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Princeton Endowment Reverses Oil and Gas Divestment Pledge

Created at 4 Jun · 8:23 PM2 sources↑ Market-relevant2 events
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Princeton University's endowment is reversing its four-year-old pledge to divest from oil and gas stocks as part of its strategy to achieve a net-zero portfolio.

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Princeton University endowment
reversing its commitment to divest from oil and gas stocks
Princeton Endowment Reverses Oil and Gas Divestment Pledge

↳ Why This Matters

The decision by a major university endowment to reverse its divestment from fossil fuels signals a potential shift in ESG investing strategies, prioritizing real-world impact and investment returns over strict divestment policies.

Key facts

  • Princeton University's endowment is reversing its pledge to divest from oil and gas stocks.
  • The endowment had previously committed to exiting these holdings four years ago.
  • The divestment was part of a strategy to achieve a net-zero portfolio.

Princeton University's endowment is backtracking on its pledge to divest from publicly traded oil and gas companies. This reversal comes four years after the endowment initially stated its intention to exit such holdings as part of a broader strategy to move towards a net-zero portfolio.

Frequently asked questions

The article states the endowment is backtracking on its pledge to divest from publicly traded oil and gas companies, four years after it said it would exit such holdings.

The original goal was to move toward a net-zero portfolio.

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How It Developed

5 Jun · 1:00 PM
Princeton's endowment reverses its pledge to divest from oil and gas stocks, a decision made four years after the initial commitment.
Bloomberg | Points of Return | John Authers via PiQSuite
4 Jun · 8:05 PM
Princeton University's endowment is reversing its 2020 pledge to divest from publicly traded oil and gas companies.
Bloomberg | Markets via PiQSuite

Sources

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Princeton Endowment Backs Out of Oil and Gas Divestment Vowm.piqsuite.com
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Morality Is One Thing. Investing Is Anotherm.piqsuite.com

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