When a young Australian radiation oncologist learned she was investing in tobacco, the drug killing her patients and over 8 million people annually around the world, she decided to fight back.
Australian Women’s Weekly
Dr Bronwyn King AO and the work of Tobacco Free Portfolios was profiled in Australia’s most read magazine.
SEB Announce Tobacco-Free Position
SEB – a Swedish Bank and Asset Manager have announced their exclusion of tobacco in their annual report
Clare Payne, Committee for Economic Development of Australia
Clare spoke on decision-making during times of crisis, covering what it means to lead well and how ethical frameworks can help to make tough choices.
Dr Rachel Melsom, interview by Sandra Wolf, Editor, mallowstreet
In this twenty minute video interview, Dr Rachel Melsom discusses progress in tobacco-free finance in the UK/Europe in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, when interest in global health is at an all-time high.
Dr Bronwyn King AO, Mercer Fireside Q&A
The general community is just starting to appreciate it’s powerful voice when it comes to how money is invested
Return Impact of Sustainability Decisions
AP4 follows up the return impact of sustainability decisions in the portfolio. This follow-up illustrates how the companies that AP4 has decided to not invest in have performed in relation to a broad index…. A positive return contribution in the chart shows that the effect of excluding certain companies has made a positive contribution to the portfolio’s return compared with a broad index and vice versa.
ABP, World’s 5th Largest Pension Fund, Completes Tobacco Divestments
The €409bn Dutch civil service pension fund ABP completed the divestment of €4bn worth of holdings in nuclear arms manufacturers and tobacco producers in 2018.
ABP gains €700m from tobacco, nuclear arms divestment
The €409bn Dutch civil service pension fund ABP completed the divestment of €4bn worth of holdings in nuclear arms manufacturers and tobacco producers in 2018.
Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan Goes Tobacco-Free
Given the reputational, social and commercial headwinds facing the tobacco industry today, we are no longer confident that tobacco represents an attractive investment opportunity for a long-term investor,” said Barbara Zvan, our Chief Risk and Strategy Officer.