Monthly Archives: January 2010

TIAA-CREF Statement on Former Holdings in Companies with Ties to Sudan

Published by TIAA-CREF. New York, January 04, 2010 Last March TIAA-CREF announced plans to intensify pressure on five companies that maintain business relations with the government of Sudan to cease those relations or attempt to ease suffering and end genocide in Darfur. At that time, TIAA-CREF said it would seek […]

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TIAA-Cref Divests From Four Genocide-Linked Companies

Published by Ignites. By Mariana Lemann TIAA-Cref yesterday announced its divestment from four companies with ties to genocide in Darfur, Sudan. The sale of all of its holdings, worth about $58 million as of the end of September, in four companies that maintain business relations with the government of Sudan […]

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US pension group severs ties to Sudan

Published by Financial Times. By Francesco Guerrera in New York Published: January 4 2010 23:43 | Last updated: January 5 2010 19:56 TIAA-Cref has become the first large US asset manager to sell stakes in four Asian oil groups over concerns about human rights abuses in Sudan. The move will […]

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Investors Against Genocide Commends TIAA-CREF Sale of Investments Tied to Genocide

Contrasts clear, public move by TIAA-CREF with Vanguard’s “toothless” human rights stance Boston, MA – January 4, 2010 – Demonstrating a clear commitment to genocide-free investing, TIAA-CREF announced today that it has sold all of its holdings, worth $58 million as of September 30, in four companies tied to the […]

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TIAA-CREF Becomes the First Big Fund Firm to Divest From Sudan

Published by Mutual Fund Wire. By Patricia Kelly While Fidelity and Vanguard failed to step up to the plate, TIAA-CREF emerged as the first large U.S. fund firm to take up the banner of the anti-genocide investment cause, revealing on Monday that the firm sold stakes in four Asian oil […]

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