Goshen College
PA-9: Committee on Investor Responsibility

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 including Goshen College and invests using the following principles:

The natural environment is a finite resource, the inheritance of future generations and a gift from God. We expect companies to respect the limits of our natural resources and to work toward environmental sustainability. Companies should "reduce, reuse, and recycle," pursue cleaner and more efficient production methods and bear a deep concern for the welfare of animals, minimizing animal testing, wherever possible. We value a company's involvement in the environmental technology and services arena. We expect companies to engage in honest, transparent environmental reporting, to support respected environmental principles and to publicly promote the value of the environment.

Bart Miller, John Liechty, Barry Bartel, Linwood Rush (ex-officio), Aaron Ziulkowski, Susan Taylor, Chad Horning, Katie Villegas, Christine Jantz, JB Miller

Everence Shareholder Advocacy Progress Report Dec 31, 2019

ConocoPhillips - Nov. 2019 Dialogue with ConocoPhillips on climate change. Discussion included updates on ConocoPhillips’ climate change actions and topics such as corporate climate lobbying and scenario reporting for alignment with the Paris Agreement.

Noble Energy - Oct. 2019 Dialogue with Noble Energy on climate change. Particular focus was on the company’s recently published climate report. Additional topics included emission reduction targets and methane regulation.

AES - Nov. 2019 Climate change dialogue with AES covering climate risk reporting, emissions reduction targets, coal plant closures, and Just Transition

Banks and extractive companies - Oct. 2019 Joined investor letter urging extractive companies and banks not to conduct or finance any new or expanded commercial activities on previously protected public lands to address risks of public backlash, lawsuits, and stranded assets. The Trump Administration has rolled back many existing public land protections.

Target - Nov. 2019 Dialogue with the company on how it integrates human rights standards into its loan portfolio, particularly concerning the UN Guiding Principles. More conversations will follow.

Microsoft - Nov. 2019 Joined investor letter highlighting Microsoft’s involvement in surveillance of the civilian population under military occupation in the West Bank. The letter expressed investors’ concern over facial recognition artificial intelligence technology that may violate the company’s own ethical principles and public commitments.

Alphabet - Nov. 2019 Participated in investor letter to Alphabet requesting a meeting regarding the company’s implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The investor goal is to promote respect for human rights, particularly in relation to data privacy, freedom of expression, and artificial intelligence.

Goshen College participates in the Mennonite Education Agency Investment Fund (MEA), 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. MEA, and thus Goshen College, has adopted Everence's ethical criteria for investment. Therefore, some answers and documents listed here describing our investment policies may come directly from the Everence website, but also reflect our views and policies on investment.