Charity responsible investment guidance open consultation

The consultation closes at 11:45pm on 20 May 2021

The  consultation seeks views on the clarity of draft revised guidance for charity trustees about adopting a responsible (or ‘ethical’) approach to investing their charity’s funds.

This is a public consultation and anyone with an interest in the proposals may respond.

The consultation will be of particular interest to charities that invest some or all of their funds.

The charity commission are keen to receive responses from trustees of these charities, as well as from advisers and investment professionals.

The press release, explaining the launch of the consultation can be accessed here.

The survey is designed to help the Charity Commission determine whether the new guidance empowers trustees to take decisions on investments that are right for their charity. The survey can be accessed here: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/6W4H6B/

Further details of the open consultation can be found here.