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Swedish Pension Fund Divesting from Nukes, Oil Sands Companies
ESG-oriented decision motivated by new law.
Tag: Divestment
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CalPERS Engages Private Prison Companies
The review could lead to divestment of CoreCivic and The GEO Group.
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CalPERS Reviews Divestment of Companies with Ties to Sudan
Nokia, Nordea Bank lead list of 13 firms with potential ties to African nation.
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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.
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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.
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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
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New Jersey Pension Fund Axes Stake in Private Prison Contractor
Action follows American Federation of Teachers’ critical report on Trump’s immigration policy.
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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.
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CalSTRS Begins Review of Holdings of Private Prison Companies
Review ordered personally by CalSTRS CIO Chris Ailman in a rare move.
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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.
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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.
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CalSTRS to Put Pressure on Gun Retailers
New plan would force Kroeger, Walmart to pull firearms from shelves or face divestment.