Tobacco Free Portfolios launched the Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge during the UN General Assembly in New York City in September 2018 with 93 Founding Signatories with combined AUM of US$6 trillion. This newsletter features highlights and give thanks to Governments of Australia and France that co-sponsored the event and UN and corporate partners for driving global interest in the initiative – the United Nations’ Environment Programme Finance Initiative, the United Nations’-backed Principles for Responsible Investment, the United Nation’s Environment’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance, AXA, BNP Paribas, Natixis and AMP Capital.