Largest 100 University Endowments Could Lose $33 Billion over 10 Years if Divested from Israel, Estimates JLens
First-of-its-kind report comprehensively quantifies financial implications of BDS-aligned investment strategies for universities.
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JLens Team
Sep 183 min read
The Impact of Divestment Campaigns on Rising Antisemitism
Anti-Israel divestment campaigns can feed into the demonization of Israel and Zionism, contributing to rising levels of antisemitism.
JLens Team
Sep 183 min read
The Legal Risks of Divestment from Israel for University Endowments
Universities that decide to divest from Israel may be in breach of their fiduciary duties and even face legal risk in some states.
JLens Team
Sep 182 min read
The Slippery Slope of Divestment Campaigns
Adopting divestment as a primary tool to address corporate imperfections will likely only satisfy activists temporarily.
JLens Team
Sep 184 min read
The Economic Risks of Divestment from Israel for University Endowments
Acquiescing to campus divestment demands carries significant economic risks that can easily have a deep negative impact on endowments.
JLens Team
Aug 295 min read
Campus Divestment Campaigns: Unpacking the Demands and Consequences
Anti-Israel protests and encampments became regular fixtures on many college campuses in the months following Hamas’s October 7 attack on...
JLens Team
Aug 14 min read
Proxy Season 2024: JLens and ADL Engage Corporate Shareholders to Fight Hate
At public corporations, shareholders have the opportunity to file shareholder proposals and vote on issues affecting the company at its...
JLens Team
May 152 min read
ISS Joins JLens and ADL in Recommending AGAINST Anti-Israel Shareholder Proposal at Amazon’s Annual Meeting
JLens and ADL applaud the decision by Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”), a leading independent proxy advisory firm, to recommend...
JLens Team
May 103 min read
Watch: Webinar on Combating Anti-Israel Shareholder Proposals
We are in the midst of the 2024 "proxy season," the period in which publicly traded companies hold annual shareholder meetings to vote...
JLens Team
May 72 min read
Shareholders Reject Anti-Israel Shareholder Proposal at RTX
At a time when incidents of antisemitism in the United States have reached record levels, and activists are calling for divestment from...
JLens Team
Apr 161 min read
JLens and ADL Call on Wall Street to Reject BDS Proposal at RTX, Maker of Iron Dome, Amid Recent Attacks
In March, JLens filed a Notice of Exempt Solicitation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, opposing Proposal 7 in RTX's 2024...
JLens Team
Nov 2, 20225 min read
Summary: JLens’ Campaign to Combat BDS at Morningstar
JLens’ campaign to combat Morningstar’s support for the anti-Israel BDS campaign started in 2020 and is the genesis of the current...
JLens Team
Aug 17, 20224 min read
General Mills Added to JLens' Do Not Invest List for Acquiescing to BDS
August 23, 2022 UPDATE - General Mills has notified JLens that they are partially reversing their decision to entirely remove Pillsbury...
Julie Hammerman
Jan 26, 20212 min read
Morningstar Added to JLens' Do Not Invest List due to BDS Support
Morningstar is a US public company headquartered in Chicago that sells investment research and oversees $215 billion in assets. In 2020,...
Rachel Cohen and Julie Hammerman
Apr 28, 20203 min read
Morningstar Acquires Research Firm with Anti-Israel Bias
Last week Morningstar, a US-based public company that provides analysis tools to investors, announced an acquisition of Sustainalytics, a...
JLens Team
Feb 13, 20202 min read
JLens Response to UNHRC BDS Blacklist
The following communication was sent to CSR leaders at the 300 companies in JLens' Jewish Advocacy Strategy. These companies represent...
JLens Team
Nov 27, 20185 min read
Airbnb Abandons Corporate Social Responsibility Values by Acquiescing to BDS Campaign
Airbnb executives acquiesced last week to pressure from the BDS (“Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions”) campaign by removing roughly 200...
Julie Hammerman
Dec 14, 20162 min read
Anti-Israel BDS Attacks Fail at Cisco
Unfortunately attacks against Israel in the responsible investing arena have increased due to inroads by the BDS (Boycott, Divestment,...
Julie Hammerman
Mar 9, 20164 min read
Internal protest at Methodist pension after Israel divestment
Last month the $21 billion Methodist pension divested from five Israeli banks to appease the church’s anti-Israel BDS (Boycott Divest...
Julie Hammerman
Nov 19, 20152 min read
Opposition to Holy Land Principles Resolution
Statement delivered at the Cisco Annual Shareholder Meeting My name is Julie Hammerman and I run a socially responsible investment...
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