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New Zealand law requires ‘ethical investment’ by the Superannuation Fund. But as an autonomous Crown entity, how and when it should disinvest in another country is open to interpretation.
Divestment from Israel may violate state laws – at least for public institutions. Private universities with large endowments may face other obstacles.
Du Bois’ study, published in 1899, detailed the social conditions of poor Black residents of the Seventh Ward. The area is now home to some of Philadelphia’s ritziest neighborhoods.
While most colleges and universities have their own police units, some schools, like Columbia University, have only private security − and then can call in outside police when they feel it is needed.
Inquiry into supermarkets finds that the mandatory code should apply to supermarkets with annual revenues of more than $5 billion and should consider increasing infringement notice amounts.
Research aims to provide a better idea about why some multinationals are ‘trapped’ in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.
Oilsands producers can expect banks to do extensive reviews of their creditworthiness over the next several months.
Extinction Rebellion’s 2022 climate action strategy needs to focus on stigmatising the fossil fuel industry if it’s to be successful.
By hiving off its oil and gas assets into a separate company, BHP is acknowledging it has no future in the carbon emissions business.
As public funding disappears, corporations have moved to the head of the table of higher education.
Investors who care about the environment are better off holding shares in and exercising their influence over fossil fuel companies.
In time Australia’s AAA credit rating will be at risk.
Many students and professors at US colleges and universities want their schools to divest holdings in fossil fuel companies, but it’s a hard sell for school administrators.
Once a niche market, sustainable finance is now expanding and accelerating, yet too few universities have committed their finance programmes to these issues. The time has come for change.
A recent study suggests that divesting in fossil fuels not only allows investors to address their climate change concerns, it also reduces financial risks and increases financial returns.
Researchers find that mainstream media in New Zealand tend to present fossil fuel development as positive for the economy, while framing opponents as irrational and extremist.
An analysis of media coverage provides lessons for how to move the climate debate forward and other highly polarized issues.
Fossil fuel divestment apparently works. Research suggests announcements of divestments have a significant impact on the fossil fuel industry’s share prices.
Universities have the power to transform society not just through how they operate their campuses, but also through how they invest their endowments and pensions funds.
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Accounting, Durham University
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Professor of Sustainable Finance and Banking, University of Waterloo
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Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Government, The University of Melbourne
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Existential Risk, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Finance, Lancaster University
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Director of the Project on International Security, Commerce and Economic Statecraft, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Associate Professor, University of Tasmania
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Professeur de finance responsable et directeur du MSc Corporate and Sustainable Finance de Kedge Business School, Kedge Business School
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Emeritus Professor, Energy and Climate Mitigation, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor and Chair, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Communication, Public Policy & Urban Affairs, Northeastern University, Northeastern University
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Master of Climate Change Program, Australian National University
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