"What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?"
— (Micah 6:8)
MRTI report to 2012 General Assembly
Engagement With Corporations on Israel-Palestine Issues From 2004 to 2011
Approved by MRTI, September 9, 2011; pending approval by GAMC
The 2004 General Assembly instructed the Committee on Mission Responsibility Through Investment (MRTI) to begin a process of “phased, selective divestment” related to corporations doing business in Israel. Following the assembly, MRTI initiated a process consistent with General Assembly (GA) policy. First, MRTI reviewed the 1984 GA policy on the use of divestment as a strategy for socially responsible investing, and the criteria for consideration of any recommendation for divestment. Also reviewed was the 1985 GA policy describing the process of phased, selective divestment.
MRTI reports on engagement with companies doing business in Israel-Palestine
September 12, 2011
LOUISVILLE - At its meeting on September 9, the Committee on Mission Responsibility Through Investment (MRTI) approved its report to the 220th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on its engagement with corporations doing business in Israel-Palestine. As part of its regular process of corporate engagement, and based on directives given to it by each General Assembly since 2004, the committee recommended that three companies be added to the General Assembly divestment list: Caterpillar, Hewlett-Packard, and Motorola Solutions.
Faith-based investing
God's call for justice, compassion and humility requires Presbyterians to respond. We believe a faithful response requires the whole of our lives, including our financial investments.
It is more than a practical question. It gets to the very essence of our faith. It is faith-based investing.
Faith-based investing involves thinking about one's financial resources and investments as part of a faithful life.
Sometimes called "socially responsible investing," faith-based investing is the stewardship of God's resources as entrusted to the church.
2011 General Assembly Divestment List
Confirmed By The Committee on Mission Responsibility Through Investment, Peace and Justice Ministries, General Assembly Council
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) urges divestment and/or proscription of some corporations due to their involvement in military-related production (MR), tobacco (TO) or human rights violations (HR).
View the quick list of affected corporations and securities and download the 2011 GA divestment list, or download the full background report.
2011 MRTI Proxy Voting recommendations