Divest-Invest resources

Resources to support students to call on institutions to divest from the fossil fuel industry. These are from our work on Divest-Invest with NUS and People & Planet, from 2015-2020. For more resources visit www.peopleandplanet.org/resources.

Divestment case study: Bedfordshire SU
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April 20, 2021

How Bedfordshire SU got the University of Bedfordshire to sign up to the Fossil Fuel Declaration. Visit www.investforchange.uk for more information.

Divestment case study: Durham
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April 20, 2021

How campaigners at Durham University won on Divest-Invest. Visit www.investforchange.uk for more information.

Divestment case study: Reading
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April 20, 2021

How Reading SU worked over a number of years to get the university to commit to full divestment from fossil fuels. Visit www.investforchange.uk for more information.

Divestment guide
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April 20, 2021

A 2017 campaign outline to support your university divestment and reinvestment activism. Visit www.investforchange.uk for more information.

Divestment: FE briefing
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April 20, 2021

A basic introduction to getting involved with divestment campaigning if you're in FE. Visit www.investforchange.uk for more information.

Divestment: FE outline
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April 20, 2021

A resource for FE students’ unions planning to campaign against links with the fossil fuel industry on their campus. Visit www.investforchange.uk for more information.

Divestment: making the case for action
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April 20, 2021

An editable template paper for outlining the arguments for fossil fuel divestment and reinvestment to university committees. Published in 2017, updated in 2019. Visit www.investforchange.uk for more information.

Divestment: stranded assets note
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April 20, 2021

A note to support campaigners in articulating 'stranded assets theory' to senior managers as part of the arguments for fossil fuel divestment. Visit www.investforchange.uk for more information.