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  • Over 500 organisations commit to divest ahead of COP21

    02 December 2015

    More than 500 institutions, with $3.4 trillion of assets under management, have committed to some sort of divestment, according to figures compiled by 350.org and Divest Invest.

  • Funds 'would have gained 2% over three years' through divestment

    16 November 2015

    A number of major funds could have boosted their returns by more than 2% over the past three years by ditching fossil fuels, a new tool to measure the financial impact of divestment has found.

  • Investors with $2.6trn of assets make divestment pledges

    23 September 2015

    Investors with combined assets of $2.6 trillion have made pledges to divest from fossil fuels, according to a new report.

  • Aviva and NGOs welcome Standard Chartered's coal mine withdrawal

    12 August 2015

    Standard Chartered's decision to withdraw its support from the giant Carmichael coal mine in Australia has been welcomed by a leading investor.

  • 'Historic' G7 agreement adds further momentum ahead of Paris

    08 June 2015

    Leaders of the G7 nations today reinforced their commitment to combat climate change in a "historic" announcement that some believe "signals the end of the fossil fuel age".

  • Clean power to the people

    14 January 2014

    The influential climate campaigner Bill McKibben has turned his sights on demanding that investors ditch fossil fuel stocks. Peter Cripps reports

  • Investment manager hires head of sustainable investing

    31 July 2013

    A leading university's investment management arm has appointed a vice-president for sustainable investing, amid mounting calls for universities to divest from fossil fuel holdings.