Calls for West Sussex pension fund to divest from fossil fuels unlikely to succeed
(Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images) SUS-210127-160240001 Labour leader Michael Jones has tabled a notice of motion asking the committee to take ‘all necessary steps to divest all of its investments from fossil fuel companies as soon as practicable’. But the matter was referred to a meeting of the governance committee by Tony Kershaw, director of law, to decide whether it was ‘right’ for the council, in its role as an employer in the scheme, to make such recommendations about investments. The majority of the committee refused to support the motion or a suggestion from Li...
Source: littlehamptongazette.co.uk
