Birkbeck, University of London
Complicit investments: £189,000
Based on FOI requests
Direct Investments
The university did not provide us with the necessary information on their direct investments. Please contact us for further information.Indirect Investments
| Investment fund/tracker | Complicit company | Investment value (£) |
|---|---|---|
| Ruffer Charity Assets Trust Funds |
Amazon Investigate reports that Amazon, alongside Google, is the main provider of cloud infrastructure for the Israeli government and military, dubbed Project Nimbus. |
£140,000 |
| Ruffer Charity Assets Trust Funds |
BAE Systems BAE Systems is a large British arms producer. As reported by Investigate, it manufactures weapons and military technology used by Israel in its militarised attacks on Palestinians. |
£14,000 |
| Ruffer Charity Assets Trust Funds |
Exxon Mobil Corp Exxon Mobil Corp is one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies. As reported by Investigate, it provides Israel with fuel for fighter jets used in its militarised attacks on Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip. |
£15,000 |
| Ruffer Charity Assets Trust Funds |
Rolls Royce Rolls-Royce is a British manufacturer that produces military aircraft engines, naval engines and cores for nuclear submarines. It is still the world’s 17th largest Arms trade. It is a supplier of the US F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme. F-35 fighter jets have been used on numerous occasions in Israel’s attacks on the besieged the Gaza Strip, including in May 2021. In 2014, the year of Israel’s aerial bombardment and ground invasion of Gaza, which killed over 2,200 civilians, nearly a quarter of them children, Rolls-Royce was granted export licenses for engines for military aircrafts to Israel. |
£20,000 |