Purpose

The report provides an update to Cabinet
following the Notice of Motion to Full Council in October 2025,
which asked for a review of all Council exposure to companies
operating in the occupied territories.

Content

1)            
Cabinet notes the information set out in section 3 of this report,
setting out exposure of ESPF, the Councils treasury investments,
and our freehold landholdings to ‘involved companies’.
‘Involved companies’ refers to the United Nations
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) list that
has been compiled of companies that operate in illegal settlements
in the West Bank.

 

2)            
Cabinet agrees that, as part of the implementation of Local
Government Reorganisation in Sussex, we will recommend that
Brighton and Hove City Council has more representation on
governance and oversight arrangements for the East Sussex Pension
Fund or any replacement Fund.