On July 8, 2018, at the invitation of Catholic Relief Services and the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, impact investing experts and Catholic leaders from around the world convened in Rome to share and evaluate blended finance models and investible vehicles to address systemic challenges of great importance to …
The Christian Finance Observatory is an active member of the Princificat Committee created in association with the French asset manager Federal Finance Gestion (Arkea) The last committee was held on June 5, 2022 and the discussions focused on organic food, GMOs and on coal and fossil fuels. READ THE MINUTES (IN …
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Dicastery For Promoting Integral Human Development published on May 17th the text entitled “Oeconomicae et pecuniariae quaestiones”. This document is perfectly in line with the writings and proposals of Pope Francis, especially his encyclical on ecology, Laudato si, and his …
To give up financial investments that generate profits through fossil fuels, such as oil and coal and natural gas: this is the objective of the campaign, launched in 2014 and expanded in the following years, by the Global Catholic Climate Movement, a network that includes about 650 organizations around the …
On July 8, 2018, at the invitation of Catholic Relief Services and the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, impact investing experts and Catholic leaders from around the world will convene in Rome to share and evaluate blended finance models and investible vehicles to address systemic challenges of great importance …
On February 6th, 2018, a decision was published by the Civil Court of the Vatican City State which found two former Senior managers of IOR liable for mismanagement. The Court has ordered them to compensate IOR for the resulting damages. The Court’s decision is the outcome of a civil liability action started …
Dear all, We are delighted to inform you that the board of the Christian Finance Observatory decided to appoint Jack JIA as General Secretary. Jack is a PhD in Accounting and a lecturer at the university. He speaks fluently in English and Chinese and has a comprehensive understanding of ethics and …
In the second half of 2017, in France, a new actor of Catholic finance was born. Named Pro Persona, under the aegis of Messchaert, was created a “Council made up of philosophers, theologians and experts of the finance and the economy to deepen the ethical questions which arise with the …
Christian Finance continues to organize globally and the Observatory is pleased to announce the expansion of its network in Côte d’Ivoire, member of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), and the creation of a permanent branch in: Abidjan This is an opportunity to recall the universal vocation of the project of the association but …
Dear friends of the Christian Finance Observatory, A successful year is coming to the end, marked by the following topics: · New website During the year 2017, the association strove to relay, as usual, initiatives and news directly related to Christian finance (Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox). More than 20 articles …