Call Treasurer Pellicciotti: Vote for Climate Justice!

Office of the State Treasurer: (360)-902-9000

Call Script: “Hi, I’m a Washington state resident and I’m calling to ask that Treasurer Pellicciotti use his power as a board member to ensure that the Washington pension fund votes in favor of climate and Indigenous rights resolutions at banks and insurance companies this spring. There are four resolutions at Citi, Chase, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America that we need Washington to support. One resolution calls for a phase-out of fossil fuel financing, one calls for banks to respect Indigenous rights, another is an anti-greenwashing resolution, and the other calls for banks to release clear climate plans. Last year, the state pension fund opposed all climate and Indigenous rights resolutions at US banks -- which are the world’s largest funders of fossil fuels. We need that to change.

Will the State Treasurer do what he can to make sure we’re protecting against climate risk and supporting these critical climate resolutions?”

Once you have made a call, please take 30 seconds to use this form to let us know how it went! We're tracking our impact.

Call Tips:

• If you are a member of the state pension fund, let them know that!

• Be polite. You will likely speak to a staff member. We encourage you to be kind and polite in your tone

• Ask if the staff person can call or email you back to let you know whether or not the Treasurer will support climate resolutions this spring.

Background:

• To understand why we’re targeting the state pension fund, we encourage you to read this article: The Fight to end Fossil Finance Has Changed. 

• For a background on the Washington state pension fund and climate, you can check out our report: Making Washingtonians’ Money Matter - How our State Pension is Failing on Climate

• For a background on the four resolutions we’re supporting, see here.