We demand that WPI divest its endowment from the fossil fuel industry in order to avert further environmental and human rights crises due to climate change.
Why is this important?
According to our mission statement, WPI’s purpose is “to convey knowledge at the frontiers of academic inquiry for the betterment of society.” Although WPI has been a national leader in institutional sustainability, we find it contradictory and self-defeating that WPI invests its endowment in companies that threaten the future of its students and our global community.
