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Solving the Two-Pocket Problem: Aligning Faith Values with Investment Strategies

October 28, 2024 • Season 5 • Episode 1

A staggering 45% of faith-based organisations do not align their investments with their values. This episode explores the transformative power of faith-based investing, offering valuable lessons for all organisations seeking to make a positive impact with their investments.

AVPN Academy's Siddharth Chatterjee invites Mathew Jensen, CFA, the Director of Faith Consistent Investing Programmes at FaithInvest to share insights on faith-based investing. FaithInvest is a global non-profit empowering faith-based asset owners to invest in line with their beliefs, providing a pragmatic approach to translating faith values into investment decisions that lead to transformative impact.

Learn how The English Sangha Trust took the journey to seeing their values reflected in their investments, why policy documentation is key to sustainability, and what obstacles you're likely to face when trying to integrate values into your organization's investment approach.

Key Resources:

1. What FaithInvest does
2. FaithInvest's Faithful Finance Course.
3. FaithInvest's Case Study of the English Sangha Trust.
4. Unpacking the complexities of Faith-aligned Investing in Asia (AVPN article reflecting on our recent learning circle with FaithInvest)

To learn more about faith-based investing and philanthropic giving in Asia, check-out upcoming learning circles and research briefs from AVPN's Faith and Giving Initiative.