Divestment. Russian Edition, Includes Vodka.

What’s happening? A running list of entities divesting from Russia

Connecticut retirement plans and trust funds
California retirement plans and trust funds
Colorado retirement plans and trust funds
Illinois retirement plans and trust funds
New York retirement plans and trust funds
Pennsylvania Liquor Board is pulling Russian vodka from shelves (technically its’ all Russian made alcohol)
Ohio Division of Liquor Control halted sale of all Russian vodka
Montgomery County, Maryland all products produced in Russia have been removed from the county’s Alcohol Beverage Services stores
New Hampshire Governor Executive Order to remove all Russian made alcohol from sale
Utah Governor Executive Order to to remove all Russian-produced and Russian-branded products
Alabama Governor asked its Liquor Board to stop the sale of Russian produced and made products
Colorado Higher Education Funds divestment from Russia
“Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Saturday called chief executives at interest groups representing restaurants, package companies and retailers to ask that they remove Russian-made products from their inventory.”
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) said his state would also “fully divest” from Russian firms.

Why is this important? Divestment is a popular tool for governments to indicate which side of an issue they fall.

How will this be important?

Finance & Revenue