| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 76.02 |
| Liaison | Megan Litke |
| Submission Date | Sept. 17, 2024 |
American University
PA-4: Sustainable Investment Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 4.00 |
Lucy
Yearling Sustainability Intern Sustainability |
4.1 Sustainable investment policy or committee
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of how the institution has incorporated ESG factors and/or climate risk as material issues to be considered when making investment decisions:
AU's ESG policy states the university will prudently integrate ethical and social values to align mission-related considerations while achieving maximum risk-adjusted returns. As part of the investment process, AU will consider an investment manager’s integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) as part of the investment process. AU will seek to invest alongside investment managers that seek to reduce carbon emissions and greenhouse gases, while also integrating solutions to climate change.
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4.2 Negative screening and divestment
Narrative and/or website URL providing evidence of the institution’s use of negative screening and/or targeted divestment in support of sustainability:
Since April 2020 within the public markets’ investment portfolio, the university employs a negative screen and prohibits investments in public securities of companies listed on the Carbon Underground 200 top oil and gas companies.
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4.3 Investor engagement
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s proxy voting in support of sustainability:
Has the institution filed a shareholder resolution or signed on to an investor statement in support of sustainability during the previous three years, either directly or through an investment manager?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the shareholder resolutions or investor statements in support of sustainability:
Is the institution an active participant in one or more sustainability or ESG-focused investor networks?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s participation in sustainability or ESG-focused investor networks:
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Optional documentation
Additional documentation for this credit:
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