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Liaison Elizabeth Drake
Submission Date June 29, 2012
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Swarthmore College
PAE-16: Committee on Investor Responsibility

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Clara Fang
Sustainability Coordinator
Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility
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Does the institution have a committee on investor responsibility or similar body that meets the criteria for this credit?:
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 College continues its policy of being a proactive shareholder. The College will vote on shareholder resolutions addressing social issues; such as sustainability. The committee will review all shareholder resolutions available for voting, then make recommendations on voting to the College's Investment Committee of its Board of Managers.


Members of the CIR, including affiliations:

Christopher M. Niemczewski, Chair, member of the Investment Committee
Samuel L. Hayes III, member of the Investment Committee
Carmen Duffy, Investment Associate
Suzanne P. Welsh, Vice President for Finance and Treasurer
Two to four students serve on the committee each year


Recent examples (within the past 3 years) of CIR actions:

During the last three years, the committee's focus has been on educating itself on the various resolutions categorized as sustainability. We have attended shareholder meetings, conferences on shareholder advocacy, and have had discussions on collaborating with other groups to further the awareness of sustainability.


The website URL where information about the committee is available:
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