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Charities launch socially responsible pension funds

Howard Lake | 8 January 2001 | News

Oxfam and Christian Aid have announced that they are transferring their pension funds out of arms, nuclear and tobacco firm investments.

Oxfam and Christian Aid have announced that they are transferring their pension funds out of arms, nuclear and tobacco firm investments.

The joint fund will be worth £53m and is intended to reflect the charities’ ethical concerns whilst adhering to legal requirements regarding maximisation of financial return.

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Fundraising Everywhere's Community Fundraising Conference 17 June 2026

Other charities are expected to join the scheme.

Read “Charities pull funds out of arms firms” by John Ezard at SocietyGuardian.

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