Corporate Knights
JULY 14, 2022
EE: The debate about divestment versus engagement in fossil fuels is probably more heated now than ever. MH: Choosing among responsible investment tools – positive and negative screening, divestment and engagement – is complicated. Both divestment and shareholder action have a role. What are your thoughts on that?
Chris Hall
OCTOBER 7, 2022
Divestment from Russian investments was a complex affair and an incomplete one. New research finds that many major firms are sending mixed messages on their withdrawal, while reports elsewhere suggest firms including weapons manufacturers continue to evade sanctions.
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Chris Hall
OCTOBER 5, 2022
Asset owners are increasingly aware that decarbonsing their portfolios through divestment does not necessarily reduce CO2 emissions in the real world, meaning that many are open to extending or escalating engagement even when progress is frustratingly slow. Impact through stewardship.
Corporate Knights
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
In 2016, we created the Clean200 in response to investors saying, ‘If we divest fossil fuels, there is nothing to invest in.’” The Clean200 uses negative screens. The full list of exclusionary screens is provided below. through those years. More evidence that the future belongs to anyone who will put in the work.
Corporate Knights
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
The Clean200 uses negative screens. In addition, the Clean200 excludes weapons companies, including major military arms manufacturers found on the SIPRI Top 100 arms-producing and military services list, as well as cluster munitions, nuclear weapons, and civilian firearm manufacturers screened on As You Sow ’s Weapon Free Funds.
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