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Over 500 organisations commit to divest ahead of COP21
02 December 2015More 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.
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Funds 'would have gained 2% over three years' through divestment
16 November 2015A 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.
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Investors with $2.6trn of assets make divestment pledges
23 September 2015Investors with combined assets of $2.6 trillion have made pledges to divest from fossil fuels, according to a new report.
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Aviva and NGOs welcome Standard Chartered's coal mine withdrawal
12 August 2015Standard Chartered's decision to withdraw its support from the giant Carmichael coal mine in Australia has been welcomed by a leading investor.
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'Historic' G7 agreement adds further momentum ahead of Paris
08 June 2015Leaders 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".
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Clean power to the people
14 January 2014The influential climate campaigner Bill McKibben has turned his sights on demanding that investors ditch fossil fuel stocks. Peter Cripps reports
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Investment manager hires head of sustainable investing
31 July 2013A 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.
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