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Climate Finance Glossary
If you’re new to pensions, investing or anything to do with managing your money then this is a guide for you. We’ve broken down what some of the key terms are and what they mean.
Divestment Database
The divestment commitments database is is the most comprehensive database of fossil fuel divestment commitments made by institutions globally.
FAQ
Get the answers to your questions about pensions funds, how they continue to fund the climate crisis and what you can do to help.
Reports
The Hidden Risk in State Pensions: Analyzing U.S. Public Pensions’ Responses to the Climate Crisis in Proxy Voting 2025
The second-annual report “The Hidden Risk in State Pensions: Analyzing U.S. Public Pensions’ Responses to the Climate Crisis in Proxy Voting” from Sierra Club and Stand.earth analyzes proxy voting guidelines, 2024 proxy voting records, and voting transparency of 32 public pension funds collectively representing over $3.8 trillion in assets under management (AUM). While last year’s […]
The Hidden Risk in State Pensions: Analyzing State Pensions’ Responses to the Climate Crisis in Proxy Voting
A first-of-its-kind report, the Hidden Risk analyzes the proxy voting records and proxy voting guidelines of the 19 public pensions that are in states where a state financial officer has indicated it is a priority issue both to advocate for more sustainable, just, and inclusive firms and markets , and to protect against climate risk.
U.S. public pensions could be $21 billion richer right now
A groundbreaking report from the University of Waterloo, commissioned by Stand.earth and Climate Safe Pensions Network, reveals that just 6 public pensions lost $21 billion by failing to divest from fossil fuels ten years ago.
The Biggest Malpractice: How Hospitals Betray the Public Trust with Billions in Fossil Fuel Pension Investments
The report – The Biggest Malpractice: How Hospitals Betray the Public Trust with Billions in Fossil Fuel Pension Investments – finds pension funds of four major hospital networks including the Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente, Ascension Health System, and the nation’s largest health system HCA Healthcare have over $4.6 billion invested in fossil fuels. The report […]
Why Climate Safe Pensions?
Nearly all public pension funds in the U.S. and Canada are invested in fossil fuel companies. We are working to reduce pension funds investments in fossil fuels and to use their leverage as large asset owners to advance the level of change we need to see amongst all companies with a climate footprint.
