Petition Links:
Students of PEA
https://www.change.org/p/trustees-of-phillips-exeter-divest-phillips-exeter-academy-from-fossil-fuels?recruiter=161346049&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=share_petition
Faculty and Staff
https://www.change.org/p/trustees-of-phillips-exeter-academy-divest-phillips-exeter-academy-from-fossil-fuels-81c5cfe4-182d-48fe-84ef-6db57a764004?recruiter=161346049&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=share_petition
Alumni
https://www.change.org/p/trustees-of-phillips-exeter-academy-divest-phillips-exeter-academy-from-fossil-fuels-5c56f6f2-264e-4b67-9f04-48e23568b14f?recruiter=161346049&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition
Others
https://www.change.org/p/trustees-of-phillips-exeter-academy-divest-phillips-exeter-academy-from-fossil-fuels-508e24d7-5e62-4b76-9322-625dba6fa430?recruiter=161346049&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=share_petition
More Information:
What is divestment?
DIVESTMENT— “To rid oneself of something that one no longer wants or requires, such as a business interest or investment. PEA can divest by revoking financial support for companies in the fossil fuel industry.”
What are the goals of divestment?
We hope to create a financial plan to divest from fossil fuels and reinvest in renewable energy sources so that the net impact on the school will either remain at zero or produce a profit.
Who has already divested?
Over 40 colleges and universities have fully or partially divested just in the United States alone, and many more are engaged in divestment campaigns. These include:
Boston University
Columbia University
Georgetown University
Johns Hopkins University
Stanford University
Rhode Island School of Design
University of Oregon system
University of California
University of Massachusetts system
University of Washington
Yale University
And many more…
Why should the Academy divest?
Phillips Exeter Academy is an institution which prides itself on leadership. Additionally, Exeter potentially has millions of dollars invested in fossil fuel companies. We believe that divesting the school’s endowment from the fossil fuel industry is an opportunity for Exeter to assume a position as a leader in environmental reform. More than that, divestment is an ethical responsibility. As an institution seeking to educate and to nurture the leaders of the world, it is Phillips Exeter Academy’s foremost obligation to safeguard tomorrow and to ensure that the world it sends its students into is a world with a future.