Move may not go far enough to placate environmental campaigners, but pensions committee chairman Councillor Robert Chapman says it is in reality the best arrangement possible
Divest Hackney campaigners demand council dumps £42 million investments in coal, gas and crude oil extraction
Campaign group is turning up the heat on council ahead of key meeting this month
But Divest Hackney vows to ‘keep the heat on’ until council makes commitment
The borough’s investment in fossil fuels through its pension fund and the environmental implications were subjects of the Hackney Divestment Debate
‘Most fund members won’t be happy to learn that their money is funding climate change’, say divestment campaigners
The Hackney Citizen is backing Divest Hackney’s campaign calling on the council to withdraw its investment in fossil fuels
Local campaign group explains why it wants Hackney Council to divest from the £42m it has in the fossil fuel industry
New campaign puts council’s pension fund in the spotlight as divestment movement turns up the heat on local authorities
