university divestment from fossil fuels

Seattle University is the first university in Washington State to divest from fossil fuels. It is also the first Jesuit Catholic university in the country to to divest from fossil fuels and to focus on socially conscious investing. It follows “Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical letter “Laudato Si’” calls for action on the climate crisis and “care for our common home.”’

The University pledged to make this divestment in 2018. It took 5 years to divest 100% from fossil fuels.

Seattle.edu | Seattle University First in the State to Divest from Fossil Fuels