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Restricted investment areas

The Oxford Endowment Fund has the following restrictions:

– Direct investment in companies which manufacture arms that are illegal under the Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) Act 2010 or the Landmines Act 1998

– Direct investments in tobacco companies (as defined by UK Cancer Research)

– Direct investment in any fossil fuel exploration and extraction companies, including: coal, oil and gas exploration and extraction; in addition to a ban on thermal coal and oil sands

– Investment funds which invest primarily in the above listed categories of companies

OUem confirms compliance with these restrictions.