During the 74th meeting of the First Committee of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Ecuador and Madagascar have reiterated their rejection of investments in cluster munition producers. The United Nations General Assembly is where all UN member states discuss issues of international peace and security . After two weeks of General Debate that […]
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The S&P500 is one of the oldest index funds around, and underlies many investment products. The index tracks the stock of 500 of the largest U.S. companies across industries. As demand for ESG screened investment products continues to grow, there’s now a new alternative index that excludes nuclear weapon producers, but only excluding controversial weapons
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Widespread rejection of cluster munitions investment marks 10-year success of global weapons ban The global ban on cluster munitions is having an extraordinary impact on limiting investments in these weapons, which indiscriminately kill and maim civilians, says the Worldwide Investments in Cluster Munitions report released today. Compared to the 2017 report, the global level of
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