Oncologist leads drive for tobacco stock divestment

Since 2011, 16 superannuation funds have divested from AU$1.2 billion in tobacco stocks, and one Melbourne oncologist has made it her cause to persuade the superannuation industry to divest from the rest of what she estimates is a total of AU$8.5 billion in tobacco stocks overall.

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Read more: tobaccodivestmentBronwyn KingFirst State SuperTobacco-Free Investment InitiativeCraig BennettHealth SuperPeter MacCullum Cancer Centre