HOW IT HAPPENS?
Our goal is to have CSU institutions divest from the top 200 publicly traded fossil fuel companies - top 100 coal and top 100 oil and gas.
This means to immediately freeze any new investments in fossil fuel companies, and to reinvest in ethical funds within 5 years of pledging divestment.
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After pledging divestment, we will work with CSU institutions to provide accountability on reaching these goals.
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appealing to Universities
What we have been doing...
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Appealing directly to Board Members of the CSU Endowment funds including trustees and Chancellor Joseph I. Castro
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Meeting directly with individual campus administration to discuss divestment
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Working with individual campus endowment boards to pass their own mandates if possible
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Passing resolutions to support the divestment mandate in:
The Academic Senate (professor's "voice") of individual campuses
CSU-wide Academic Senate
The CSSA (Cal State Student Association)
ASI/Student Governments of individual campuses​
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Spreading the word & building the case to divest:
Website and social media presence for the campaign
Gather statements of support from other groups and feature them on the website
Petitioning
Targets
People
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CSU-wide decision makers - Chancellor Joseph I. Castro, CSU Board of Trustees, Investment Advisory Committee Chief Financial Officer Steve Relyea →→→ Success! Read more...
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CSU-wide Academic Senate
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Individual University Presidents and administration
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Individual University Academic Senates
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Individual University ASI/Student Governments
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Cal State Student Association (CSSA)
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Alumni (source of endowments)
Funds​
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CSU: Systemwide Investment Fund Trust (SWIFT), Intermediate Duration Portfolio (IDP) and Total Return Portfolio (TRP)
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Individual University Endowment Funds
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Individual University Investment Portfolios