1. Confirmación de la desinversión total de Scotiabank.
Los informes financieros más recientes y documentos regulatorios confirman que Scotiabank, a través de su subsidiaria 1832 Asset Management, ha liquidado la totalidad de sus acciones en el fabricante de armas Elbit Systems.
- Scotiabanks most recent filings reveal that it has fully divested from israeli weapons manufacturer elbit systems. They currently have zero shares in the company. Just peace advocates.
- Scotiabanks 1832 asset management subsidiary dissolved its stake in israeli arms manufacturer elbit systems, after the canadian bank faced sharp criticism for the investment.
- Scotiabanks latest financial statements show the bank has sold its remaining 165k shares in elbit, completing a full divestment from a company whose weapons technology are critical to israel defense forces operations.
2. El impacto del activismo y el boicot cultural.
La retirada de fondos es el resultado de años de organización comunitaria, protestas descentralizadas y un boicot significativo por parte de artistas y trabajadores culturales en Canadá.
- Canadian bds activists just won a historic victory scotiabank, once the largest foreign shareholder in israels biggest weapons manufacturer, has dropped all its shares in elbit systems.
- About 200 artists and cultural workers in canada signed a statement announcing their boycott of the scotiabank photography award in protest against scotiabanks investments in the israeli company elbit systems.
- A powerful decentralized campaign forced scotiabank to divest from israeli arms a major bank sells its shares in elbit systems, in one of canadas biggest bds victories to date.
3. Antecedentes de reinversión y presión sostenida.
El proceso de desinversión no fue lineal; los activistas denunciaron periodos en los que el banco aumentó su participación accionaria a pesar de las demandas públicas iniciales.
- For almost two years, activists across canada have been demanding that scotiabank divest from israeli weapons manufacturer elbit systems. Despite an incremental divestment, the bank has slowly been reinvesting in elbit.
- So scotiabanks global asset fund actually increased their shares in israeli arms company elbit in the last quarter of 2024. They went from 557,400 to 700,100 shares now valued at 180 million us.
4. Repercusiones en otras instituciones financieras globales.
La campaña contra Elbit Systems se extiende más allá de Scotiabank, afectando a otros bancos internacionales y fondos de pensiones que enfrentan escrutinio por sus vínculos con la industria militar.
- Following public pressure, barclays sold its shares in elbit systems ltd in 2024, israels largest weapons company.
- Last year, pressure by the global stop axa assistance to israeli apartheid coalition forced axa to sell its investments in all major israeli banks and elbit systems, israels largest military company.
- On september 3, 2009, the government pension fund of norways ethical council decided to sell the funds stocks in elbit due to the companys supply of surveillance systems.
5. Consecuencias reputacionales y éticas para la banca.
El caso subraya la creciente demanda de una banca ética y el riesgo reputacional que supone para las instituciones financieras el financiamiento de empresas vinculadas a conflictos internacionales.
- Scotiabanks investment arm has sold its stake in israeli defense firm elbit systems after public backlash. A rare move showing how financial ethics and global conflicts can quickly intertwine.
- After more than 17 years as a client, ive ended my relationship with scotiabanks wealth management division due to the banks large stake in israels murderous drone manufacturer, elbit systems.