| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 34.79 |
| Liaison | Eric Dodge |
| Submission Date | Dec. 30, 2022 |
Hanover College
PA-10: Sustainable Investment
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.61 / 3.00 |
Vincent
Morris VP of Business Affairs Business Affairs |
Total value of the investment pool:
Value of holdings in each of the following categories:
| Value of holdings | |
| Sustainable industries (e.g., renewable energy or sustainable forestry) | 1,727,773 US/Canadian $ |
| Businesses selected for exemplary sustainability performance (e.g., using criteria specified in a sustainable investment policy) | 39,443,777 US/Canadian $ |
| Sustainability investment funds (e.g., a renewable energy or impact investment fund) | 6,693,299 US/Canadian $ |
| Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) or the equivalent | 0 US/Canadian $ |
| Socially responsible mutual funds with positive screens (or the equivalent) | 0 US/Canadian $ |
| Green revolving funds funded from the endowment | 0 US/Canadian $ |
A brief description of the companies, funds, and/or institutions referenced above:
We ran an exposure analysis of the Portfolio’s public holdings (Global Equities, Fixed Income, Liquid Real Assets, and Absolute Return) against the iShares Global Clean Energy ETF. For the Portfolio’s private holdings, we included funds with a focus on sustainable real assets.
We ran an exposure analysis of the Portfolio’s public holdings against the iShares Dow Jones Global Sustainability Screened ETF. Within the Portfolio’s private holdings, we identified managers with a commitment to ESG/Impact leadership standards when making underlying platform investments.
We’ve included private funds in the Portfolio with a focus on renewable energy and/or impact-oriented investments.
1. Sustainable industries (e.g., renewable energy or sustainable forestry):
- For liquid investments, this includes investments in companies that produce energy from solar, wind, and other renewable sources. It also includes companies that develop technology and equipment used in the process.
- For illiquid investments, this includes investments in funds that focus on investments in inefficient, poorly understood sustainable real asset sectors; technology companies focused on accelerating the transition to a lower carbon economy; repositioning assets to optimize water, agricultural, and/or renewable energy potential; sustainable agribusiness; etc.
2. Businesses selected for exemplary sustainability performance (e.g., using criteria specified in a sustainable investment policy):
- For liquid investments, this includes investments in companies leading in the sustainability field (those that have been screened for economic, environmental and social characteristics), and excludes companies which generated revenues from alcohol, tobacco, gambling, armament, firearms, and adult entertainment.
- For illiquid investments, this includes investments in funds that are signatories of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment’s (PRI) six key principles. PRI is an international organization that works to promote the incorporation of environmental, social, and corporate governance factors (ESG) into investment decision-making. The six key principles that signatories agree to are: 1) We will incorporate ESG issues into investment analysis and decision-making processes; 2) We will be active owners and incorporate ESG issues into our ownership policies and practices; 3) We will seek appropriate disclosure on ESG issues by the entities in which we invest; 4) We will promote acceptance and implementation of the Principles within the investment industry; 5) We will work together to enhance our effectiveness in implementing the Principles; 6) We will each report on our activities and progress towards implementing the Principles.
3. Sustainability investment funds (e.g., a renewable energy or impact investment fund):
- For renewable energy funds, this includes investments in funds that focus on investments in inefficient, poorly understood sustainable real asset sectors; technology companies focused on accelerating the transition to a lower carbon economy; repositioning assets to optimize water, agricultural, and/or renewable energy potential; sustainable agribusiness; etc.
- For impact investment funds, this includes investments in funds that focus on investments in life and physical sciences.
Percentage of the institution's investment pool in positive sustainability investments:
Does the institution have a publicly available sustainable investment policy?:
A copy of the sustainable investment policy:
The sustainable investment policy:
Does the institution use its sustainable investment policy to select and guide investment managers?:
A brief description of how the sustainable investment policy is applied:
Has the institution engaged in proxy voting, either by its CIR or other committee or through the use of guidelines, to promote sustainability during the previous three years?:
A copy of the proxy voting guidelines or proxy record:
A brief description of how managers are adhering to proxy voting guidelines:
Has the institution filed or co-filed one or more shareholder resolutions that address sustainability or submitted one or more letters about social or environmental responsibility to a company in which it holds investments during the previous three years?:
Examples of how the institution has engaged with corporations in its portfolio about sustainability issues during the previous three years:
Does the institution participate in a public divestment effort and/or have a publicly available investment policy with negative screens?:
A brief description of the divestment effort or negative screens and how they have been implemented:
Approximate percentage of endowment that the divestment effort and/or negative screens apply to:
Does the institution engage in policy advocacy by participating in investor networks and/or engage in inter-organizational collaborations to share best practices?:
A brief description of the investor networks and/or collaborations:
Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainable investment efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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