CalSTRS, the US$200 billion Californian State Teachers’ Retirement System, has announced it will divest all non-US thermal coal holdings from July 1. The commitment follows the fund’s decision to dump all US thermal coal holdings in December 2015. Here in Australia, the CalSTRS decision will see them sell off their holdings … Read More
Media Release: $200 billion US pension fund divests Australian coal. Australian funds should follow.
WEDNESDAY 14 JUNE, 2017: Environmental finance group Market Forces is calling on Australian superfunds and asset managers to follow the example of the second largest pension fund in the US and divest from Australian coal companies such as Whitehaven. Last week, the board of the US$200 billion California State Teachers’ … Read More