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Story of the Week: April 2020

We are extensively relying on those companies’ products and services for so much of what we do every day

We are extensively relying on those companies’ products and services for so much of what we do every day

“...I also find a troubling inconsistency in the notion that, as an investor, we should boycott a whole class of companies at the same time that, as individuals and as a community, we are extensively relying on those companies’ products and services for so much of what we do every day.”

Drew Faust, President of Harvard University

Divestment in and of itself would not meaningfully impact climate change

Divestment in and of itself would not meaningfully impact climate change

“The majority of the Task Force concluded that divestment in and of itself would not meaningfully impact climate change”

Board of Regents Task Force on Sustainable Investment

Given the demand, capital continues to flow to carbon based investments

Given the demand, capital continues to flow to carbon based investments

“Given that the demand for carbon-based fuels cannot currently be satisfied through alternative energy sources, the carbon fuel demand will ensure that capital continues to flow to carbon based investments and the Dartmouth gesture will have no real financial impact on companies or behaviors.”

Philip J. Hanlon, President of Dartmouth University

Given our pervasive dependence on these companies ...It is hard to reconcile that reliance with a refusal to countenance any relationship

Given our pervasive dependence on these companies ...It is hard to reconcile that reliance with a refusal to countenance any relationship

“Given our pervasive dependence on these companies for the energy to heat and light our buildings, to fuel our transportation, and to run our computers and appliances, it is hard for me to reconcile that reliance with a refusal to countenance any relationship with these companies through our investments.”

Drew Faust, President of Harvard University