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Home My WebLink About101524 - Your State Treasurer is on the ballot in WA - here’s why it matters for climate & workersALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Three key ways your State Treasurer can fight climate change <http://image.emails.sierraclub.org/lib/fe8f1372746d007871/m/22/1a6411f1-d430-4730-a89c-6df5a08e58b0.png> Your State Treasurer might not be the first elected official that comes to mind when you think of climate champions, but they have the potential to play a significant role in addressing climate change by investing in solutions and holding companies accountable for their climate commitments. John, did you know your treasurer is on the ballot in Washington this November? Pledge to vote for climate and workers' savings today! <http://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=f24e6d4e60517a028fb7291b bd50f9d1b4dec60d0e5947fe19cd7c3bb252e2e7497d5c5ece2a7708bcc6b0eb284b56954166ea4bb1f01210> ✍️ Take Action Now! <http://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=f24e6d4e60517a024a226176c706c50c0902b9f4a093ceaa2a5a18bb1fe004d626878f81d3f168b8a311f9a107d368899df809aa716464b1> Corporate greed from big polluters leads to climate destruction, which jeopardizes our economy and retirement savings. The costs of dirty industries' practices should no longer be passed down to everyday people and our futures. Fortunately, State Treasurers have the power to fight back and hold polluters accountable. They can shift state money into investments that support a thriving economy that works for us all. Treasurers hold key roles at public pension funds, manage state finances, and are important voices that can shape the economy. Washington leads the country in climate policies, but its public pension fund is a laggard in holding public companies accountable for polluting practices. The Treasurer is an influential member of the State Investment Board, which oversees the state pension’s shareholder voting. Take action: Pledge to vote for our climate and workers' savings in WA. <http://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=f24e6d4e60517a02f8e62450e2042ee7dc1e6b7795ada0c157d506bf05c1f8ac4a90021e2bace587687299c 687ca87edfce7cff51b201739> But what does that mean for you? State Treasurers have three key ways they can protect pensioners and taxpayers from climate change and its economic impacts: * Shift money from dirty to clean energy, and invest in our communities. * Use their voice as investors to hold polluting companies accountable. * Push for Wall Street to set ambitious climate goals and protect retirement security for all of us. And some are already moving to protect our climate and future. This year saw State Treasurers across the country take action: * State Treasurers pushed back when ExxonMobil sued investors for bringing forth a climate-related resolution at their annual shareholder meeting. Treasurers joined together and called for shareholders to vote against Exxon’s board of directors. * The Illinois State Treasurer testified in front of Congress about the importance of considering climate change in responsible investment decision-making. * The Vermont Treasurer played a key role in passing the historic Climate Superfund Act. But your Treasurer's climate leadership isn't guaranteed. The Sierra Club analyzed the climate votes taken by a number of pension funds -- which Treasurers help oversee -- at companies' annual shareholder meetings, and found most funds have a long way to go in improving. What's more, some State Treasurers have attacked common-sense investing practices that see climate as a financial risk, often by targeting state pension funds. For example, in Oklahoma, the Treasurer and state pension sparred over a mandate that would have blocked the pension from doing business with major Wall Street firms that the Treasurer had deemed to be "boycotting" fossil fuels. This rule not only cost money to the pension fund and taxpayers, but it was actually directed at some of the biggest funders of fossil fuels simply because they adopted modest climate policies. We need leaders who see the risks that climate change poses, not protect favored industries. Our economy, prosperity, retirement security, and climate are worth more than corporate greed. 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