The campaigns to get the Highland Council to adopt a Charter for Responsible Investment and to divest from fossil fuels are gaining pace. (see previous post)
The Highland Council Pension Fund Committee has now committed to holding a workshop for committee members to develop and publish a Responsible Investing Policy Statement. This is a very welcome response to one of the principal recommendations of the campaign.
You can watch a video of the Pension Fund meeting on 18th March, in which committee members argued vociferously about the degree to which ethical principles and the views of the wider community should influence the fund’s investment decisions, or read the transcript of the meeting. Highland Charter for Responsible Investment has an analysis of the Pension Fund meeting here.
If you would like to join the Highland Charter for Responsible Investment campaign please email r.i.charter@btinternet.com.