Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 78.69
Liaison Lindsey Kalkbrenner
Submission Date Feb. 14, 2023

STARS v2.2

Santa Clara University
PA-9: Committee on Investor Responsibility

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 2.00 Stephen Sih-Choi
Investment Analyst
Finance & Administration
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Does the institution have a formally established and active committee on investor responsibility (CIR) or equivalent body?:
Yes

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 Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) Subcommittee of the Investment Committee will be consulted when SRI issues arise, or when questions about portfolio holdings are raised by third parties within the University.


Does the CIR include academic staff representation?:
No

Does the CIR include non-academic staff representation?:
Yes

Does the CIR include student representation?:
No

Members of the CIR, including affiliations and role:

The SRI Subcommittee consists of five staff members: three members of the Investment Committee, the Chief Investment Officer, and the Vice President for Finance and Administration.


Examples of CIR actions during the previous three years:

The Investment Office, in conjunction with the SRI Subcommittee, meets with various student groups on campus from time to time in an effort to understand issues important to the community. In the fall of 2020, the Investment Office met with a student group concerned with issues surrounding the Prison Industrial Complex. The Investment Office had a number of conversations with the student group and discussed the concerns with the Investment Committee at the January 26, 2021 meeting.


Website URL where information about the institution’s committee on investor responsibility is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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