Shrinking the Footprint - Previous Environmental Statements

Previous statements on the environment

The Church of England nationally or as part of the international Anglican Communion has issued a number of statements on environmental matters:

1986

the General synod received the report Our Responsibility for the Living Environment.

1990

A Working Party was set up by the then Church of England Board of Social Responsibility (now Mission and Public Affairs Division) in 1990 to produce a statement of Christian stewardship in relation to the whole creation. This statement was issued as a General Synod Miscellaneous paper, Christians and the Environment, circulated to all members of Synod.

1992

the General Synod passed a motion from the Lichfield Diocese. Following the debate, the Board prepared a leaflet for parishes wanting to take practical action. This is entitled Conservation and the Environment.

1995

Faith in the Countryside endorsed by a private member's motion carried by Synod in July, when it was debating ethical investment. The part of the motion relating to the environment read:

'That this Synod:

recognise the need for a stronger and clearer ethical investment policy on the handling of Church assets, as proposed, for example in Faith in the Countryside; and
welcome the establishment of an ethical working party by the Church Commissioners to keep ethical theory and practice under review and request that it report annually to Synod.'

1998

Lambeth Conference XIII - the Bishops of the worldwide Anglican Communion drew up a theology of and passed a resolution on the environment.

2002

the Anglican Communion held a Congress just prior to the UN Summit on Sustainable Development on the Stewardship of Creation, which issued a statement to the UN and a pastoral letter to the Anglican Communion - Stewardship of Creation.

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Previous statements on the environment The Church of England nationally or as part of the international Anglican Communion has issued a number of statements on environmental matters: 1986 the General synod received the report Our Responsibility for the Living Environment. 1990 A Working Party was set up by the then Church of England Board of Social Responsibility (now Mission and Public Affairs Division) in 1990 to produce a statement of Christian stewardship in relation to the whole creation. This statement was issued as a General Synod Miscellaneous paper, Christians and the Environment, circulated to all members of Synod. 1992 the General Synod passed a motion from the Lichfield Diocese. Following the debate, the Board prepared a leaflet for parishes wanting to take practical action. This is entitled Conservation and the Environment. 1995 Faith in the Countryside endorsed by a private member's motion carried by Synod in July, when it was debating ethical investment. The part of the motion relating to the environment read: 'That this Synod: recognise the need for a stronger and clearer ethical investment policy on the handling of Church assets, as proposed, for example in Faith in the Countryside; and welcome the establishment of an ethical working party by the Church Commissioners to keep ethical theory and practice under review and request that it report annually to Synod.' 1998 Lambeth Conference XIII - the Bishops of the worldwide Anglican Communion drew up a theology of and passed a resolution on the environment. 2002 the Anglican Communion held a Congress just prior to the UN Summit on Sustainable Development on the Stewardship of Creation, which issued a statement to the UN and a pastoral letter to the Anglican Communion - Stewardship of Creation.