EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HANDBOOK This committee is responsible for overseeing the assets set aside by General Convention and Executive Council for loans that support greater economic justice by enhancing people’s ability to improve their economic well being and empowering the powerless and oppressed. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL RESOLUTION (NOV. 1997) Resolved, That the Executive Council, meeting in New York City, November 5-9, 1997 hereby creates a new committee of Council to be known as the Economic Justice Loan Committee to be made up of a minimum of five persons appointed by the Presiding Bishop and the President of the House of Deputies from the Investment Committee and Social Responsibility in Investment Committee and other appropriate persons at large, and be it further Resolved, That the Economic Justice Loan Committee will report on its work to Executive Council at least once annually through the Social Responsibility in Investment Committee and/or the Investment Committee with loan criteria to be approved by Council.