University of New Hampshire
Tier2-3: Socially Responsible Retirement Plan

As one of its primary retirement planning and investment options, the University System of New Hampshire (USNH) offers employees the opportunity to invest in "Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association - College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF)," which has a socially conscious option . In doing so, employees have the ability to invest with a firm that values community investing, shareholder advocacy, and social screening. TIAA-CREF summarizes their socially responsible investment priorities as follows: TIAA-CREF has a long-standing commitment to socially responsible investing (SRI) that is consistent with our nonprofit heritage and unwavering mission to serve those who serve the greater good. Our SRI program combines three complementary strategies: social screening, shareholder advocacy and community investing. This globally integrated approach seeks to influence positive social change in the countries and communities in which we invest while helping our clients achieve their goal of a safe and secure retirement. SOCIAL SCREENING GOAL: Provide competitive returns aligned with investors' values through comprehensively screened investment options that give special consideration to companies’ environmental, social and governance (ESG) records SHAREHOLDER ADVOCACY GOAL: Promote long-term investment value by exercising our shareholder rights to influence the ESG policies of the companies in which we invest across the entire TIAA-CREF portfolio – not just in our socially screened offerings COMMUNITY INVESTING GOAL: Deliver a combination of competitive returns and positive social impact through focused investment programs1 http://www.tiaa-cref.org/public/about/how-we-invest/sri/index.html