| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.84 |
| Liaison | Zachary Czuprynski |
| Submission Date | Jan. 21, 2025 |
Prescott College
PA-4: Sustainable Investment Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 4.00 |
Zachary
Czuprynski Sustainability Coordinator Green Mountain Center for Sustainablity |
4.1 Sustainable investment policy or committee
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of how the institution has incorporated ESG factors and/or climate risk as material issues to be considered when making investment decisions:
We have an investment policy that states investment advisors, when selecting securities for the Investment Pool should:
- to the extent practicable, avoid investing in individual securities of companies whose income is derived from the production, sale, or distribution of tobacco, fossil fuels, firearms, land mines, or chemical agents used as weapons of war;
- to the extent practicable, avoid investing in individual securities whose underlying business involves the ownership or management of private prison or detention facilities; to the extent practicable, give preference to individual securities whose underlying business has demonstrated a progressive approach to environmental issues including, but not limited to, waste disposal, recycling, climate change, and wise resource management;
- and to the extent practicable, give preference to investing in individual securities whose underlying business has demonstrated a progressive approach to social issues.
https://prescott.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Prescott-College-Investment-Policy-105-08-25-23.pdf
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4.2 Negative screening and divestment
Narrative and/or website URL providing evidence of the institution’s use of negative screening and/or targeted divestment in support of sustainability:
The Investment Committee has no specific guidelines on security selection as to common trust funds or mutual funds owned by the Investment Pool, other than those listed above (ESG factors), and to advocate individually or as part of an investor group action for divestment of companies delivering their primary revenues from fossil fuels. Instead, the Committee desires to invest in common trust or mutual funds comprised primarily of individual securities of companies focused on social, environmental, and responsible governance issues.
https://prescott.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Prescott-College-Investment-Policy-105-08-25-23.pdf
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4.3 Investor engagement
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s proxy voting in support of sustainability:
Has the institution filed a shareholder resolution or signed on to an investor statement in support of sustainability during the previous three years, either directly or through an investment manager?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the shareholder resolutions or investor statements in support of sustainability:
Is the institution an active participant in one or more sustainability or ESG-focused investor networks?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s participation in sustainability or ESG-focused investor networks:
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Optional documentation
Additional documentation for this credit:
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