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.

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Take action: Write to your Councillors

Write to your elected local councillors to ask they take immediate action to push for divestment from companies enabling Israel’s war crimes.

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timeline of divestment milestones

Dozens of local councils have now passed a motion or issued a statement to support divestment from companies enabling Israel’s crimes against Palestinians.

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News

PSC Writes to Chair of Every LGPS Committee Calling on Them to Take Action

May 13, 2020

PSC Writes to Chair of Every LGPS Committee Calling on Them to Take ActionFollowing our victory in the Supreme Court, upholding the right of Local Government Pension Funds to take ethical investment decisions, we have written to the chair of every local government...