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ICBUW Launches Global Disinvestment Campaign

On November 6th 2007 ICBUW member organisations launched a global disinvestment campaign against investments by high street banks and investment companies around the world in the manufacturers of uranium weapons. Read on to find out how you can get involved.
31 October 2007 - ICBUW

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ICBUW already campaigns globally through traditional means for a ban on uranium weapons. This November we will be taking the fight to the arms manufacturers and the bodies that fund them.


In collaboration with Network Flanders and Banktrack, on November 6th 2007, the UN Day for the Prevention of the Exploitation of the Environment Through Armed Conflict, we launched 'Too Risky for Business' - a dossier detailing how your high street banks are supporting companies that manufacture indiscriminate and illegal weapon systems.


We have created a full activist's tool kit to allow you to challenge your bank to disinvest and isolate these companies, be it through direct action, letter writing or media work.


To find out more about the Day of Action events in your country, please contact info@bandepleteduranium.org


So far we have activities in:

Austria
Belgium
Canada
Italy
Japan
Syria
UK
US

Attachments

  • Activist Tool Kit

    1932 Kb - Format zip
    ICBUW
    Too Risky For Business bank report
    Too Risky For Business bank report abstract
    Model press release
    Model leaflet
    Model letter for banks
    Press kit
    Four jpeg versions of the logo - colour, black and white, grayscale (all for paper printing) and a web version.

  • Too Risky For Business

    1250 Kb - Format pdf
    ICBUW
    Report on how banks are funding uranium weapons producers.

  • Abstract - Too Risky for Business

    392 Kb - Format pdf
    ICBUW
    Abstract of the Too Risky for Business Report
  • Response from Barclays PLC to disinvestment campaign
    International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons

    Response from Barclays PLC to disinvestment campaign

    Barclays responded negatively two months after first contact. They claimed that it is impossible to distinguish arms companies in the index tracker funds that they invest in. However they are happy to exclude certain industries from individual customers investment portfolios upon request.
    13 February 2008 - ICBUW
  • Response from Commerzbank to disinvestment campaign
    International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons

    Response from Commerzbank to disinvestment campaign

    Commerzbank offered a limited response two months after contact. They sent their Corporate Social Responsibility document, which mentioned nothing of their policy over arms investments.
    13 February 2008 - ICBUW
  • Response from Royal Bank of Scotland to disinvestment campaign
    International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons

    Response from Royal Bank of Scotland to disinvestment campaign

    RBS claimed to be aware of the 'complex ethical issues' surrounding the use of DU, but were content to follow the UK Ministry of Defence's position that there is nothing wrong with its use.
    13 February 2008 - ICBUW