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«Divesting New York's pensions from fossil fuels is more important than ever.
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Recently, after over five years of community campaigning for New York to divest from fossil fuels, City Comptroller Scott Stringer and Governor Andrew Cuomo each released separate proposals to freeze all current fossil fuel investments, divest New York's public pension -LSB-...]
On June 5 Governor Cuomo signed executive order # 157 that divests New York State funds from any companies that support Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) against the State of Israel.
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Coles has avoided a public review by the consumer watchdog by offering to divest its freehold interest in a development in Perth's southern suburbs so it can operate a new supermarket nearby in Lakelands.
The New York Times reports that regulators may want AT&T to divest either Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting unit, which includes CNN and other cable networks, or satellite television provider DirecTV.
The fossil fuel divestment campaign began on university campuses in 2011 but the new report reveals that concerns over investments in coal, oil and gas have now entered the financial mainstream, with more than 80 % of the funds now committed to divest being managed by commercial investment and pension funds.
Activist investors wanted EMC to divest assets and appoint a new CEO.
BOSTON, March 28 - A member of a Harvard University oversight board made a rare public call for the school to divest itself from fossil fuel stocks, a move that shows continuing divisions on the issue as a new president takes over at the institution and its leading $ 37.1 billion endowment.
The company spent 2016 restructuring, launching new products, integrating IoT tech maker Altera, and announcing plans to divest its security business.
This contradicts reports by outlets like Reuters and the New York Times, which have suggested AT&T could duck FCC review altogether by divesting the Atlanta TV station.
In a report Tuesday, the research firm IHS Markit said that the world's biggest oil companies have divested offshore holdings and become less active in acquiring new tracts.
The combined new business will most likely need to divest itself of overlapping locations.
The New York - based Fusion Analytics financial advisor offers the six biggest investing lessons of 2012 in his Reformed Broker blog as only he can — using the kind of salty and brutally honest language that rarely escapes off of the trading floor — and adds that now that he's divested himself of his hard - earned wisdom, he can die happy.
We called on you to divest your money from Trojan Horse businesses with no regard to community — to us the long - term residents and businesses of New York City.
Last month, Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced plans to have the state pension funds also divest from fossil fuel investments.
It's also believed that New York liquor giant Constellation Brands, which still owns 20 per cent of Accolade after selling down to CHAMP a few years ago, will divest its stake as part of a deal.
New York City announced it filed a multibillion dollar lawsuit against five top oil companies, citing their «contributions to global warming,» as it said it would divest fossil fuel investments from its $ 189 billion public pension funds over the next five years.
The board of the New York City Employees Retirement System, the city's largest pension fund, voted on Thursday to divest the $ 54.5 billion fund's holdings in companies that sell firearms, a spokesman for City Comptroller Scott Stringer said.
UJA - Federation of New York lauds Governor Cuomo for directing state entities to divest all public funds supporting BDS.
«UJA - Federation of New York applauds Governor Cuomo for being the first governor in the nation to issue an executive order directing state entities to divest all public funds supporting the Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel,» said UJA Federation of New York CEO Eric S. Goldstein in a statement.
The fossil fuel industry is knowingly profiting off the destruction of the planet; New York City and State pension funds must divest fully from fossil fuels.
Those attending will be New Yorkers representing 350NYC, 350BK, 350.org, NYU Divest, New York State Nurses Association, Riverside Church Beloved Earth Community, and more.
New York, NY — Just one day before dozens of New Yorkers will take action at the New York City pension fund meeting calling for full divestment from fossil fuels, actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio added his voice, calling on New York to step into its leadership and divest from fossil fuels.
A recent decision by the federal Department of Justice to scale back and eventually end the use of private prisons indirectly impacted New York City's pension funds, reducing holding values by millions of dollars and leading to renewed calls from activists for the city to divest from the for - profit corporations that operate these prisons.
«Along with our communities, Leonardo DiCaprio recognizes the unique responsibility New York has to divest from climate destruction and reinvest in a sustainable economy that works for New Yorkers,» said Beta Coronel, 350.org Reinvestment Coordinator.
Hours later, over 100 New Yorkers rallied at Comptroller Scott Stringer's office, delivering a divestment valentine with thousands of petition signatures urging the City's pension funds to divest coal, oil and gas holdings.
«As the hottest year in recorded history comes to a close, New York has a unique responsibility to step into its leadership to fully divest and take meaningful action on climate,» said Beta Coronel, 350.org Reinvestment Coordinator.
New York, NY — Just days after Mayor Bill De Blasio expressed support for cutting ties with the banks behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, New Yorkers will gather to call on City Comptroller Scott Stringer to #DeFundDAPL and divest from risky coal, oil and gas stocks.
Moreover, as recently as January, the New York City teacher pension fund divested holdings in five publicly traded firearms manufacturers, for investments valued at $ 13.5 million.
After Gov. Cuomo's executive action to curtail the «BDS» movement against Israel, New Jersey has also approved legislation to stop the boycott, divest and sanction campaign.
How the state should (and if it can) divest from fossil fuels companies is now on Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's plate for the new year.
The Green Party has long supported the call for New York State to divest state funds from Israel.
Citing the environmental, economic and political ramifications of President Donald Trump's pullout from the Paris climate accord — as well as the perilous effects of inconsistent weather and more intense storms that have already befallen their cities and counties — more than 200 New York officials on Monday called on state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to divest the state Common Retirement Fund of companies that contribute to man - made climate change.
The worldwide push for government entities to drop investments in fossil fuels comes home to roost in the Empire State: this week New York legislators, led by Senator Liz Krueger, introduced the Fossil Fuel Divestment Act, which would require Comptroller Tom DiNapoli to divest the Common Retirement Fund's holdings in the top 200 fossil fuel companies by 2020.
New York City has become the first major public pension system in the nation to fully divest from private prisons...
De Blasio said Friday that New York City pension funds have divested with the exception of the police, fire and education departments.
The board of the New York City Employees Retirement System, the city's largest pension fund, voted to divest the $ 54.5 billion fund's holdings in companies that sell firearms, a spokesman for City Comptroller Scott Stringer said.
While the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) commends the current administration for the resurrection of the sugar factory, which it divested in 1998 under ex-President Jerry John Rawlings, the elephant family believes the NDC's effort at industrialization leaves much to be desired.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a law that prohibits the state's public worker pension fund from investing in companies that engage in the boycott of Israel and support the Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement.
In a statement released in the midst of the worst bombing, the Hawkins - Jones campaign declared, «We denounce Israel's ongoing slaughter of the people of Gaza... As governor and lieutenant governor of New York State, we can — and will — support the efforts to Boycott, Sanction and Divest from Israeli firms.
«It's big news when companies divest,» says Howie Hawkins, an activist based in Syracuse, New York, who was the Green Party candidate for governor in 2014.
Comptroller Scott Stringer said Thursday that New York City's pension funds had divested its investments in private prison companies, calling it the first such move by a major U.S. city.
«New York State must divest from it's financial relationships with the State of Israel until it ceases the systematic and ongoing violation of Palestinian human rights.»
The New York Greens are also calling on the state Comptroller to «immediately» freeze any new investments in fossil fuels and «divest from direct ownership and any commingled funds that include fossil fuels.&raqNew York Greens are also calling on the state Comptroller to «immediately» freeze any new investments in fossil fuels and «divest from direct ownership and any commingled funds that include fossil fuels.&raqnew investments in fossil fuels and «divest from direct ownership and any commingled funds that include fossil fuels.»
New York State must divest from its financial relationships with the State of Israel until it ceases the systematic and ongoing violation of Palestinian human rights.»
So that's terrific, and the state comptroller should do that, just as New York City has announced it will do, but you can't say that as governor you want to divest in fossil fuels and then give tens of millions of dollars to the New York Power Authority to invest in fracked gas in downtown Albany.
Comptroller John Liu called the anti-immigration law approved in Arizona the «new apartheid» this afternoon, and said the city should explore divesting in companies based there.
One example cited several times was Mr. de Blasio's proposal for New York City to divest its pension funds from coal, a top priority for environmentalists nationwide.
This comes just two days before 350.org and allied groups gear up to issue a new challenge to New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer to divest the City and State pension funds from all fossil fuenew challenge to New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer to divest the City and State pension funds from all fossil fueNew York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer to divest the City and State pension funds from all fossil fueNew York City Comptroller Scott Stringer to divest the City and State pension funds from all fossil fuels.
As part of a worldwide campaign, 350NYC wants the City of New York to immediately freeze any new investment in fossil fuel companies, and divest from direct ownership of any commingled funds that include fossil fuel public equities and corporate bonds within five yeaNew York to immediately freeze any new investment in fossil fuel companies, and divest from direct ownership of any commingled funds that include fossil fuel public equities and corporate bonds within five yeanew investment in fossil fuel companies, and divest from direct ownership of any commingled funds that include fossil fuel public equities and corporate bonds within five years.