{"id":54149,"date":"2025-10-01T12:48:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T12:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/54149\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T12:48:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T12:48:06","slug":"giant-dutch-pension-fund-abp-sells-caterpillar-bulldozer-stake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/54149\/","title":{"rendered":"Giant Dutch pension fund ABP sells Caterpillar bulldozer stake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  October 1, 2025  <img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Caterpillar_d9_4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/> An IDF Caterpillar D9R armored bulldozer. Photo: Matanya via Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"254\">Dutch civil service pension fund ABP has sold its shares in US machine maker Caterpillar, a stake valued at some \u20ac387 million, broadcaster NOS said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"431\">Caterpillar has been under considerable pressure because of its continued sale of bulldozers to Israel, where they are used to demolish Palestinian homes and other property.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"663\">ABP, one of the biggest pension funds in the world, declined to comment on the sale, citing \u201ccompetition sensitivities\u201d. However, NOS said, Caterpillar no longer features in the new list of fund investments which was published on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"665\" data-end=\"936\">The fund introduced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutchnews.nl\/2025\/02\/dutch-pension-fund-abp-sold-meta-and-alphabet-as-well-as-tesla\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">new investment strategy<\/a> last year which includes a focus on socially responsible investing. The United Nations also warned Caterpillar last year that it could be held guilty of breaching human rights if it continued to export bulldozers to Israel.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"938\" data-end=\"1099\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Norway\u2019s state wealth fund sold its stake in Caterpillar in August, citing the use of its bulldozers to destroy Palestinian property in Gaza and the West Bank.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutchnews.nl\/category\/business\/?list\" class=\"btn btn-secondary btn-sm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Business<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutchnews.nl\/category\/investments\/?list\" class=\"btn btn-secondary btn-sm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Investments<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutchnews.nl\/category\/israel\/?list\" class=\"btn btn-secondary btn-sm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Israel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutchnews.nl\/category\/pensions\/?list\" class=\"btn btn-secondary btn-sm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pensions<\/a> Thank you for donating to DutchNews.nl.<\/p>\n<p class=\"small\"> We could not provide the Dutch News service, and keep it free of charge, without the generous support of our readers. Your donations allow us to report on issues you tell us matter, and provide you with a summary of the most important Dutch news each day.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutchnews.nl\/donate-to-dutchnews-nl\" class=\"btn btn-success btn-sm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Make a donation <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"October 1, 2025 An IDF Caterpillar D9R armored bulldozer. 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