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  • Church to sell €5m ‘tainted’ shares

    09/18/2005 6:23:49 PM PDT · by Murtyo · 15 replies · 540+ views
    THE Church of Ireland (Anglican/Episcopalian) is set to sell €5m of shares in Cement Roadstone Holdings (CRH) because of its involvement in the construction of the Israeli “security” wall in the occupied West Bank. The investment committee of the Church of Ireland’s representative church body wrote to the company less than a fortnight ago raising the church’s concerns about the construction and asking for the company’s response. A spokesman for the Church of Ireland confirmed last week that it had been in touch with CRH in relation to the church’s ethical investment policy. The move followed the adoption of a...