Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.20
Liaison Josh Lasky
Submission Date May 14, 2014
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STARS v1.2

George Washington University
PAE-T2-6: Socially Responsible Retirement Plan

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Meghan Chapple
Director of Sustainability, Senior Advisor on University Sustainability Initiatives
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution offer a socially responsible investment option for retirement plans?:
Yes

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A brief description of the socially responsible investment option for retirement plans:
GW offer’s four socially responsible retirement fund options - CREF Social Choice Account, TIAA-CREF Social Choice Equity Fund, TIAA-CREF Social Choice Bond Fund, and Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund Investment. The accounts invest only in companies that are suitable from a financial perspective and whose activities are consistent with the account's social criteria. Using specific environmental, social and governance criteria, the evaluation process favors companies that are: strong stewards of the environment; committed to serving local communities where they operate and to human rights and philanthropy; devoted to higher labor standards; and those managed in an exemplary and ethical manner.

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