A Borders parish church has decided to withdraw its funds from the Church of Scotland Growth Trust in protest, following the Church’s decision not to disinvest from fossil fuels.
The board and session at Selkirk Parish Church agreed the move after this year’s General Assembly voted to continue engaging with the fossil fuels industry.
In a letter sent to the Church of Scotland Investors Trust, the church stated: “As an eco-congregation, we do not believe it is ethically acceptable to invest in, and gain profit from, companies whose main aim is to continue to explore for, and to extract, fossil fuels…