27 States have
adopted divestment policies from Sudan. Nineteen
of these states have passed the Sudan Divestment Task Force model of targeted Sudan divestment: Arizona,
California, Colorado,
Florida, Hawaii,
Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota,
New Hampshire, New Mexico,
New York, North Carolina,
Rhode Island, South
Carolina, Texas, and Vermont. Eight of
these states have developed state specific methods of Sudan divestment: Arkansas,
Connecticut, Illinois,
Maine, Maryland,
Missouri, New Jersey
and Oregon.
2 additional States have
initiated Sudan
divestment campaigns. Two of
these states have campaigns awaiting introduction of legislation or are
pursuing Sudan divestment by
other means: Alaska and
Nebraska.
The United States Government has approved the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act
which authorizes and encourages state and local divestment, prohibits federal
contracts with problematic companies that operate in Sudan’s
oil, power, mineral and military sectors, and provides legal protections to
asset managers that choose to divest from Sudan.
61 Universities have
adopted divestment policies from Sudan.
From the first University, Harvard, to the most recent, including
Clark University,
Georgetown University,
Case Western
Reserve University, Denison University,
Trinity University,
and Roosevelt
University in a display of grassroots
power, students, faculty and administrators have united to ensure that their
schools make conscionable, genocide-free investments.
55 Universities have
initiated campaigns to pursue Sudan divestment policies.
23 Cities have adopted divestment
policies from Sudan: Baltimore, MD; Charlottesville, VA;
Chicago, IL; Cleveland, OH; Denver, CO; Edina, MN; Hopkins, MN; Los Angeles,
CA; MetroWest, NJ; Miami Beach, FL; Miami Gardens, FL; Minneapolis, MN; New
Haven, CT; Newton, MA; Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh,
PA; Providence, RI; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; St. Paul, MN; Washington
D.C; and Worcester, MA.
11 International and Religious
Organizations have adopted divestment
policies from Sudan: American
Jewish World Service, Boston Foundation, Church
of England, Evangelical Covenant Church,
National Council of Jewish Women, National Ministries, Presbyterian Church USA, Providers’
Council, Union for Reform Judaism, Unitarian
Universalist Association, and United Jewish Communities.
18 Countries have
initiated targeted Sudan divestment campaigns.
International divestment campaigns currently include: Australia,
Belgium, Brazil, Canada,
Denmark, Germany, India,
Ireland, Italy, Japan,
the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,
South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland,
the United States, and the United Kingdom.
13 Companies have
ceased operations in Sudan (or formalized and publicized a
plan to do so) or significantly changed their behavior in the country
since the proliferation of the Sudan divestment movement. Several of the
companies have directly and/or publicly cited the Sudan
divestment movement as a cause of their actions, while others have mentioned
“humanitarian,” “political,” and even “moral” concerns related to Sudan.
Those companies include: ABB Limited, Bauer AG, CHC
Helicopter, ICSA of India, La Mancha Resources,
Petrofac, Rolls Royce, Schlumberger, Siemens, Sumatec,
UMW Holdings, Weatherford International, and Weir Group.
