Finance · Ethical Investing · Portfolio Announcement
Norway Pension Fund, Inspired by Harvard Case Study on Ethical Divestment, Announces Full Divestment from All Companies Operating in Countries with Human Rights Violations; Announces Remaining Portfolio
The fund reviewed the Caterpillar case study. It found the lesson clarifying. Norway has divested from ninety-four percent of the global economy. It has announced where it will invest instead.
By The Financial Desk · Cambridge, Mass.
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The divestment is real. The stock prices are real. The UN reconstruction estimate is real. The case study is real. The citation review had not been completed.
Finance · Institutional Finance · Strategic Fundraising
Harvard Launches Car Wash and Swimsuit Calendar to Address $2.2 Billion Federal Funding Gap
The initiative consists of a swimsuit calendar featuring the University’s senior deans and a car wash conducted by the fellows of the Harvard Corporation in the Yard. Total raised to date: $345. The University is optimistic.
By The Editorial Staff · Cambridge, Mass.
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The $2.2 billion funding freeze is real. The $53 billion endowment is real. The fellow in the wetsuit is a reconstruction. At $345 per Saturday, closing the funding gap would take approximately 12,173 years.