Overall Rating | Silver |
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Overall Score | 45.28 |
Liaison | Cynthia Philippe |
Submission Date | May 12, 2021 |
Université du Québec à Montréal
PA-10: Sustainable Investment
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.44 / 3.00 |
Cynthia
Philippe Sustainability advisor Service du développement organisationnel |
Total value of the investment pool:
Value of holdings in each of the following categories:
Value of holdings | |
Sustainable industries (e.g., renewable energy or sustainable forestry) | US/Canadian $ |
Businesses selected for exemplary sustainability performance (e.g., using criteria specified in a sustainable investment policy) | 6,650,201.25 US/Canadian $ |
Sustainability investment funds (e.g., a renewable energy or impact investment fund) | US/Canadian $ |
Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) or the equivalent | US/Canadian $ |
Socially responsible mutual funds with positive screens (or the equivalent) | US/Canadian $ |
Green revolving funds funded from the endowment | US/Canadian $ |
A brief description of the companies, funds, and/or institutions referenced above:
Our fund manager, National Bank Investment Inc. is a signatory of the UN Responsible Investment Principles (https://www.unpri.org/signatory-directory/national-bank-investments-/4157.article). They have also incorporated the UN RIP into the choice of portfolio managers (https://www.nbinvestments.ca/content/dam/bni/publication/publication-report-nbi-responsible-investment.pdf, page 4).
Percentage of the institution's investment pool in positive sustainability investments:
Does the institution have a publicly available sustainable investment policy?:
A copy of the sustainable investment policy:
The sustainable investment policy:
Section : 12. GUIDE RELATING TO AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS
The manager may invest in the categories of authorized investments subject to the following quality constraints:
a) No purchase of securities will be made from companies whose income is derived mainly from tobacco, fossil fuels or weapons (see page 9 section 12 of the policy).
However, our only fund manager has produced a report on their use of ESG criteria which gives an overview of their approach (https://www.nbinvestments.ca/content/dam/bni/publication/publication-report-nbi-responsible-investment.pdf).
Does the institution use its sustainable investment policy to select and guide investment managers?:
A brief description of how the sustainable investment policy is applied:
Has the institution engaged in proxy voting, either by its CIR or other committee or through the use of guidelines, to promote sustainability during the previous three years?:
A copy of the proxy voting guidelines or proxy record:
A brief description of how managers are adhering to proxy voting guidelines:
Has the institution filed or co-filed one or more shareholder resolutions that address sustainability or submitted one or more letters about social or environmental responsibility to a company in which it holds investments during the previous three years?:
Examples of how the institution has engaged with corporations in its portfolio about sustainability issues during the previous three years:
Does the institution participate in a public divestment effort and/or have a publicly available investment policy with negative screens?:
A brief description of the divestment effort or negative screens and how they have been implemented:
Our fund manager, National Bank Investment Inc. is a signatory of the UN Responsible Investment Principles (https://www.unpri.org/signatory-directory/national-bank-investments-/4157.article). They have also incorporated the UN RIP into the choice of portfolio managers (https://www.nbinvestments.ca/content/dam/bni/publication/publication-report-nbi-responsible-investment.pdf, page 4).
The manager may invest in the categories of authorized investments subject to the following quality constraints:
a) No purchase of securities will be made from companies whose income is derived mainly from tobacco, fossil fuels or weapons (see page 9 section 12 of the policy).
Approximate percentage of endowment that the divestment effort and/or negative screens apply to:
Does the institution engage in policy advocacy by participating in investor networks and/or engage in inter-organizational collaborations to share best practices?:
A brief description of the investor networks and/or collaborations:
Our fund manager, National Bank Investment Inc. is a signatory of the UN Responsible Investment Principles (https://www.unpri.org/signatory-directory/national-bank-investments-/4157.article).
Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainable investment efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
However, to provide further clarification, although there are currently no investments in companies directly related to the renewable energy sector owned in this mandate, our investment policy allows for more as needed.
We put in PDF the NBC - Social responsability statement 2020 and the NBC - Report on the task force on Climate-related financial disclosures.
However, to provide further clarification, although there are currently no investments in companies directly related to the renewable energy sector owned in this mandate, our investment policy allows for more as needed.
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