UBC board of governors votes against divestment from fossil fuel industry
VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia’s board of governors has voted against dumping the university’s investments in fossil fuels.
The school’s finance committee brought a motion not to support divestment, but instead to create a so-called sustainable future fund.
The fund would include a portfolio mandate for low carbon emissions and be seeded with an initial allocation of $10 million.
Investments tied to oil, gas and coal companies make up about 10 per cent of the university’s $1.4-billion endowment.