Issue Papers
Church Council Actions
Issue papers offer grounding and guidance for the ELCA, its institutions and individual members to become involved in the shareholder proxy voting process.
Papers which have been approved by the ELCA Church Council include:
- Codes of Conduct
CSR Issue Paper #9
APPROVED by Church Council, November 2003
UPDATED November 2008
- Domestic Access to Capital
CSR Issue Paper #4
APPROVED by Church Council, November 2003
UPDATED November 2010
- Domestic Access to Health Care
CSR Issue Paper #10
APPROVED by Church Council, November 2004
UPDATED November 2008
- Environmental Topics
CSR Issue Paper #1
APPROVED by Church Council, November 2003
UPDATED November 2010
- Extractive Industries
CSR Issue Paper #11
APPROVED by the Church Council, November 2004
UPDATED November 2009
- Genetics
CSR Issue Paper #12
APPROVED by Church Council, April 2012
- Global Warming and Climate Change
CSR Issue Paper #2
APPROVED by Church Council, November 2003
UPDATED November 2010
- Human Rights
CSR Issue Paper #6
APPROVED by Church Council
UPDATED April 2008
UPDATED November 2012
- International Access to Pharmaceuticals
CSR Issue Paper #3
APPROVED by Church Council, November 2003
UPDATED November 2010
- Nondiscrimination in Business Activities
CSR Issue Paper #8
APPROVED by Church Council, April 16-18, 2004
UPDATED November 2008
- Sustainability
CSR Issue Paper #5
APPROVED by Church Council
UPDATED April 2008
UPDATED November 2012
- Violence in Our World
CSR Issue Paper #7
APPROVED by Church Council
UPDATED April 2008
UPDATED November 2012