Issue - meetings
Petition - Divest East Sussex Pension Fund from fossil fuels
Meeting: 04/09/2017 - Pension Committee (Item 19)
19 Petition relating to divest East Sussex Pension Fund from Fossil Fuels 
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Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - Petition, item 19
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- Appendix 2 - Petition Lewes, item 19
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- Appendix 3 - Petition BHCC, item 19
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Minutes:
19.1 The Committee considered a report regarding a petition proposing that East Sussex Pension Fund (ESPF) disinvest from fossil fuels.
19.2 Julia Hilton attended the meeting on behalf of the lead petitioner and spoke in support of the petition.
19.3 The Committee RESOLVED to note the content of the petition.
Meeting: 08/09/2016 - Pension Committee (Item 28)
28 Petition - Divest East Sussex Pension Fund from Fossil Fuels PDF 179 KB
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - Memorandum, item 28
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- Appendix 2 - HBC letter, item 28
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- Appendix 3 - Fossil Free Hastings leaflet, item 28
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- Presentation by petitioner - divesting from fossil fuels, item 28
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- statement by Labour group - Divesting from Fossil Fuels, item 28
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Minutes:
28.1 The Committee considered a report by the Chief Finance Officer regarding a petition proposing the disinvestment of East Sussex Pension Fund (ESPF) from fossil fuels.
28.2 Julia Hilton attended the meeting on behalf of the lead petitioner and spoke in support of the petition. The Committee also considered written comments by Cllr Tania Charman.
28.3 The Committee RESOLVED to agree that the Fund should continue to seek to use its influence as a corporate investor to positively influence companies’ behaviour and reserve the right to apply ethical or environmental criteria on a case by case basis where relevant and appropriate, with particular emphasis on obtaining further information on the long term financial return on fossil fuel companies.