Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 60.36
Liaison Shane Stennes
Submission Date Aug. 2, 2011
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STARS v1.0

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
PAE-17: Shareholder Advocacy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.00 / 5.00 Bridget Rathsack
Student Sustainability Assistant
Facilities Management Sustainability Department
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Has the institution filed or co-filed one or more shareholder resolutions that address sustainability during the past three years?:
No

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Has the institution submitted one or more letters about social or environmental responsibility to a company in which it holds investments during the previous three years?:
No

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Has the institution conducted a negative screening of its entire investment pool within the last three years?:
Yes

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A brief description of how the institution (or its foundation) has engaged in shareholder advocacy that promotes sustainability during the previous 3 years. :
The University removed itself from investments in Sudan in 2008. The concern over these investments was brought to the Social Concerns Committee. The committee recommended and resolved that the U of M remove any investments involved in this conflict. Investments were then taken out of the region and have not been added since. Each year, the committee reviews any issues of a similar nature.

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The website URL where information about the negative screen, divestment effort, and/or direct engagement with companies in which the institution holds investments is available:
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