US - Illinois pension funds, which have been given 18 months to withdraw all their holdings from companies with interests in Sudan, are questioning the use of a third party screening system with links to a divestment campaign group.
There are currently two Illinois pension funds, which between them have around US$1bn invested in 32 companies in Sudan. Governor Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois signed a bill requiring state pensio...
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