UK MPs Call for Parliament’s Pension Fund to Divest Fossil Fuels
Lawmakers demand fund dumps BP, Royal Dutch Shell holdings.
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NY Pension’s Fossil Fuel Divestment Efforts Facing Stalwart Opposition
Opponents of the bill cite New York’s potential influence on the rest of the country.
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Harvard Activists Call for Fossil Fuel Divestment
Students, faculty, and alumni mark Earth Day by kicking off ‘Heat Week.’
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CalPERS Supports Carbon Pricing
The largest US pension plan wants heavy carbon emitters to pay as part of a plan to combat climate change.
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San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System Becomes Major ESG Force
In the span of a year, the system has become one of the largest players among US pension systems.
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.
UK Investors Expect Pensions to Avoid Fossil Fuels
Survey finds investors willing to leave funds that invest in fossil fuel projects.
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Church of England Votes to Divest from Fossil Fuels
Oil, gas companies have until 2023 to comply with Paris Agreement goals before the church will pull all holdings.
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Swarthmore Endowment Will Not Divest from Fossil Fuels
Board of managers upholds 1991 policy to seek financial results, not social objectives.
$26 Trillion Institutional Group Pushes Paris Agreement Adoption Ahead of G7 Summit
Alliance concerned about agreement’s goals ‘falling short.’
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Harvard Overseer Resigns over Fossil Fuel Investments
Kat Taylor accuses $37.1 billion endowment of funding ‘pernicious activities.’
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San Francisco Approves Scaled-Back Divestment Plan
The plan also calls for the hiring of a director of socially responsible investing.
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San Francisco to Vote on Fossil Fuel Divestment
Move would be largest global divestment of fossil fuel stocks for San Francisco.
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NYC Pension System to Divest $5 Billion from Fossil Fuels
Seeking climate change-related damages, city files lawsuit against five major oil companies.
Cuomo Calls on Common Retirement Fund to Cease Fossil Fuel Investments
New York governor will partner with Comptroller DiNapoli to form fund advisory committee.