Take Action: Financial Firm

There are many reasons why financial firms should take steps to become genocide-free. Read our whitepaper which outlines the merits of genocide-free investing. Please also contact us for a private discussion of steps your firm can take and why.

Actions for Financial Firms

1

Avoid and Divest

We advocate for investment firms to avoid or divest holdings of the four foreign oil companies that are the largest business partners with the government of Sudan. These four companies are PetroChina/CNPC group, China Petroleum & Chemical Corp./Sinopec group, ONGC and Petronas. The CNPC and Sinopec groups also support the murderous regimes of Burma and Syria.

2

Announce a GFI Policy

Develop and implement a public genocide-free investing policy that will guide investment decisions and enable your firm to avoid investments with ties to genocide, now and in the future.

The policy should be in line with the genocide-free investing shareholder proposal which states, “Shareholders request that the Board institute transparent procedures to avoid holding investments in companies that, in management’s judgment, substantially contribute to genocide or crimes against humanity, the most egregious violations of human rights.”