Viva Mercy Magazine: Mercy Partnership Fund fuels Catholic Energies clean energy initiatives

from Viva Mercy Magazine, Nov-Dec 2020 issue, pp 13-14

“Founded in 1995, Mercy Partnership Fund became part of Mercy Investment Services in 2010. Now in its 25th year, the fund is committed to sharing its financial resources with mission-focused organizations and has grown significantly, deploying $100 million in 25 years and reaching people in 65 countries around the world. Each investment—in 60 organizations in the United States and internationally—aligns with one or more of the Mercy Critical Concerns. …

“With a loan from Mercy Partnership Fund, Catholic Climate Covenant’s Catholic Energies program is assisting Catholic organizations across the United States to develop, install and fund renewable energy projects on their properties. The program, developed in response to Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home, has already completed 10 projects, including installing more than 10,000 solar panels that have generated 3.7 megawatts of energy.