Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 75.37
Liaison Suchi Daniels
Submission Date Jan. 14, 2014
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University of South Florida (Tampa)
PAE-18: Positive Sustainability Investments

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.24 / 9.00 Kebreab Ghebremichael
Director of Water Sustainability Concentration
Patel College of Global Sustainability
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Total value of the investment pool:
363,924,275 US/Canadian $

Value of holdings in sustainable industries, such as renewable energy or sustainable forestry :
0 US/Canadian $

Value of holdings in businesses selected for exemplary sustainability performances:
0 US/Canadian $

Value of holdings in sustainability investment funds, such as a renewable energy investment fund:
15,000,000 US/Canadian $

Value of holdings in community development financial institutions (CDFIs):
0 US/Canadian $

Value of holdings in socially responsible mutual funds with positive screens:
0 US/Canadian $

A brief description of the companies, funds, and/or institutions referenced above:

USF Foundation has commitments to a private equity natural resources manager totalling $15 million. They will allocate to forestry and renewable energy as well as other natural resource properties and projects. Additionally, USF Foundation has $10 million in outstanding commitments to venture capital manager that aims for a roughly 10% allocation to "cleantech," which typically includes investments in renewable energy and other sustainability efforts. Given the nature of this investment, the value of specific sustainable investments cannot be determined.


The website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability investment activities is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

1) Our exposure to renewable energy and sustainable forestry is through private equity fund of funds managers. Given the nature of these investments, determining exact value of specific properties or companies is not feasible.

2) We likely have holdings in the many publicly-traded financial institutions embark on community development projects and other public/private partnerships.


1) Our exposure to renewable energy and sustainable forestry is through private equity fund of funds managers. Given the nature of these investments, determining exact value of specific properties or companies is not feasible.

2) We likely have holdings in the many publicly-traded financial institutions embark on community development projects and other public/private partnerships.

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