Divestment Efforts

Fossil Fuels

CRIC was active for many years in discussions about divesting the endowment from fossil fuel investments. In 2023, the Board of Trustees agreed to largely agreed to divest from fossil fuels.

CRIC Letter in Support of Divestment, May 2022

CRIC Report on Divestment – September 2015

Board of Trustees Response to CRIC Report on Divestment – November 2015

CRIC Response to the Board – May 2016

The war in Gaza

In late February, the CSA passed a resolution  advocating for Carleton to, among other things, divest from companies that – in the view of the CSA and Students for Justice Palestine – are implicated in Israel’s conduct in the war in Gaza. The resolution specifically asked that:

“CRIC (Carleton Responsible Investment Committee) review all of Carleton’s investments, public and private, to evaluate their involvement in Israel’s ongoing genocide of Palestinians.”

Here is CRIC’s response to that request. CRIC has spoken to members of SJP and the CSA about the resolution. CRIC is happy to talk to any campus group about this issue or any other related to Carleton’s endowment.