Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 56.75
Liaison Enid Cardinal
Submission Date July 29, 2013
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STARS v1.2

Rochester Institute of Technology
PAE-18: Positive Sustainability Investments

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.41 / 9.00 Enid Cardinal
Senior Sustainability Advisor to the President
Office of the President
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Total value of the investment pool:
627,800,000 US/Canadian $

Value of holdings in sustainable industries, such as renewable energy or sustainable forestry :
4,300,000 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:
4,300,000 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:

o high-power lithium ion batteries using nanotechnologies applied to the electronics, aerospace, and automobile industry

o high energy density micro fuel cells for application in portable electronic devices

o advanced methods of producing bio-butanol

o wastewater resources recovery

o solid waste gasification technology (i.e. converting “black liquor”)

o high performance electric cars

o thin-film solar cells

o utility-scale solar thermal power plants

o LED light bulbs

o high efficiency hybrid cycle engine architecture


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