| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.95 |
| Liaison | Andrea Troyer |
| Submission Date | Jan. 22, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Eastern Mennonite University
PAE-17: Shareholder Advocacy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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5.00 / 5.00 |
Daryl
Bert Vice President of Finance Business Affairs |
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Has the institution filed or co-filed one or more shareholder resolutions that address sustainability during the past three years?:
Yes
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Has the institution submitted one or more letters about social or environmental responsibility to a company in which it holds investments during the previous three years?:
Yes
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Has the institution conducted a negative screening of its entire investment pool within the last three years?:
Yes
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A brief description of how the institution (or its foundation) has engaged in shareholder advocacy that promotes sustainability during the previous 3 years. :
EMU participates in the Mennonite Education Agency Investment Fund, which is a pooled endowment fund of Mennonite higher education schools and seminaries. The endowment fund is fully screened and managed within the parameters of socially responsible investing guidelines developed by Everence Financial Services, a leader in the SRI investing world. Everence votes all our proxies and is active in participation with other socially responsible shareholders in filing shareholder resolutions and in communicating directly with companies about a variety of social and environmental concerns.
As an example, Everence was present in top level meetings with BP following the Deep Water Horizon oil spill and was able to help persuade the company to do more than they had initially intended to address the major impacts from the oil spill.
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The website URL where information about the negative screen, divestment effort, and/or direct engagement with companies in which the institution holds investments is available:
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