Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 56.03
Liaison Karen Oberer
Submission Date Aug. 1, 2012
Executive Letter Download

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McGill University
PAE-T2-8: Socially Responsible Investment Policy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 John Limeburner
Treasurer/Executive Director, Investments
Office of Investments
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Does the institution have a policy or directive to consider the social and/or environmental impacts of investment decisions, in addition to financial considerations?:
Yes

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A brief description of the socially responsible investment policy:
The role of the Committee to Advise on Matters of SR (CAMSR) in the management of the Endowment's investments is described in the University's Statement of Investment Policy, which says: Section 9: Socially Responsible Investing While the primary purpose of the management of the Endowment is to optimize the real rate of return on the fund's assets with an acceptable level of risk, companies in the portfolio that, by decisions of the Board, might cause concern to McGill are to be reviewed regularly by the Board's Committee to Advise on Matters of Social Responsibility. The Committee is responsible for ensuring that the divestment decisions of the Committee to Advise on Matters of Social Responsibility are implemented in an orderly and timely manner.

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The website URL where information about the policy is available:
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