Newsmakers
CalPERS Decision to Divest from Tobacco Is Costly
A report found CalPERS missed nearly $3.6 billion in investment opportunities from 2000 decision, but other divestments have worked in its favor.
Tag: Divestment
Newsmakers
CalSTRS Investment Committee Was Split on Private Prison Divestment
The vote to divest from CoreCivic and GEO Group was 6-5 during an emotional meeting.
Newsmakers
CalSTRS to Divest of Private Prison Companies
The two US companies running private prisons, whose detainees including immigrants caught crossing the US-Mexico border, will no longer be part of the CalSTRS portfolio.
Exclusive: San Francisco Pension System Approves Divestment of Five Fossil Fuel Companies
Stock of Hess Corp. will be divested along with other energy companies if they don’t justify oil and gas reserves and stop denying climate change.
CalPERS Names 12 Firms not to Divest over Iran, Sudan
Investment committee research finds companies don’t meet divestment threshold
Newsmakers
New Jersey Pension Fund Axes Stake in Private Prison Contractor
Action follows American Federation of Teachers’ critical report on Trump’s immigration policy.
Newsmakers
Chicago Teachers to Divest Private Prisons, Immigration Detention Centers
The fund is also barred from making any future investments in these industries.
NY Pension Fund to Divest Private Prison Holdings
New York State Common Retirement Fund owns stakes in GEO Group, CoreCivic.
Newsmakers
CalSTRS Begins Review of Holdings of Private Prison Companies
Review ordered personally by CalSTRS CIO Chris Ailman in a rare move.
Risk
Swarthmore Endowment Will Not Divest from Fossil Fuels
Board of managers upholds 1991 policy to seek financial results, not social objectives.
Risk
Netherlands Metal Workers Pension Fund Pulls Investments in Coal
Fund says its producers have a grim future as society abandons the fuel as an energy source.
Newsmakers
CalSTRS to Put Pressure on Gun Retailers
New plan would force Kroeger, Walmart to pull firearms from shelves or face divestment.
Milken: CIOs Say Divestment Isn’t the Way
To change problematic companies, institutional investors say to stay in and help restructure ESG policies.
Regulation
Teachers Federation Calls Out Gun Investors
Group releases list of asset managers investing in assault weapon manufacturers.
Risk
New Institute Challenges ESG-Minded Divestment Movement
Group decries push to dump fossil-fuel stocks, saying that will hurt returns.