Divestment Related Topics 
Corporate Knights
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
For the leaders of the divestment movement, which encourages institutional investors to sell off their shares in fossil fuel companies, winning isn’t everything. But after a decade of determined lobbying, the divest side is suddenly doing a lot of winning. That tally, they noted, is bigger than the combined GDP of the U.S.
Corporate Knights
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
In this weeks Corporate Knights Drill-Down, we highlight a compelling financial case for divesting from fossil fuels. The findings are clearly shown in the chart above: the additional total returns from divestment were strongly correlated with the proportion of fossil fuel holdings in each funds portfolio. billion in assets.
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Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
The post BP to abandon renewable targets, divest assets in shift back to fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy. Sources say the oil and gas major is scrapping plans to ramp up renewable capacity 20-fold by 2030, returning instead to a focus on fossil fuels.
GreenBiz
JULY 26, 2023
Hearts, minds and markets are convincing some investors to divest oil and gas holdings.
Corporate Knights
JANUARY 27, 2023
Divesting from fossil fuels isn’t just good for the planet. billion in returns over the last 10 years by not divesting from fossil fuels. And in 2018, Ireland became the first country to divest its national investment fund completely from fossil fuel companies. It can be good for financial returns, too.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
Pressure on creatives: PR, advertising firms targeted by fossil fuel divestment movement. As with the financial divestment movement, there is a valid debate about whether engagement with high-carbon firms that are working to reduce their emissions is more effective than simply severing ties. Michael Holder. Mon, 11/30/2020 - 01:00.
Corporate Knights
AUGUST 9, 2022
The sale marks the third time in the last year that OMERS has divested a major fossil fuel asset. . As pension plan members, we’ve been asking OMERS to either demonstrate how its fossil fuel assets have credible decarbonization pathways or divest them. And OMERS might finally be listening. . appeared first on Corporate Knights.
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