Greenbelt Festival talk features how—and why—Christians are holding banks accountable
Greenbelt Festival talk features how—and why—Christians are holding banks accountable
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Tue, 09/08/2026 - 10:24
A session at the Greenbelt Festival in the UK covered “ Stop Funding the Climate Crisis: Christians Holding Banks Accountable.” A panel of speakers discussed how churches, including the Methodist Church, are turning to legal action to challenge those financing environmental harm.
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Andrew Harper, deputy chief executive of Epworth Investment Management speaks at the panel “Stop Funding the Climate Crisis: Christians Holding Banks Accountable” during the Greenbelt Festival in the UK.
Photo: Methodist Church in Great Britain
The session was attended by over 400 people - participants explored how and why churches are engaging with their banks on this issue.
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