Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.05
Liaison Manon Raby
Submission Date May 26, 2017
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Concordia University
PA-13: Committee on Investor Responsibility

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Bram Freedman
Vice-President, Institutional Relations and Secretary-General
Office of the Vice-President, Institutional Relations and Secretary-General
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Does the institution have a formally established and active committee on investor responsibility (CIR) or similar body that has multi-stakeholder representation (i.e. includes faculty, staff, and students) and otherwise meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

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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:
Joint Sustainable Investment Advisory Committee (JSIAC) The overall mandate of the committee will be to make recommendations to their respective governing bodies on socially and environmentally responsible investment opportunities. Establishing the JSIAC provides a structure for fostering dialogue on investment decisions in order to advance discussions that promote sustainability. In particular, the JSIAC will explore and exchange on the sustainable investment practices of both the CUF and funds held and managed by the student associations.

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Members of the CIR, including affiliations and role (e.g. student, faculty, alumni):
The JSIAC includes representatives from the Concordia Student Union (CSU), the Graduate Students Association (GSA), Divest Concordia, the Concordia University Foundation (CUF) and two faculty members with expertise in the area of sustainable investing.

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Examples of CIR actions during the previous three years:
The JSIAC had its first meeting in February 2016.

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The website URL where information about the CIR is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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