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Stranded Assets & Divestment

April 14, 2014February 17, 2017 |
Divest, Endowment, Fossil Fuels, Responsible Ownership
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This is an important and interesting addition to the responsible investing – divestment discussion. The Smith School issued a report on stranded assets, that is investments that “have suffered from unanticipated or premature write-downs, devaluations or conversion to liabilities.”

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Shareholder Impact – passive, active or divesting

February 3, 2014February 17, 2017 |
Divest, Fossil Fuels, Institutional Investors, Sharehold Activism
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I’ve gone on record saying that I don’t think divestment is the way to address our reliance on fossil fuels. Someone will buy up those divested stocks and they may not be as conscientious as the people who sold them. I just don’t see how this brings about change.

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