Podcast Episode 41
#41: On Being Christian: Identity and Action Through Investments
In this episode, Joy discusses the intersection of faith and finance, particularly in the context of addressing gender-based violence. She reflects on her Christian faith and its implications in a world where many voices misrepresent Christianity.
The episode also delves into a roadmap created for Christian denominations to utilize their investments to combat gender-based violence, highlighting the importance of aligning financial practices with social justice values.
Episode Highlights
00:27 - Introduction
01:55 - Joy's Faith and Its Impact
08:38 - Addressing Gender-Based Violence through Finance
16:04 - Conclusion and Call to Action
Relevant Links
The Blueprints demonstrate how a variety of social change organizations can design strategies that use systems of finance as tools to create positive social change.
These roadmaps lay out insights for how finance can be used to address gender-based violence in a range of sectors, asset classes, geographies, and investor types.
The TOOLKIT is designed to support your journey as you explore how finance can be used as a tool to create social change.
1K Churches was launched in 2012 to galvanize a movement in the faith-based community and engage US churches to invest in the local economy.
These gender-based violence due diligence tools analyze existing due diligence categories – including political, regulatory, operational, and reputational risks – and show how they can be affected by gender-based violence.
Gender-based violence is ubiquitous. More than 1 in 3 women worldwide experiences physical or sexual violence, and millions of men, boys, and gender-diverse individuals are affected by physical, sexual, and emotional abuse daily.