Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.93
Liaison Ezra Small
Submission Date Jan. 31, 2014
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University of Massachusetts Amherst
PAE-T2-6: Socially Responsible Retirement Plan

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Victoria Rosen
Sustainability Communications & Marketing Manager
University Relations
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Does the institution offer a socially responsible investment option for retirement plans?:
Yes

A brief description of the socially responsible investment option for retirement plans:

The University of Massachusetts offers multiple socially responsible investment options through a 403(b) Elective Deferral Savings Plan, as listed below.
1. Fidelity Investments: Domini Social Equity Inv Class (DSEFX) fund
2. TIAA-CREF: categorized as socially responsible investment options: CREF Social Choice Account and TIAA-CREF Social Choice Equity Fund
3. Valic: VALIC Socially Responsible fund (US Equity), the VALIC Global Social Awareness Fund (Global Equity), Ariel (US Small Cap), and Ariel Appreciation (US Mid Cap) Funds.


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