| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.63 |
| Liaison | Amy Dvorak |
| Submission Date | June 30, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Lewis & Clark College
PA-9: Sustainable Investment
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.75 / 4.00 |
Amy
Dvorak Sustainability Manager Facilities |
Does the institution wish to pursue Option 1 (positive sustainability investment)?:
Total value of the investment pool:
Value of holdings in each of the following categories:
| Value of Holdings | |
| Sustainable industries (e.g. renewable energy or sustainable forestry) | --- |
| Businesses selected for exemplary sustainability performance (e.g. using criteria specified in a sustainable investment policy) | 79,216,969 US/Canadian $ |
| Sustainability investment funds (e.g. a renewable energy or impact investment fund) | --- |
| Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) or the equivalent | --- |
| Socially responsible mutual funds with positive screens (or the equivalent) | --- |
| Green revolving loan funds that are funded from the endowment | 0 US/Canadian $ |
A brief description of the companies, funds, and/or institutions referenced above:
Generation IM, City of London EM Global Fund, DFA, Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund, & PIMCO Developing Local Markets and Commodity Real Return, Common Fund, Dodge & Cox, SSGA, Vanguard, Generation Global Equities, Knighthead, Metropolitan Global Feeder Fund, W Capital Partner/W Capital Parners III, Scopia PX International Ltd, 57 Stars Global Opportunity III
Percentage of the institution's investment pool in positive sustainability investments:
Does the institution wish to pursue Option 2 (investor engagement)?:
Does the institution have a publicly available sustainable investment policy?:
A copy of the sustainable investment policy:
The sustainable investment policy:
Does the institution use its sustainable investment policy to select and guide investment managers?:
A brief description of how the policy is applied, including recent examples:
Has the institution engaged in proxy voting, either by its CIR or other committee or through the use of guidelines, to promote sustainability during the previous three years?:
A copy of the proxy voting guidelines or proxy record:
A brief description of how managers are adhering to proxy voting guidelines:
A sub-committee of the institutional Sustainability Council jointly votes proxies which are submitted by the CFO/VP.
Has the institution filed or co-filed one or more shareholder resolutions that address sustainability or submitted one or more letters about social or environmental responsibility to a company in which it holds investments during the previous three years?:
Examples of how the institution has engaged with corporations in its portfolio about sustainability issues during the previous three years:
Does the institution have a publicly available investment policy with negative screens?:
A brief description of the negative screens and how they have been implemented:
Approximate percentage of the endowment that the negative screens apply to:
Does the institution engage in policy advocacy by participating in investor networks and/or engage in inter-organizational collaborations to share best practices?:
A brief description of the investor networks and/or collaborations:
Intentional Endowments Network founding member
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
1/31/2017 data pull
1/31/2017 data pull
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