[Anglican Communion News Service] The national investment bodies of the Church of England have announced a series of success stories with its stakeholder engagement. The Church Commissioners, the Church of England Pensions Board and the Central Board of Finance Church of England Funds are independent bodies that, between them, control investment assets of some £13 billion GBP.

They are increasingly working with other investors to push for company boards to adopt ethical standards. Last month, the global mining company BHP announced it was supporting calls, including the church-led coalition of investors, for a global independent public classification system for tailings dams after the Vale dam in Brazil collapsed and killed about 300 people.

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