| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.58 |
| Liaison | Stephen Ellis |
| Submission Date | April 26, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Boston University
PA-13: Committee on Investor Responsibility
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Lila
Hunnewell Chief Investment Officer Boston University Investment Office |
Does the institution have a formally established and active committee on investor responsibility (CIR) or similar body that has multi-stakeholder representation (i.e. includes faculty, staff, and students) and otherwise meets the criteria for this credit?:
The charter or mission statement of the CIR or other body which reflects social and environmental concerns or a brief description of how the CIR is tasked to address social and environmental concerns:
A committee exists with a narrower mandate: The Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing ("ACSRI") provides the University community a framework and forum for the consideration of and civil discourse on socially responsible investment policy issues. The mission of the Advisory Committee is to (a) represent a wide spectrum of the community (trustees, faculty, and students); (b) be knowledgeable about relevant socially responsible investing issues so as to be able to engage in informed, thoughtful, and collegial consideration and discussion; (c) provide continuity and institutional memory on relevant policy issues; (d) advise the Board of Trustees on socially responsible investment policy issues by proposing written policies for the Board’s consideration; and (e) coordinate and facilitate communication on relevant policy issues.
Members of the CIR, including affiliations and role (e.g. student, faculty, alumni):
3 Trustees
3 Faculty members
3 Student members
Dean of Students - Ex-officio member
President - Ex-officio member
Chief Investment Officer - Administrative liaison
General Counsel - Administrative liaison
Examples of CIR actions during the previous three years:
Examples of CIR actions by the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing include the spring 2016 and spring 2013 recommendations to the Board of Trustees.
The website URL where information about the CIR is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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