| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.39 |
| Liaison | Sam Lubow |
| Submission Date | June 29, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Stanford University
PAE-16: Committee on Investor Responsibility
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Jiffy
Vermylen Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability & Energy Management / Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution have a committee on investor responsibility or similar body that meets the criteria for this credit?:
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 :
SCIR is the Trustees' Special Committee on Investment Responsibility is advised by the APIR-L, the Advisory Panel on Investment Responsibility, to address "substantial corporate social injuries" by adopting social issue policies and proxy voting guidelines and engaging corporations. Methods include voting all proxies (for U.S. and global corporate governance and social issues); holding written, verbal, &/or in-person dialogues as necessary; notifying corporate boards & management of intent to disinvest or, if all other methods of engagement have failed to influence changes in business practices, use of divestment.
Members of the CIR, including affiliations:
SCIR has membership that ranges from ranges from 4 to 12 Trustees (currently 4) who are also former alumni with a broad range of academic as well as professional experience.
APIR-L contains 12 Members from the Stanford Community and from all academic areas: 4 Students (2 graduate, 2 undergraduate), 4 Faculty from different schools (1 faculty member is usually appointed Chair), 2 Alumni, and 2 Senior University Administrators (currently 1 from Student Affairs, 1 Business Development & Privacy Officer).
Recent examples (within the past 3 years) of CIR actions:
The website URL where information about the committee is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The Trustee Committee & Advisory Panel are charged with addressing concerns of "substantial social injury" and making proxy voting guideline updates or some other form of corporate engagement, but the Committee & Panel do not make investment recommendations.
The Trustee Committee & Advisory Panel are charged with addressing concerns of "substantial social injury" and making proxy voting guideline updates or some other form of corporate engagement, but the Committee & Panel do not make investment recommendations.
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