| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 56.42 |
| Liaison | Kate Witte |
| Submission Date | May 25, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Keene State College
PA-8: Committee on Investor Responsibility
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 2.00 |
Cary
Gaunt Director of Campus Sustainability Sustainability |
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Does the institution have a formally established and active committee on investor responsibility (CIR) that makes recommendations to fund decision-makers on socially and environmentally responsible investment opportunities across asset classes?:
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:
The Keene Endowment Association responded to donor demands for socially and environmentally responsible investing by working with Cambridge Trust, the financial management company that oversees KEA funds, to establish a sustainability portfolio with a broad array of CSR criteria, including "fossil free."
Does the CIR include staff representation?:
Yes
Does the CIR include faculty representation?:
Yes
Does the CIR include student representation?:
No
Members of the CIR, including affiliations and role (e.g. student, faculty, staff, alumni):
Current students are not represented but Alums are.
The 17 member committee is comprised of: 8 alums, 2 faculty, 3 staff, 4 local citizens.
Scott McPherson ‘92, President, alum and local citizen
Barbara Tremblay M’88, Vice President, alum and local citizen
Patrick McDermott ‘76, Secretary, alum and local citizen
Indrika Arnold ‘03, alum and local citizen
Robert Baines ‘68, Alumni Trustee, alum and local citizen
Dean Eaton, local citizen
Cecile Goff M’77, alum and local citizen
Linda Hadden, KSC Faculty
Ockle Johnson, KSC Faculty
Wendell Pollock, local citizen
Kathy Searles, local citizen
David B. Staples ’55 M’60, alum and local citizen
Edmond Wojenski ‘85, alum and local citizen
Louise Zerba, local citizen
Dr. Anne Huot, President of KSC, staff
Dr. Daniel Petree, Interim Vice President for Finance and Planning, staff
Rod Miller, Associate Vice President for Constituent Relations, staff
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Examples of CIR actions during the previous three years:
During Academic year 2015-2016, KSC made the decision to provide sustainable and socially responsible investment options for its Keene Endowment Association, Keene State's affiliated foundation. KSC controls investments within KEA versus the investments controlled by the University of New Hampshire System of which KSC is one part. We do not report on USNH investments in this category. See https://www.keene.edu/featured/mag/assets/documents/keene-state-today-fall-2016/download/ to learn more about KSC's socially and environmentally responsible investment option.
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