The Responsible Investing Review Committee is inviting Queen’s community members with interest or expertise to share their thoughts on a special request from a campus group asking the university to divest its pooled endowment and investment funds from companies engaged in business with and within the State of Israel, and to put a screening process in place for future investments.

The committee, established by Principal Patrick Deane in June 2024, initiated a period of public consultation on Aug. 6, during which community members are invited to submit perspectives that may help inform the committee’s deliberations.

As part of the consultation, the committee will accept written submissions until Sept. 30. It will also accept requests for in-person presentations to the committee until Sept. 15, with approved presentations scheduled to take place in October.

Feedback gathered through the consultation is one of several factors the committee will consider when reviewing the special request, as outlined in the Responsible Investing Policy’s Special Requests Procedure.

Queen’s has launched a dedicated webpage to support the committee’s work. It includes webforms for written and in-person submissions, along with more information on the consultation process, the terms of reference, committee membership, and timelines.