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Dozens of commenters urge Washington State Investment Board to divest from firms tied to alleged abuses and fossil fuels
Summary
Dozens of speakers at the board’s Dec. 18 meeting urged divestment from companies they said enable human‑rights abuses in Gaza and pose climate risks to pension returns, while the board reiterated its fiduciary focus and practice of active ownership.
Dozens of public commenters at the Washington State Investment Board meeting on Dec. 18 pressed the board to divest from companies they said are complicit in human‑rights abuses and to adopt clearer processes for assessing harmful corporate impacts.
"We are here asking the SIB to adopt a clear process to assess harmful corporate impacts, engage with companies where change is possible, and exclude companies when engagement fails," said Leila Saliba, a PERS2 participant with Washington for Peace and Justice. Several speakers named companies including Palantir, Caterpillar, Lockheed Martin and Elbit Systems as examples they said warrant divestment.
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