MINNESOTA DIVESTMENT COALITION BRIEFING TO THE SBI MAY/JUNE 2022 Why now is the time to sell fossil fuel stocks. Fossil fuel stocks used to be in the large cap category of stocks intended to bring stability and reliable returns to a portfolio. For the past 10 years, fossil fuel stocks haven’t performed in this manner …
Minnesota Divestment Coalition APRIL 2022 BRIEFING TO THE SBI This Briefing will look at (1) the Securities and Exchange Commission’s draft proposal; and (2) The problem with fossil fuel companies and carbon capture. The SBI should weigh in on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed rule (S7-13-22). A draft proposal by the Securities and …
The Minnesota Divestment Coalition recognizes the State Board of Investment for taking climate change seriously and issuing the Meketa Capital Markets Outlook and Risk Metrics Report at the February 24th SBI meeting. This shows a genuine commitment to reviewing the climate risks of portfolio investments. That said, we hope that the next report contains a …
Scenario Unfolding: Continued fossil fuel investing amid greenwashing leads to market crash This briefing focuses on (1) A statement from the SEC Commissioner regarding corporations misleading shareholders about their climate actions; (2) the findings of the Climate Safe Pensions Report, and (3) a Bloomberg News article about “Wall Street’s $22 Trillion Carbon Time Bomb.” 1) …
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