| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 73.28 |
| Liaison | Katie Maynard |
| Submission Date | Nov. 8, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of California, Santa Barbara
PA-8: Committee on Investor Responsibility
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Mo
Lovegreen Director Campus Sustainability |
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Does the institution have a formally established and active committee on investor responsibility (CIR) that makes recommendations to fund decision-makers on socially and environmentally responsible investment opportunities across asset classes?:
Yes
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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:
In 2015, the University of California published a new comprehensive framework on Sustainable Investing and began integrating the framework into its risk evaluation and analysis process with input from stakeholders. The UC Regents Committee on Investments serves in the role of overseeing implementation of these sustainable investment policies and programs.
Does the CIR include staff representation?:
Yes
Does the CIR include faculty representation?:
Yes
Does the CIR include student representation?:
Yes
Members of the CIR, including affiliations and role (e.g. student, faculty, staff, alumni):
The Committee has multi-stakeholder representation including faculty, staff, student, and alumni members.
Yolanda Gorman – Alumni Designate
Abraham Oved – Student Designate
Dan Hare – Faculty Representative
Deidre Acker – Staff Advisor
LaWana Richmond – Staff Advisor
William de la Pena MD – Regent
George Keiffer – Regent
Monica Lozano - Regent
Hadi Makarechian - Regent
Norman Pattiz - Regent
Sadia Saiffuddin - Regent
Richard Sherman - Regent
Paul Wachter - Regent
Charlene Zettel – Regent
Bruce Varner – Regent
Janet Napolitano - UC President
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Examples of CIR actions during the previous three years:
Actions taken as part of new Sustainable Investing policy include:
Disinvested from publicly traded securities in coal mining and oil sands focused companies. Disinvested from publicly traded securities of US private prison companies.
Co-filed shareholder resolutions on Aiming for A climate resilience for three diversified mining companies and ExxonMobil
Joined Breakthrough Energy Coalition, led by Bill Gates, to promote investment in climate solutions, first American University to participate
Tabulated and published the carbon footprint of the UC Regents public equities portfolio
Signed the Paris Pledge as part of participation in COP 21
Initiating active engagement strategy with Fortune 500 companies on issues of importance to UC stakeholder community
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