Faith-based organisations that have committed to divest from fossil fuels
Note that these lists are not comprehensive. A more comprehensive list of notable divestment commitments worldwide can be found here: https://divestmentdatabase.org/
Australian faith-based Faith-based
organisations organisations globally
· Caritas Australia · Council of Progressive Rabbis of Australia, Asia and New Zealand · Melbourne Unitarian Church · Sydney Buddhist Centre · Uniting Church Synod of Victoria/Tasmania · Society of Friends (Quakers) in Australia · EarthSong · Uniting Church in Australia Assembly · Anglican Diocese of Canberra-Goulburn · Anglican Diocese of Perth · Anglican Diocese of Melbourne · Uniting Church Synod of Western Australia · four Catholic religious orders
Religious Society of friends (Quakers) in Australia Religious Society of friends (Quakers) in Victoria Religious Society of friends (Quakers) in NSW Jesuits Australia Presentation Congregation Queensland Missionary Society of St Columban CatholicCare Sandhurst Institute of the Sisters of Mercy, Australia & PNG Mission Congregation Servants of the Holy Spirit Justice and Peace Office, Archdiocese of Sydney Australian Religious Response to Climate Change |
· All Catholic Scottish Dioceses · 9 Catholic Dioceses in the UK, including Birmingham, Southwark, Leeds, Lancaster, Middlesbrough, Hallam · Five Catholic Dioceses in Ireland and Archdiocese of Armagh · Irish Catholic Bishops Conference · Catholic Church of Philippines · Catholic Archdiocese of Semarang, Indonesia · Caritas Internationalis · Georgetown University, USA · Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Kenya · Focolare Movement · Catholic Church in Greece · Catholic Archdiocese of Suva, Fiji · World Council of Churches · Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa/New Zealand · Methodist Church in Ireland · Methodist Church in Britain · American Jewish World Service, USA · Islamic Society of North America · Network of Buddhist Organisations, UK · Scottish Episcopal Church · Anglican Church of Aotearoa · Anglican Church of Southern Africa · Baptist Union of Great Britain · Church of Sweden · Presbyterian Church, USA · Triratna Buddhist Community, Highlands, UK · 15 Anglican Dioceses in the UK, including Birmingham, Bristol, Durham, Manchester, Oxford, Newcastle · 9 Unitarian Universalist Churches in USA |
According to last year’s Invest/Divest report, December 2022, faith institutions represented more than 35% of all divestment commitments globally, more than any other single sector.