University of Bristol
Complicit investments: £427,293
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 (£) |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Advisory |
AirBnB AirBnB is an American business, which operates an online holiday and home rental marketplace. Due to listing properties in Israel’s illegal settlements, based on stolen Palestinian land, the company was included on the UN OHCHRs list of business enterprises active in Israel’s illegal settlements. |
£53,744 |
| CT Responsible Global Equity 2 Acc |
AirBnB AirBnB is an American business, which operates an online holiday and home rental marketplace. Due to listing properties in Israel’s illegal settlements, based on stolen Palestinian land, the company was included on the UN OHCHRs list of business enterprises active in Israel’s illegal settlements. |
£18,297 |
| Brown Advisory |
Amazon Investigate reports that Amazon, alongside Google, is the main provider of cloud infrastructure for the Israeli government and military, dubbed Project Nimbus. |
£143,074 |
| FTGF ClearBridge US Equity Sustainability Leaders Fund |
Amazon Investigate reports that Amazon, alongside Google, is the main provider of cloud infrastructure for the Israeli government and military, dubbed Project Nimbus. |
£62,994 |
| RLBF II Royal London Ethical Bond Z Inc |
AXA AXA is a French insurance company. It invests in a range of companies active in Israel’s illegal settlements, including Israeli banks financing the construction and expansion of Israeli settlements on stolen Palestinian land. This includes Bank Leumi and Israel Discount Bank. |
£2,089 |
| RLBF II Royal London Ethical Bond Z Inc |
Barclays Barclays is a British multinational bank and financial services company. According to research released by PSC, War on Want and Campaign Against Arms Trade, it holds over £1bn in shares in, and provides financial services to, nine companies supplying Israel with weapons and military technology, used in its militarised violence against Palestinians. |
£44,772 |
| FTGF ClearBridge US Equity Sustainability Leaders Fund |
Booking.com Booking.com is a travel metasearch engine for lodging reservations. It is owned and operated by and is the primary revenue source of United States-based Booking Holdings and is headquartered in Amsterdam. It lists accommodation located in illegal Israeli settlements on stolen Palestinian land. It was included in the UN OHCHR’s list of businesses active in illegal Israeli settlements based on stolen Palestinian land. |
£27,333 |
| Mirova Global Green Bd I/A (H-GBP) |
Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is an American car manufacturer. As reported by WhoProfits, Ford vehicles have been used by the Israeli military, and in infrastructure projects that support illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. |
£76 |
| RLBF II Royal London Ethical Bond Z Inc |
HSBC HSBC is a large British bank. Research by War on Want in 2017 found that HSBC invests over £830million in, and provides financial services worth up to £19billion for, companies supplying Israel with weapons and military technology used in its militarised attacks on Palestinians. |
£22,897 |
| Liontrust Sust Fut Eurp Gr 2 Net Acc |
Siemens According to research group Corporate Occupation “Traffic control systems of the company are installed by its Israeli representative, Orad Group, on apartheid roads (roads on which only Israelis are allowed to travel).” In addition Siemens Israel is participating in the electrification of the Tel-Aviv Jerusalem high-speed train (A1), which is currently under construction. The A1 train route crosses the Green Line into the occupied Palestinian West Bank in two areas. The BDS movement has called for a boycott of Siemens for its role constructing the EuroAsia Interconnector, a submarine electricity cable from Israel via Cyprus to Greece, that will connect apartheid Israel’s electricity grid with that of the EU and enable it to export electricity produced from fossil gas to Europe, |
£24,836 |
| Pictet - Global Envir Opps J GBP |
Siemens According to research group Corporate Occupation “Traffic control systems of the company are installed by its Israeli representative, Orad Group, on apartheid roads (roads on which only Israelis are allowed to travel).” In addition Siemens Israel is participating in the electrification of the Tel-Aviv Jerusalem high-speed train (A1), which is currently under construction. The A1 train route crosses the Green Line into the occupied Palestinian West Bank in two areas. The BDS movement has called for a boycott of Siemens for its role constructing the EuroAsia Interconnector, a submarine electricity cable from Israel via Cyprus to Greece, that will connect apartheid Israel’s electricity grid with that of the EU and enable it to export electricity produced from fossil gas to Europe, |
£27,181 |