Divestment Statistics

Figures for States, Universities, Cities, International & Religious Organizations and Countries.

Last updated on October 15, 2008

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.