NYC Comptroller Lander and City Pension Funds Call on Major U.S. and Canadian Banks to Set Absolute GHG Emissions Targets for High Emitting Sectors

This statement was originally published by the New York City Comptroller on January 24, 2023. New York, NY – Today, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and three of the New York City Retirement Systems (the New York City Employees’ Retirement System, Teachers’ Retirement System, and Board of Education Retirement System) announced shareholder proposals at Bank of America, Goldman…

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New York pension fund to divest half its shale companies

This article was written by Ross Kerber and published to Reuters on February 9, 2022. BOSTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - New York’s state pension fund will sell $238 million worth of stock and debt it holds across 21 shale oil and gas companies including Chesapeake Energy Corp, Hess Corp (HES.N) and Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD.N), saying they have…

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