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Divestment
International companies exiting Russia face logistical challenges
by
Amy Scott
Mar 2, 2022
ExxonMobil has a 30% stake in the Russian oil and gas project Sakhalin-1. Divesting may be time-consuming and expensive.
Want to divest from guns? You might need to team up with your co-workers
by
Jana Kasperkevic
and Janet Nguyen
Mar 8, 2018
Under pressure to divest from guns, pension funds feel they have to choose between making money for their members and their values.
Gun sales and stocks drop as big companies and individuals review investments
Mar 1, 2018
American Outdoor Brands, formerly known as Smith & Wesson, will report earnings after markets close today. The gun-maker’s stock price fell to a five-year low yesterday after Dick’s Sporting Goods said it would stop selling assault-style rifles. After the deadly high school shooting in Florida, many companies and consumers are looking to distance themselves from […]
CDC director resigns over investments
by
Amy Scott
and Sean McHenry
Jan 31, 2018
Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald resigned from her post as acting director of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. This came after a report in Politico which detailed a series of stock purchases made by Fitzgerald, including shares of tobacco companies. Politico reporter Sarah Karlin-Smith spoke with Marketplace host Amy Scott, and she said the conflict between […]
Can divine intervention help solve climate change?
by
Anu Anand
Oct 3, 2017
What's behind today's biggest faith-based fossil fuel divestment in history?
Federal lawsuit challenges Trump’s conflicts of interest
Jan 23, 2017
The lawsuit accuses Trump of violating the U.S. Constitution.
Rex Tillerson has a plan to divest from Exxon Mobil
Jan 4, 2017
He will let go of his salary, retirement benefits and bonuses.
For public good, not for profit.
A big week to come in climate change policy
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Scott Tong
Sep 22, 2014
There's more to just environmental concerns to climate change policy.
How divestment helped stop apartheid in South Africa
Dec 6, 2013
In 1982, the University of Maine became one of the first 10 universities in the country to completely divest from South Africa.
Nelson Mandela's legacy is economic, too
Dec 5, 2013
One legacy of Mandela's fight against apartheid is activism in the U.S. against inequities in the global economy.