auckland.scoop.co.nz » Government Echoes Calls From Climate Movement For ACC To Divest From Fossil Fuels
Press Release – 350 Aotearoa Climate justice organisation 350 Aotearoa is celebrating the direction from the government for the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) to accelerate its moves to divest from investments in fossil fuels. The direction to ACC to divest was included in the Minister of Finance’s annual letter of expectation to Crown Financial Institutions. This echoes the call from 350 Aotearoa, a grassroots climate organisation that has been calling on ACC to divest from all coal, oil, and gas companies since June 2020. 350 Aotearoa Executive Director Erica Finnie said “...