rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/universities-take-agm-action?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-universities-take-agm-action' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> SOS UK https://actionnetwork.org/groups/sos-uk https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/342/190/normal/Untitled_design.png UK universities have over £15 billion in investments. Lots of universities hold investments in companies, known as shares. Anyone who invests in a company, has a say over how the company is run. We’re calling on universities to use their power as shareholders to actively engage – and vote - at company AGMs. This year, campaigners are calling for companies to change. Everywhere you look companies are making sustainability commitments – but where is the action? What does net zero mean if you’re still funding new fossil fuel projects? What is ‘caring about the planet’ if you’re driving deforestation and displacement of communities? Just look at our big banks: despite many net zero targets and commitments to climate action, the biggest UK banks have poured £230 billion into fossil fuels since the Paris Climate Agreement. Enough is enough. We need to demand that our universities support campaign groups calling for change at company AGMs. What can you do? Sign this petition! Share this petition. Check out ShareAction’s list of Resolutions to Watch and use our template email to write to your VC and get their support! Is your university investing in Standard Chartered? Support Market Forces' shareholder resolution for no new fossil fuel funding with our template letter. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/universities-take-agm-action