1. Follow us

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2. Move your money to the Ethical Fund

You can switch some of your pension contributions to an Ethical option. Apart from meaning that this money is better used, it will encourage USS to give this option more publicity. We are campaigning for the Ethical option to become the default, avoiding some of the poor choices made by fund managers that we describe elsewhere on this site. 

Here is how to Switch the Defined Contribution (DC) part of your USS pension.

3. Student involvement

While many universities have now finally ceased direct investments in fossil fuels after much pressure, universities and their staff still send £2bn a year to the pension fund USS, which has large investments in fossil fuels and the companies financing them. We’re working with Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS-UK) to encourage students to get involved in the Divest USS campaign.

If you’re a student at a UK University, there’s a simple action that you can take – you can call on your university to press USS to get out of fossil fuels. See here for a template letter.