UCU: Disinvestment in armaments firms

Motion

Motion text: Conference notes that
many universities have investments in companies involved in armaments manufacture and trade;
the armaments industry is largely unregulated, and is willing to sell its products to any regime, however despicable or oppressive. ;
investing in armaments is incompatible with the aim of enabling all to benefit from education;
there are less damaging, interest-bearing sectors in which universities can invest for similar returns.

Conference encourages LAs/branches to campaign, in conjunction with students' unions and other campus trade unions, for their universities to withdraw all investments from arms manufacturers and distributors, and to adopt ethical investment policies.