Pioneers of ethical and responsible investment, CCLA has been leading the investment industry in collective action for decades.  CCLA is the UK’s largest charity fund manager (Charity Finance Survey 2021 & 2022).  Well known for managing investments for charities, religious organisations and the public sector since 1958, we have recently welcomed private investors with the launch of our Better World fund.

As investors, we collectively wield great power through the weight of our assets. We believe we have a responsibility to unite in coordinating our activity, directing our efforts to promote the common good. There is an urgent challenge to protect our common home and care for our global family. We believe we can support sustainable and integral development in the world by investing responsibly and acting collectively to bring about positive change.

The common good

Common good requires everyone’s participation. CCLA has a history of generating collective action to address issues in society and we will continue to gather support to do so.  The common good is sustained by people and communities, uniting to work together and uphold human dignity. CCLA strives to support the shared life of a society in which everyone can flourish. We believe that investment markets, and the companies that are traded on them, can only be as healthy as the communities that support them. For this reason, we are actively encouraging the investment industry towards a new era of promoting the common good. Our ownership structure means that we can facilitate and coordinate actions that will benefit the whole of society, domestic and global, rather than just the companies in which we invest.

Care for creation

A healthy environment is fundamental to the livelihoods of people and comm[1]unities, and we recognise the importance of living in harmony with and respecting the natural world. We work to accelerate the transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. This includes pushing global policy makers for proactive regulation and legislation, and pushing the businesses in which we invest for meaningful climate action. We recognise that environmental action cannot be taken without considering the impact it has on people.

The Catholic Investment Fund

In April 2021, CCLA launched the Catholic Investment Fund. The fund acts in alignment with the mission of the Catholic Church by delivering positive change in society, while delivering long-term real returns.  Our stewardship programme seeks to improve companies’ management of specific environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks, and promote the principles of Catholic Social Teaching.  Find out more about the fund here.