Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 75.37
Liaison Suchi Daniels
Submission Date Jan. 14, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

University of South Florida (Tampa)
PAE-T2-6: Socially Responsible Retirement Plan

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Sharreen Boone
Director
Benefits and Payroll
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Does the institution offer a socially responsible investment option for retirement plans?:
Yes

A brief description of the socially responsible investment option for retirement plans:

USF has several vendors who provide a variety of investment options for retirement plans. Several have options that are socially responsible. For example,

1) Valic offers three options: - Valic offers three options: - USF Supplemental TSA 403(b): Global Social Awareness Fund (Pinebridge Investments) and Socially Responsible Fund (SunAmerica) - State of Florida Deferred Compensation 457(b): Calvert Social Investment Equity A;

2) ING offers the Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund and

3) TIAA-CREF offers the CREF Social Choice account and the TIAA-CREF Social Choice Equity fund. The Social Choice account is a balanced portfolio, consisting of two asset classes, Stocks and Bonds. The Social Choice Equity fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities. Both give special consideration to having a screen to eliminate investments that are not considered socially responsible.


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