Global Divestment Commitments Trends

• Date: 01 February 2017

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Global Divestment Commitments Trends

The fossil fuel divestment movement has doubled over the past 15 months,

with the value of assets held by divesting institutions and individuals now exceeding $5 trillion.

Divesting institutions are also more diverse than ever :

no one sector represents more than a quarter of commitments.

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