Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.95
Liaison Andrea Troyer
Submission Date Jan. 22, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Eastern Mennonite University
PAE-16: Committee on Investor Responsibility

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Daryl Bert
Vice President of Finance
Business Affairs
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Does the institution have a committee on investor responsibility or similar body that 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 :
Mennonite Education Agency Investment Fund LLC: Provides a perpetual source of support (within the parameters of socially responsible investing) to the endowed and scholarship programs of Mennonite Church USA institutions.

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Members of the CIR, including affiliations:
Mennonite Education Agency Investment Fund LLC Board of Managers Phil Rich, Chair Tom Bishop, appointed Lowell Herr, appointed James Histand, appointed Allon Lefever, appointed John Liechty, appointed Bart Miller, appointed Karen Thompson, appointed Paul Johnson, appointed

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Recent examples (within the past 3 years) of CIR actions:
Shareholder Advocacy Q2 & Q3 of 2013: Safe Chemicals Policy- investor letters sent to Target, Walmart and Kroger asking companies to phase out potentially toxic chemicals in products it sells that have not been restricted by the government. Forced Child Labor - met with Hershey management to discuss benchmarks for company's 100% certified cocoa commitment by 2020. Financing of Cluster Munitions - Participated in a letter to nine major banks encouraging banks to establish a policy regarding the financing of cluster munitions and landmines.

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The website URL where information about the committee is available:
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