The Hall of Fame profiles financial institutions that have adopted, implemented and published a policy that comprehensively prevents any financial involvement in nuclear weapon producing companies.
55 financial institutions have a public policy that is comprehensive in scope and application. The financial institutions in the Hall of Fame are based in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Each institution’s policy profiled in the Hall of Fame undergoes a rigorous assessment. Only financial institutions with group level public policies are eligible for inclusion. Only when policies are applied to all types of nuclear weapon producers from all locations excluding them from all of the institutions’ financial services may an institution qualify for the Hall of Fame. Investments are not neutral. Financing and investing are active choices, based on a clear assessment of a company and its plans. Financial institutions, by adopting public policies prohibiting investment in the nuclear weapons industry, actively demonstrate the stigma associated with these weapons of mass destruction. We hope the Hall of Fame will be inspirational to many more financial institutions.