TIAA-Divest
"all of us who participate in the University’s retirement plan must be given a choice on whether to invest in climate destruction"
Read more about the Open Letter here
TIAA (Teacher Insurance Annuity Association) is the financial services organization that is the leading provider of financial services in the academic, research, medical, cultural and governmental fields. Most Princeton faculty and staff employees have a TIAA pension.
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TIAA manages $1.3 trillion in assets and is one of the largest owners of farmland and timberland on the planet. Its clients are mostly universities and non-profits, and it brands itself as a socially responsible company. But TIAA actually owns at least $78 billion in oil, coal and methane assets. It also manages substantial investments in large-scale, high-emission agriculture and timber plantations, which have been especially damaging to Black farmers, communities of color and Indigenous Peoples.
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2025 Seven Universities Petition TIAA--Stop Investing in Climate Destruction Now
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As You Sow - Invest Your Values: Princeton University Retirement Plan Scorecard
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Divest Princeton Legal Complaint
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media
3/6/2025 Fossil Fuels And Prudent Fiduciaries: TIAA Invest Vs TIAA-Divest Forbes
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2/6/2025 University Retirement Plans are Funding the Destruction of their Students’ Future Fossil Free Funds
6/16/2023 Editorial: California should stop investing its retirement funds in fossil fuels. They’re risky and immoral LA Times
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11/2/2022 Add the Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund to the list of groups taking a stand on the climate crisis. Bloomberg
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10/19/2022 Financial services firm TIAA faces academic backlash over energy holdings Reuters
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