Rollins Coalition for Sustainable Investment

06/03/2017

This week the president has decided to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accords, an agreement signed by 195 different countries to take action on climate change. The President’s decision has demonstrated that Washington cannot be counted on for action in the face of global climate change. As a result, the drive for change must come from our cities, local governments, and even schools like Rollins College, where our mission statement presses us students to think and act as global citizens and environmental stewards. It is our duty to remain vigilant as the effects of climate change become reality for our fellow citizens, both domestically and abroad.

There are many ways to get involved in this fight for a better future, one of them being to join the fossil fuel divestment movement, which was a cornerstone of the Paris Climate Accords. RCSI has seen great success in the past semester for divestment, yet there is still much work to be done. By signing our petition, you will be joining the 600+ students, faculty, and staff that have dedicated themselves to this fight. You can find the petition and more on our website DivestRollins.com. Please consider joining our campaign!

http://www.divestrollins.com/news

04/20/2017

For Earth Week, RCSI put on two amazing events that focused on the interactions between our economic system and social and environmental justice.

The first event was a round table discussion that brought up some thought-provoking ideas about divestment, responsible consumerism, and more!

The second event was a festival on Mills Lawn, where students could sign a pledge to consume more responsibly, leave their impact on the earth, and get a free t-shirt!

04/17/2017

Check out our two awesome events for this week!

04/05/2017

Sustainability starts with us, Rollins!
Check out what else Rollins Sustainability and EcoRollins are doing on campus!

Sustainability builds a better tomorrow.

03/31/2017

Mark your calendars because RCSI will be celebrating both our recent divestment and Earth Week with some awesome events!

Check it out and stay tuned for updates!

http://www.divestrollins.com/news/profit-and-the-planet-join-us

To celebrate the recent divestment of $1 million from Rollins College's fossil fuel holdings, RCSI wants to bring attention to the relationship between our economic/political system and the...

03/23/2017

Due to the rain this morning, the Divestment Talk that was planned will be reschedule. Stay tuned!

Thank you for your support!
RCSI

03/21/2017

http://www.divestrollins.com/news

We are proud to announce that the Investment Committee has successfully divested one million from the four million dollar holdings in the fossil fuel entangled Vanguard Energy Fund, a twenty-five...

12/05/2016

At the end of last week, the RCSI met with the Investment Committee to present again the resolution and our case for fossil fuel divestment. Since the Committee has been receptive of our first goal to freeze fossil fuel investments and of our third goal to invest in a more sustainable manner, our argument highlighted the economic benefits of our second goal, divestment. Although there was no definitive decision made at that time regarding our second goal of achieving divestment, we received positive feedback and a promise to keep dialogue open and productive. The spring semester offers us as students the opportunity to make our our cause seen and voices heard on our campus.

For those interested, here is the presentation that was delivered to the Investment Committee: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzKBoY09IAZjdTBJX1laWHNieTQ/view?usp=sharing

11/02/2016

Help the cause!
https://www.gofundme.com/sacredstonecamp

Hau we are the Inyan wakankagapi otip-Sacred Stone Camp from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. We have partnership with the Oectc Sakowin- Seven Council Fires, Indians and Cowboys and anyone who was to stand with us against the Dakota Access Pipeline. This pipeline will cross the Missouri River a...

10/23/2016

If you are available please try to make it to this exciting event!

10/17/2016

Thank you to everyone who made our event last Wednesday possible! A big thank you goes out to our panelists Anthony Rogers-Wright, Rebecca McLean, Josephine Balzac, and Resham Shirsat for sharing their knowledge and their passion.

10/13/2016

Here’s your chance to see Leonardo DiCaprio’s latest film before it hits theaters. Net Impact is joining up with the National Geographic Channel to host an advance screening of BEFORE THE FLOOD on TUESDAY OCTOBER 18th at 6pm at BUSH AUDITORIUM.