16 June
2008
Two 3iG members involved
in Project Kaleidescope: Projects final report was released
in May 2008
The project started in 2002 and an interim report was issued in 2005. It included
interaction, consultation and meetings with workers and factory owners, some
non-governmental organizations, two universities and Chinese officials. The Missionary
Oblates and the General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits for the United
Methodist Church were directly involved in this project and worked in collaboration
with the other participants and members of the Interfaith Center for Corporate
Responsibility. READ
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30 November
2007
3iG Fosters Multi-sector
Dialogue on Faith Consistent Investing at Paris Workshops
3iG sponsored a groundbreaking networking opportunity for Faith Consistent Investments
(FCI) funds and religious investors by sponsoring five workshops on Faith Consistent
Investments at the TBLI conference in Paris November 15–16, 2007. READ
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9 August
2007
ABP joints the Forest Fund
of the Diocese of Västerås, Church of Sweden and Norway
NETHERLANDS – ABP, Europe largest pension fund, has allocated US$60m to
the Global Solidarity Forest Fund (GSFF) of the Diocese of Västerås, Church
of Sweden and Norway. In May this year, Global Pensions exclusively revealed
the pension giant was
set to invest in timberland. READ
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April 2007
World Union for Progressive
Judiasm Becomes
Newest 3IG Member
The World Union for Progressive Judiasm (WUPJ)
joined 3iG April, 2007. The World Union For Progressive Judaism
is the international
umbrella organization of the Reform, Liberal, Progressive
and Reconstructionist movements, serving 1,200 congregations
with 1.7 million members in 42 countries. The World Union
strengthens Jewish life in Israel and worldwide by establishing
and supporting modern, pluralistic congregations and institutions,
developing Jewish communal and youth leadership and advancing
social justice.
For more information
on WUPJ, please view wupj.org
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