Recommendation of November 15th, 2010, on the exclusion of the companies FMC Corporation and Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan
Article | Last updated: 16/01/2013
The companies FMC Corporation and Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan were recommended for exclusion from the Government Pension Fund Global because of their purchase of phosphate minerals from Western Sahara.
Please find the Council’s recommendation here (pdf).
An additional letter to the Ministry of Finance was sent in February, 2011.
Please find the letter here (pdf).
Please find the Ministry's press release here.
In August 2012, the Council on Ethics recommended to end the exclusion of FMC Corp.
Please find the recommendation here.
Please find the Ministry's press release here.