| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.45 |
| Liaison | Austin Sutherland |
| Submission Date | May 1, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Pennsylvania
PAE-16: Committee on Investor Responsibility
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Does the institution have a committee on investor responsibility or similar body that 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 :
The Penn Social Responsibility Advisory Committee (Penn SRAC) advises the University Trustees and make recommendations to the Trustee Proxy Voting Subcommittee of the Executive Committee concerning decisions on Proxy Voting. A Resolution to Establish Procedures for Proxy Voting was passed by the Executive Committee on May 15, 2003. The work of the committee is guided by the Statement on Responsibility Concerning Endowment Securities adopted by the Board of Trustees. Issues of divestment may be referred by the University Council Steering Committee to the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on Divestment, created by Trustee Resolution dated December 12, 2013.
Members of the CIR, including affiliations:
Penn SRAC consists of twelve voting members including:
Four faculty members nominated by the Faculty Senate;
Four students (two graduates and two undergraduates) nominated by the Undergraduate Assembly (one student), the Nominations and Elections Committee (one student), GAPSA (two students);
Two alumni representatives appointed by the President;
Two staff members appointed by the President.
Recent examples (within the past 3 years) of CIR actions:
The website URL where information about the committee is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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