Draw the line at genocide


"Ethical investing" may mean different things to different people, but surely there is a minimum standard upon which nearly all of us agree. We do not want our family savings and pension funds invested in companies that help to fund genocide.

The goal of Investors Against Genocide is to convince financial institutions to make a commitment that they will not invest in genocide. Help us send a strong message to these companies to draw the line at genocide.

Two key ways you can help

All of the investment companies, listed above, have significant investments in PetroChina, the worst of the four major oil companies funding the genocide in Darfur, Sudan. With their help, the government of Sudan is pursuing genocide in Darfur, drawing on its oil revenue to provide arms and funding for the genocide, rather than economic development for the people of Sudan.

Please join us in drawing the line at genocide. Looking back, who would support the idea of investing in firms that sought to make a profit by selling Zyklon-B gas to the Nazis or machetes for the genocide in Rwanda? Looking forward, who wants their personal savings and pension funds invested in companies that help fund genocide?

Learn more about genocide-free investing and what you can do, using the links above.