Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 78.28 |
Liaison | Hannah Rushing |
Submission Date | Jan. 26, 2017 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Sterling College (VT)
PA-9: Sustainable Investment
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Matthew
Derr President Administrative |
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Option 1: Positive Sustainability Investment
Yes
Total value of the investment pool:
1,071,700
US/Canadian $
Value of holdings in each of the following categories:
Value of Holdings | |
Sustainable industries (e.g. renewable energy or sustainable forestry) | 0 US/Canadian $ |
Businesses selected for exemplary sustainability performance (e.g. using criteria specified in a sustainable investment policy) | 0 US/Canadian $ |
Sustainability investment funds (e.g. a renewable energy or impact investment fund) | 0 US/Canadian $ |
Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) or the equivalent | 0 US/Canadian $ |
Socially responsible mutual funds with positive screens (or the equivalent) | 1,071,700 US/Canadian $ |
Green revolving loan funds that are funded from the endowment | 0 US/Canadian $ |
If any of the above is greater than zero, provide:
We use Trillium Management; our funds are in a separately managed account. We do have green bonds as part of our mutual funds.
Percentage of the institution's investment pool in positive sustainability investments:
100
Option 2: Investor Engagement
Yes
Sustainable Investment Policy
Yes
None
A copy of the sustainable investment policy:
None
The sustainable investment policy:
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None
Does the institution use its sustainable investment policy to select and guide investment managers?:
Yes
None
A brief description of how the policy is applied, including recent examples:
Our investment managers are Trillium Asset Management. They specialize in socially responsible investing, and helping people divest from fossil fuels and reinvest in sustainability.
Proxy Voting
No
None
A copy of the proxy voting guidelines or proxy record:
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None
A brief description of how managers are adhering to proxy voting guidelines:
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Shareholder Resolutions
No
None
Examples of how the institution has engaged with corporations in its portfolio about sustainability issues during the previous three years:
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Negative Screens / Divestment Efforts
Yes
None
A brief description of the negative screens and how they have been implemented:
From fossil fuels, alcohol, tobacco, firearms, weapons, and pornography. We do not, for example, invest in craft breweries, as they would be part of our negative screen.
None
Approximate percentage of the endowment that the negative screens apply to:
100
Investor Networks
No
None
A brief description of the investor networks and/or collaborations:
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Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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