LGPS Divest

Local Government Pension Scheme funds collectively invest billions in companies complicit in Israel’s grave violations of Palestinian human rights.

Led by scheme members and their representative trade unions, we are campaigning to ensure administering authorities guarantee that scheme members’ money is not used to support Israel’s war crimes and violations of international law.

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LGPS Divest

Local Government Pension Scheme Funds invest billions in companies complicit in Israel’s grave violations of Palestinian human rights.

Led by scheme members and their representative trade unions LGPS Divest is campaigning to ensure administering authorities implement adequate investment screening and due diligence procedures to guarantee that pension holders money is not used to support Israel’s violations of international law.

Get Involved

Member of the public: Write to your Councillors

Write to your elected local councillors to ask they take immediate action to ensure LGPS funds administered by their council are not enabling Israel’s war crimes.

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Scheme member: lobby your pension committee chair

Use the template letter to write to the chair of your pension fund committee to ask them to address their fund’s investments in companies complicit in human rights abuses.

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News

New research reveals LGPS funds invest over £12billion in companies enabling Israel’s crimes

Feb 7, 2025

New research reveals LGPS funds invest over £12billion in companies enabling Israel’s crimes Freedom of information requests have resulted in the most complete picture yet of the investments of 81 out the total of 86 LGPS funds Hundreds of millions invested in arms...

Timeline of Divestment Milestones

Oct 9, 2024

Timeline of Divestment MilestonesAll banks, pension funds, universities, and local councils have a responsibility to withdraw support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza, and its regime of military occupation and apartheid. More and more institutions are taking steps to...

Find your Local Petition for Divestment

Sep 6, 2024

Find Your Local Petition Calling for DivestmentAcross Britain, scheme members and campaigners are demanding that LGPS funds divest from companies enabling Israel's genocidal violence against Palestinians. You can find a template petition and leaflet on our resources...