On Thursday 30 April 2015, the Church Commissioners and the Church of England Pensions Board announced the £12 million divestment from thermal coal and tar sands. To coincide with this, Richard featured in a short film alongside Edward Mason, Head of Responsible Investment at the Church Commissioners, and discussed the new climate change policy from
In February 2014, Richard gave an interview on the role of ethical investment in the Church of England. He was Deputy Chair of the Church of England’s Ethical Investment Advisory Group between 2010 and 2015. News report Also see this news report from May 2015: ‘Church of England to sell coal assets’ Photo: Markus Spiske
On Saturday 9 July 2011, Richard conducted a telephone interview live on BBC News on behalf of the Ethical Investments Advisory Group. The focus of the interview was on the Church of England’s intention to disinvest from News Corporation unless senior executives were held to account in the light of the investigation into the phone
