Overall Rating Platinum
Overall Score 86.18
Liaison Chris Adam
Submission Date Dec. 30, 2024

STARS v2.2

Dawson College
PA-9: Committee on Investor Responsibility

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Chris Adam
Coordinator
Sustainability Office
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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 Sustainability Office director sits on the Dawson Foundation board of directors and chairs the Foundation investment committee. The Foundation board has voted to commit a minimum of 60% of investments in socially responsible investments and has created negative and positive screening with the input of the Sustainability Advisory Committee (Representatives from faculty, staff, managers and students). An external management firm manages the funds through investment committee recommendations.


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:

2024

Chris Adam - Manager - Sustainability Office
Marc Sauve - Faculty, CRLT Program, Dawson College
VP Sustainability, Dawson Student Union
Domenic Di Franco - Vice President - TD Bank
Willian Honce - VP Relationship Manager - Burgundy Asset Management


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Examples of CIR actions during the previous three years:

-Align Dawson sustainability accomplishments and awards with Foundation actions
-Investment placement with CCL Capital management
-Overview and strategy development with regards to stock market
-Review of alternative energy infrastructure investing
-Foundation investment screening research and recommendations
-Web site content for financial reporting

*Quarterly reviews of portfolio


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Website URL where information about the institution’s committee on investor responsibility is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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