University of Texas at Austin
PA-10: Sustainable Investment
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.12 / 5.00 |
Rocky
Baier Data Analyst and Reporting Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
Part 1. Positive sustainability investment
Value of holdings in each of the following categories:
Value of holdings | |
Sustainable industries (e.g., renewable energy or sustainable forestry) | 0 US/Canadian $ |
Businesses selected for exemplary sustainability performance (e.g., using criteria specified in a sustainable investment policy) | 466,981,749 US/Canadian $ |
Sustainability investment funds (e.g., a renewable energy or impact investment fund) | 0 US/Canadian $ |
Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) or the equivalent | 0 US/Canadian $ |
Socially responsible mutual funds with positive screens (or the equivalent) | 3,682,663,642 US/Canadian $ |
Green revolving funds funded from the endowment | 0 US/Canadian $ |
If any of the above is greater than zero, provide:
The investment analysis was done using the 2022 detailed investment report, which is posted publicly on The University of Texas/ Texas A&M Investment Management Company (UTIMCO) website.
We evaluated the following:
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Foreign and domestic (both common and preferred) stocks, to find those listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index through a positive screen
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Investment funds, to find those that have commitments to ESG and sustainable investments
Results show that UTIMCO has at least $4,149,645,391 invested in sustainable funds: $466,981,749 in stocks in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, and $3,682,663,642 investment funds with socially responsible commitments.
Percentage of the institution's investment pool in positive sustainability investments:
Part 2. Investor engagement
Sustainable investment policy
A brief description of how the sustainable investment policy is applied:
Proxy voting
Shareholder resolutions
Examples of how the institution has engaged with corporations in its portfolio about sustainability issues during the previous three years:
Divestment efforts and negative screens
A brief description of the divestment effort or negative screens and how they have been implemented:
Approximate percentage of endowment that the divestment effort and/or negative screens apply to:
Investor networks
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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