Queen’s University’s Responsible Investing Review Committee has completed its public consultation as part of a review of a special request from a campus group. This request asks Queen’s to divest its pooled endowment and investment funds from companies that do business in or with the state of Israel, and to implement a screening process for future investments. 

The public consultation ran from August to mid-October, during which the committee invited community perspectives through both written submissions and in-person presentations. In total, the committee received over 320 written submissions, representing 550 individuals and organizations, and held 44 in-person consultations on campus over a period of four days. 

The committee is reviewing all submissions in line with the Responsible Investing Policy’s Special Requests Procedure, focusing on the request’s alignment with university policies, the feasibility of addressing the issues, and its potential impact on Queen’s overall investment portfolios. 

“We would like to thank all those who made submissions, both in person and in writing, for their respectful engagement and thoughtful input during this consultation period,” says Jim Leech, Queen’s Chancellor Emeritus and Chair of the committee. “Over the coming weeks, the committee will carefully review these important contributions as we work toward creating a recommendation report for the Principal, who will then present it to the university’s trustees.” 

Future information will be shared in the Queen’s Gazette or on the Principal's Review Committee for Responsible Investing website as it becomes available.