Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 60.91
Liaison Sarah Fortner
Submission Date March 5, 2021

STARS v2.2

Carleton College
PA-9: Committee on Investor Responsibility

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Alexandra Miller
Sustainability Program Coordinator
Energy and Sustainability
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Does the institution have a formally established and active committee on investor responsibility (CIR) or equivalent body?:
Yes

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:

The Carleton Responsible Investment Committee (CRIC) was established in 2005. Its primary purpose is to make recommendations about the management of the endowment to the Board of Trustees that embody Carleton's values.


Does the CIR include academic staff representation?:
Yes

Does the CIR include non-academic staff representation?:
Yes

Does the CIR include student representation?:
Yes

Members of the CIR, including affiliations and role:

Staff
Eric Runestad [ex officio]
Locke Perkins
Allie Lyman
Faculty
Daniel Groll [Co-Chair]
Arjendu Pattanayak
Students
Shane Zerr ’21 [Co-Chair]
Alison Block ’22
Katie Hawkes ’21
Waleed Iftikhar ’21
Matt Zacharski ’21


Examples of CIR actions during the previous three years:

Students from the Carleton Responsible Investment Committee (CRIC) organized a student-led town hall discussion on the pros and cons of divestment in the fossil fuel industry in response to the recent 350.org campaign.

Furthermore, the committee voted yes on 3 resolutions at 4 companies:

1. Report on BPA Use (Coca-Cola and Safeway)

2. Adopt GHG Reduction Goals (ExxonMobil)

3. Hydraulinc Fracturing - Community Impact (requests a company report - at ExxonMobil)


Website URL where information about the institution’s committee on investor responsibility is available:
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