Council pension scheme has upped its investment in British American Tobacco to over £15m.
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John’s campaign against MSPs’ £3.2m bankrolling of fossil fuels, Big Tobacco and the arms trade
"MSPs’ pensions should not be fattened further at the expense of our planet or its residents’ health and well-being." -- John Finnie MSP
John’s ethical investment campaign – the story so far
“There can hardly be a more nakedly selfish act than profiting off of the human suffering of climate change." -- John Finnie MSP John has been campaigning to get pension schemes and other investments - including the Scottish Parliament's own pension fund - to divest from harmful industries like fossil fuels, tobacco and the arms … Continue reading John’s ethical investment campaign – the story so far
John urges council chiefs to invest pension funds in affordable homes
Falkirk Council has invested £30m of its pension fund in affordable homes - other councils should follow their lead.
John joins Edinburgh students’ climate protest
“There can hardly be a more nakedly selfish act than profiting off of the human suffering of climate change." -- John Finnie MSP
John on Good Morning Scotland – Arms Trade Divestment
Today John spoke on BBC's Good Morning Scotland in favour of Glasgow University following its own lead in divesting from Carbon industries by divesting from the Arms Trade. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0512jmt - Segment begins at 2:44:54 John has previously called on the Scottish Parliament's Corporate Body (SPCB) to ensure that the Scottish Parliament does not invest in funds that … Continue reading John on Good Morning Scotland – Arms Trade Divestment
MSPs’ pensions bankrolling fossil fuels, tobacco and the arms industry
John has called on Parliamentary authorities to remove investments in fossil fuels, tobacco and the arms industry from the MSPs’ pension fund, after it was revealed that almost one-tenth of the scheme is invested in those three industries.
