One of the strongest ways we can use our financial resources to express our values and bear witness to the goals outlined in the Social Principles is through divestment, one of the socially responsible investing tools available to the General Board. In the investment of money, The Book of Discipline 2004 (¶716) clearly authorizes all boards and agencies of the Church “to give careful consideration to shareholder advocacy, including advocacy of corporate disinvestment.”

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