the Covenant Voted to divest Massachusetts (federated church 1/14/2014 1 from all fossil MA Conference of PCUSA and fuels UCC) Eliot United Massachusetts Church of Christ, 6/25/2015 4 MA Conference Newton First Divesting from Congregational Massachusetts 6/16/2015 1 fossil fuels by MA Church, Amherst, Conference 2019 Massachusetts First Endorser of Massachusetts Congregational 1 Resolution to MA Conference Church, Natick General Synod First Endorser of Congregational Massachusetts 4 Resolution to MA Church, Conference General Synod Shrewsbury First Endorser of Congregational Massachusetts 4 Resolution to MA Church, Conference General Synod Westborough First Endorser of Congregational Massachusetts 4 Resolution to MA Church, Conference General Synod Williamstown First Church, Massachusetts Endorser of Cambridge Conference 3, 4 Resolution to MA General Synod First UCC, Endorser of Minnesota Northfield, 2 Resolution to MN Conference Minnesota General Synod Hadwen Park Endorser of Massachusetts Congregational Resolution to MA Conference UCC, Worcester General Synod Already Hancock United divested from Church of Christ, Massachusetts 9/17/2013 1 3 funds, and MA Lexington, Conference continuing the Massachusetts process Endorser of Leaders in 2 Resolution to OH Koinonia (LINK) General Synod Lyndale Endorser of Congregational Minnesota 2 Resolution to MN UCC, Minneapolis, Conference General Synod Minnesota Mayflower UCC, Endorser of Minnesota Minneapolis, 2 Resolution to MN Conference Minnesota General Synod Divesting endowed funds from Pacific Prospect United fossil fuels. Northwest 12/20/2015 1 WA Church of Christ Switching to Conference UCC Beyond Fossil Fuels fund Intends to divest its $140 Riverside Church million in the City of New 4/25/2017 1 endowment NY York from all fossil fuels within five years Endorser of South Church in Massachusetts 4 Resolution to MA Andover Conference General Synod The Second Endorser of Massachusetts Church in Newton, 4 Resolution to MA UCC Conference General Synod

Trinitarian Congregational Massachusetts Divestment in 3/10/2013 1 MA UCC, Warwick, Conference process Massachusetts Trinity Endorser of Congregational Massachusetts 4 Resolution to MA Church in Conference General Synod Gloucester UMC Pledged to avoid investing Boston University 9/20/2016 1 in coal or tar MA sands companies Voted to divest Church of St. Paul 3/19/2015 1 entire portfolio NY and St. Andrew of fossil fuels

Divestment in Faith-Based Judicatories, International

Judicatory Date Decision ANZUUA Melbourne Unitarian Peace 8/1/2013 1 Votes to divest from fossil fuels Memorial Church Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New 5/14/2014 1 Passed resolution requiring the church to divest from fossil fuel companies by mid-2016 Zealand and Polynesia Anglican Diocese of Auckland, New 9/7/2013 1 Motion to divest Zealand Anglican Diocese of Dunedin, New 9/27/2013 1 Motion to divest Zealand Anglican Diocese of Waikato and 9/28- 1 Taranaki, New Zealand 29/2013 Anglican Diocese of Wellington, New 9/21- 1 Zealand 22/2013 Anglican Church of Australia Anglican Church of Australia 7/7/2014 2 Passed General Synod motion encouraging churches across the country to divest from fossil fuels Anglican Diocese of Melbourne 10/18/2014 1 Divest within two years from all corporations whose revenues from fossil fuels exceed 20% of their total Directed trustees to produce a report detailing how it can divest from fossil fuels and redirect funds into Anglican Diocese of Perth 10/5/2014 1 renewable energy investments Anglican Diocese of Sydney-- 7/2014 3 Anglican National Super has resolved to divest from all areas related to fossil fuels Anglican National Super Canberra-Goulburn Anglican 9/14/2014 1 Voted to divest from companies principally involved in fossil fuel extraction Diocese Anglican Church in Canada Diocese of Montreal 10/16/2015 1 Diocese voted to divest from fossil fuels Diocese of Ottawa 10/30/2015 1 Diocese voted to divest from fossil fuels Anglican Church of Southern Africa 9/17- Anglican Church of Southern Africa 1 Passed a motion at Provincial Synod to divest from fossil fuels 18/2016 Church of England Church of England 4/28/2015 1 Voted to divest from thermal coal and tar sands oil Passed a motion calling on the Church of England to disinvest from tar sands, coal, oil, and gas companies, Diocese of Birmingham 3/21/2014 2 and reinvest in clean energy Will review how best to disinvest from fossil fuel assets and passed a resolution calling on the Church of Diocese of Oxford 11/15/2014 2 and 4 England to follow their example Diocese of Southwark 7/5/2013 2 Voted to call on General Synod to consider divesting Church of Scotland (Presbyterian) General Assembly 2016 5/24/2016 1 Voted not to invest in companies that extract and produce the most unclean energy sources National Youth Assembly 8/16/2015 2 Called Church of Scotland to partial divestment at its 2016 meeting Church of Sweden Church of Sweden 9/23/2014 1 Divesting remaining holdings in gas companies Interfaith/Interdenominational Organizations Operation Noah and BrightNow.org 2 Has 4 petitions in progress to urge divestment World Council of Churches 7/10/2014 1 WCC Finance Policy Committee votes to include fossil fuels in those items they do not invest Lutheran Voted never to invest in fossil fuels, and calls on its churches to not invest in fossil fuels and to invest in Lutheran World Federation 6/22/2015 1 sustainable energy sources Methodist Methodist Church (UK) 7/3/2014 6 Declined 4 divestment resolutions, but issued a paper on ethical investing; OperationNoah responded Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa 10/9/2014 1 Requested Church's Property Trustees to divest from fossil fuel investments New Zealand Roman Catholic Earthsong (Australia) 9/1/2014 1 Moved their investments to a bank that does not invest in fossil fuels Catherine Donnelly Foundation, 2/14/2015 1 Completed their divestment of Carbon Tracker Initiative's 200 fossil fuel companies with largest reserves Sisters of Service (Canada) CCFD (Catholic Committee Against Hunger and for Development) 9/1/2015 1 Catholic NGO in France voted to exclude fossil fuel companies from their mutual fund France Daughters of Mary Help of 10/3/2016 1 One of seven Roman Catholic institutions worldwide pledging to divest Christians (Salesians) in Italy Diocese of Umuarama, Brazil 10/3/2016 1 One of seven Roman Catholic institutions worldwide pledging to divest Federation of Christian Organisations for the International 10/3/2016 1 One of seven Roman Catholic institutions worldwide pledging to divest Voluntary Service in Italy Jesuit Fathers of Upper Canada 10/3/2016 1 One of seven Roman Catholic institutions worldwide pledging to divest Marist Sisters Australia 6/16/2016 1 Completely divesting from coal, oil, and gas—along with three other Catholic orders Missionary Society of St Columban, 10/3/2016 1 One of seven Roman Catholic institutions worldwide pledging to divest based in Hong Kong Passionists—Holy Spirit Province 6/16/2016 1 Completely divesting from coal, oil, and gas—along with three other Catholic orders Australia, NZ, PNG and Vietnam Presentation Congregation 6/16/2016 1 Completely divesting from coal, oil, and gas—along with three other Catholic orders Queensland Presentation Sisters Wagga Wagga 6/16/2016 1 Completely divesting from coal, oil, and gas—along with three other Catholic orders Presentation Society of Australia and 10/3/2016 1 One of seven Roman Catholic institutions worldwide pledging to divest Papua New Guinea Society of Friends Society of Friends, United Kingdom 10/8/2013 1 Voted to divest Huddersfield Quakers 2/14/2015 1 Voted to divest from fossil fuels Religious Society of Friends in 1/14/15 1 Intend to divest from biggest four banks Australia Society of Friends, Canberra 9/2013 1 Commitment to divest Regional Meeting Unitarian Universalist—Canada Canadian Unitarians for Social 11/00/2013 2 Draft letter in support of congregational divestment of fossil fuels Justice First Unitarian Congregation of 4/28/2014 1 Passed a resolution to consider and pursue divesting all holdings in fossil fuel companies within five years Ottawa United Church of Canada United Church of Canada 8/11/2015 1 Voted to divest from coal, oil, and gas companies Eastminster United Church 6/17/2014 1 Divestment from all fossil fuel companies, including extraction and infrastructure companies Trinity-St. Paul's United Church 2/23/2014 1 http://www.trinitystpauls.ca/sites/default/files/TSP%20Divests%20from%20Fossil%20Fuels%20vFINAL.pdf United Reformed Church (UK) Brighthelm Church and Community 5/9/2014 1 Trustees have decided to sell their investments in companies whose core business is fossil fuel Centre National Synod of Scotland 3/20/2015 1 Will sell all fossil fuel stocks in their portfolio and never again invest in fossil fuels Uniting Church in Australia Uniting Church in Australia 8/29/14 1 Voted to divest from corporations engaged in the extractions of fossil fuels ACT and New South Wales Synod 4/18/2013 1 Voted to divest from fossil fuels Limits investments in coal, shale oil, and fracking; natural gas, coking coal, and conventional oil remain open Synod of Victoria and Tasmania 2/24/2014 1 for investments Uniting Church in Western Australia 9/17/14 1 Will divest from companies involved in mining, exporting, or energy generation from fossil fuels World Union for Progressive Judaism Council of Progressive Rabbis of 6/17/2014 1 Decision to move bank accounts to Bank MECU, who are committed to fossil-free investment politices Australia, Asia, and New Zealand