| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 60.78 |
| Liaison | Jessica Bowen |
| Submission Date | March 4, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Aquinas College
PA-8: Committee on Investor Responsibility
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Jessica
Eimer Bowen Director of Sustainability Center for Sustainability |
Does the institution have a formally established and active committee on investor responsibility (CIR) that makes recommendations to fund decision-makers on socially and environmentally responsible investment opportunities across asset classes?:
The charter or mission statement of the CIR or other body which reflects social and environmental concerns or a brief description of how the CIR is tasked to address social and environmental concerns:
Yes, Aquinas College's Finance Committee actively monitors the investments held by the college. The finance committee is comprised of staff, faculty, students, alumni, trustees and other members of the community. Aquinas College has an Investment Policy for the its endowment fund which specifies the responsibility of the committee, the performance objective, spending policy, and investment management guidelines. Within the guidelines is a separate section that outlines our socially responsible investment guidelines.
Does the CIR include staff representation?:
Does the CIR include faculty representation?:
Does the CIR include student representation?:
Members of the CIR, including affiliations and role (e.g. student, faculty, staff, alumni):
We would like names to remain private.
Examples of CIR actions during the previous three years:
Annual review of the socially responsible investment guidelines, comparison of the specific guidelines to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, on which many of the criteria are based, and discussion with our investment manager on how our guidelines are applied to their investment management duties.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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