royal_meteorological_society_letter_sgr-c5da7af342866366.pdf

Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) has called on the Royal Meteorological Society to phase out financial ties to the fossil fuel and arms industries. While acknowledging the Society's commitment to becoming a net zero organisation, SGR identifies critical gaps in transparency regarding investments and a lack of a formal environmental policy. The letter demands the disclosure of corporate payments over £1,000 and investments over £5,000, alongside a transition to fossil-fuel-free indexes. SGR benchmarks these demands against other professional bodies, such as the British Medical Association and the Geological Society, which have already implemented divestment or restrictive investment policies.

• Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) identifies four primary concerns regarding the Royal Meteorological Society's current operations: a lack of transparency in investments, potential financial links to arms and fossil fuel companies, the absence of an environmental policy, and policies that are lax compared to peer learned societies.
• SGR demands that the Royal Meteorological Society implement several financial reforms, including disclosing corporate payments over £1,000 for sponsorship and education, disclosing investments exceeding £5,000, and phasing out ties to companies whose activities do not align with the Paris Agreement's goal of 2°C or less.
• The letter advocates for the adoption of specific investment tools and standards, such as fossil fuel free indexes from FTSE and MSCI, the Transition Pathway Initiative, and the Montreal Pledge website for reporting the carbon footprint of investment portfolios.
• SGR highlights that several other professional and medical organisations have already divested from fossil fuels and arms, including the British Medical Association, the British Psychological Society, the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Faculty of Public Health, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
• The document notes that the Geological Society and the Energy Institute have updated their policies to exclude arms and certain high-emission fossil fuels, such as tar sands and thermal coal.

APA

Kalaugher, L. (2021). royal_meteorological_society_letter_sgr-c5da7af342866366.pdf. Scientists for Global Responsibility. https://www.sgr.org.uk/sites/default/files/2021-07/Royal_Meteorological_Society_letter_SGR.pdf

Chicago

Kalaugher, Liz. royal_meteorological_society_letter_sgr-c5da7af342866366.pdf. Scientists for Global Responsibility, 2021. https://www.sgr.org.uk/sites/default/files/2021-07/Royal_Meteorological_Society_letter_SGR.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{kalaugher2021royalmeteorologicalsocietylettersgrc5da7af342866366pdf, author = {Kalaugher, Liz}, title = {{royal\_meteorological\_society\_letter\_sgr-c5da7af342866366.pdf}}, publisher = {Scientists for Global Responsibility}, year = {2021}, month = jun, url = {https://www.sgr.org.uk/sites/default/files/2021-07/Royal_Meteorological_Society_letter_SGR.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }