| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 57.98 |
| Liaison | Jonna Korpi |
| Submission Date | June 2, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Minnesota, Duluth
PA-13: Committee on Investor Responsibility
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Mindy
Granley Sustainability Director UMD Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution have a formally established and active committee on investor responsibility (CIR) or similar body that has multi-stakeholder representation (i.e. includes faculty, staff, and students) and otherwise 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:
The Social Concerns Committee is primarily concerned with the interrelationship between the University and the broader social community. It is concerned with the nature and extent of the University's response to social concerns. The committee has developed resolutions that encourage purchase of fair trade shade grown coffee, purchase of 30% content recycling paper, and the development and purchase of renewable energy. The Assets management team proactively reviews investments against available lists (Sudan divestment, for example) and communicates as appropriate to ensure investors are aware to steer clear of certain investments not consistent with university values and ethics. More recently, this committee has been examining divestment and discussing with U of M financial staff how divestment might affect the U of M investment portfolio.
See here for recent notes on the divestment discussion:
http://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream/handle/11299/166805/14_09_29_SocialConcerns.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Members of the CIR, including affiliations and role (e.g. student, faculty, alumni):
http://www1.umn.edu/usenate/committees/soccon.html
CHAIR
David Golden
Boynton Health Service
ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
Jayne Blodgett
Rodney A. Briggs Library
Deborah Hendricks
Clinical & Translational Sci Inst
ALUMNI REPRESENTATIVES
David Fuhs
Anne Sumangil
CIVIL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES
Felicia Christy
Entomology
Breann Graber
Finance & Operations
Sandeep Kataria
Masonic Cancer Center
EX OFFICIO (W/O VOTE)
Stuart Mason
Investments & Banking
Michael O'Day
Equal Opportunity/Affirm Action
FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES
Laura Duckett
Nursing
Zan Gao
Kinesiology
Stephen Gross
Social Sciences
Brenda Kayzar
Geography
Naomi Scheman
Philosophy
Rachel Schurman
Sociology
Catherine Solheim
Family Social Science
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES
Katie Benson
Natalie Pope
Eric Svingen
Abeer Syedah
Examples of CIR actions during the previous three years:
Resolution to ban purchase and further use of triclosan-related compounds.
http://www1.umn.edu/usenate/soccon/triclosanres.html
The website URL where information about the CIR is available:
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