Alan Bennett

Sometimes, particularly in summers in New York, I have tried to write in shorts or with no shirt on and found myself unable to do so, the reason being, I take it, that writing, even of the most impersonal sort, is for me a divestment, a striptease, even, so that if I start off undressed, I have nowhere to go.

English Dramatist

Desmond Tutu

In South Africa, we could not have achieved our freedom and just peace without the help of people around the world, who through the use of non-violent means, such as boycotts and divestment, encouraged their governments and other corporate actors to reverse decades-long support for the Apartheid regime.

South African Leader

Judith Butler

Only if we accept the proposition that the state of Israel is the exclusive and legitimate representative of the Jewish people would a movement calling for divestment, sanctions and boycott against that state be understood as directed against the Jewish people as a whole.

American Philosopher

Rashida Tlaib

We cannot have policies that punish people for taking action. Imagine the further harm it would have caused if the federal government banned civil rights leaders from boycotting buses in Montgomery, Alabama, or banning divestment from Apartheid South Africa.

American Politician

Naomi Klein

The divestment movement is a start at challenging the excesses of capitalism. It's working to delegitimize fossil fuels and showing that they're just as unethical as profits from the tobacco industry.

Canadian Journalist

Joshua Cohen

I think that technology is essentially a continuation of a divestment of theological power that's been happening since The Enlightenment. It's the idea that God can see and hear everything.

American Writer

I think the fossil fuel industry is genuinely freaked out by the combination of the price collapse, the divestment movement, and that fact that renewable energy is getting so cheap so fast.

I've never seen a movement spread as fast as the fossil fuel divestment movement.

Linda Sarsour

I believe in a nonviolent movement of boycott, divestment, sanctions.

American Activist

Urjit Patel

Divestment measures would improve overall banking sector health.

Indian Economist

Divestment often relates to strategic business decisions, emphasizing the sale aspect.

Business Context

Divestment may imply improving a company's financial situation by selling underperforming units.

Financial Health

Companies divest to focus on core markets or areas of strength.

Market Focus

Divestment can be a moral choice, steering clear from industries deemed harmful or unethical.

Ethical Underpinnings

As a political tool, divestment aims to force change, such as environmental policy shifts.

Political Statements

Divestment can result from public campaigns advocating for certain ethical practices.

Public Pressure

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 And so, you know, just divestment alone is not going to be the thing that creates the new alternative and brings the cost of that down. So the finance side will be important because the speed of deployment --