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Labour leader Michael Jones has tabled a notice of motion asking the committee to take ‘all necessary steps to divest all of its investments from fossil fuel companies as soon as practicable’.
But the matter was referred to a meeting of the governance committee by Tony Kershaw, director of law, to decide whether it was ‘right’ for the council, in its role as an employer in the scheme, to make such recommendations about investments.
The majority of the committee refused to support the motion or a suggestion from Liberal Democrat leader Dr James Walsh that all members of the pension fund should be consulted on whether to divest.