In response to the recent UTAM report on implementing environmental, social, and governance screening I helped write an op-ed for The Varsity explaining how the action the university has taken is inconsistent with its values and divestment policy.
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Author: Milan
In the spring of 2005, I graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in International Relations and a general focus in the area of environmental politics. In the fall of 2005, I began reading for an M.Phil in IR at Wadham College, Oxford.
Outside school, I am very interested in photography, writing, and the outdoors. I am writing this blog to keep in touch with friends and family around the world, provide a more personal view of graduate student life in Oxford, and pass on some lessons I've learned here.
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It is important to continue to monitor the actual implementation of the incorporation of environmental factors into investment. This op-ed contributes to this.
From the beginning of the divestment campaign, UTAM has refused to cooperate in any way – including providing the information on investments needed to satisfy the U of T divestment policy.
By choosing to put them in charge of implementing his decision, President Gertler has ensured that as little as possible will actually be done, with a maximum effort to provide U of T with good public relations.