Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.19
Liaison Ian Johnson
Submission Date July 14, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Colorado College
PA-9: Sustainable Investment

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.33 / 4.00 Lori Seager
VP of Finance & CFO
Finance & Administration
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Option 1: Positive Sustainability Investment 

Does the institution wish to pursue Option 1 (positive sustainability investment)?:
Yes

Total value of the investment pool:
683,224,000 US/Canadian $

Value of holdings in each of the following categories:
Value of Holdings
Sustainable industries (e.g. renewable energy or sustainable forestry) 0 US/Canadian $
Businesses selected for exemplary sustainability performance (e.g. using criteria specified in a sustainable investment policy) ---
Sustainability investment funds (e.g. a renewable energy or impact investment fund) 0 US/Canadian $
Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) or the equivalent 0 US/Canadian $
Socially responsible mutual funds with positive screens (or the equivalent) 15,963 US/Canadian $
Green revolving loan funds that are funded from the endowment 0 US/Canadian $

If any of the above is greater than zero, provide:

A brief description of the companies, funds, and/or institutions referenced above:
Portfolio 21 is a portfolio of $15,963 dedicated to making green investments. These funds are used to help align CC’s values for a just and sustainable world with institutional investment decisions, support the most socially and environmentally responsible businesses in the U.S. and abroad, and generate investment returns that will fund on-campus sustainability initiatives. These funds are currently maintained by the investment subcommittee of the Campus Sustainability Council with the long term goal of proving that sustainable investing can be just as lucrative as the college's current, less sustainable investments.

Percentage of the institution's investment pool in positive sustainability investments:
0.00

Option 2: Investor Engagement 

Does the institution wish to pursue Option 2 (investor engagement)?:
Yes

Sustainable Investment Policy 

Does the institution have a publicly available sustainable investment policy?:
No

None
A copy of the sustainable investment policy:
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None
The sustainable investment policy:
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None
Does the institution use its sustainable investment policy to select and guide investment managers?:
No

None
A brief description of how the policy is applied, including recent examples:
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Proxy Voting 

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?:
Yes

None
A copy of the proxy voting guidelines or proxy record:
COLORADO 2016 Annual Proxy Report.pdf

None
A brief description of how managers are adhering to proxy voting guidelines:
Barring unusual circumstances, the committee will vote in favor of the disclosure of companies’ political contributions on the Internet; resolutions proposing disclosure in major newspapers will be reviewed individually. Barring unusual circumstances, the committee will vote in favor of resolutions proposing reporting on companies’ environmental impacts or greenhouse gas emissions. Barring unusual circumstances, the committee will always vote in favor of making executive pay data available to the public. If committee members do not raise an issue about a political contributions resolution once they are made aware of the resolution, votes in favor of these resolutions may be submitted without convening the committee

Shareholder Resolutions 

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?:
No

None
Examples of how the institution has engaged with corporations in its portfolio about sustainability issues during the previous three years:
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Negative Screens / Divestment Efforts 

Does the institution have a publicly available investment policy with negative screens?:
No

None
A brief description of the negative screens and how they have been implemented:
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None
Approximate percentage of the endowment that the negative screens apply to:
0

Investor Networks 

Does the institution engage in policy advocacy by participating in investor networks and/or engage in inter-organizational collaborations to share best practices?:
No

None
A brief description of the investor networks and/or collaborations:
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Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Colorado College endowment https://www.coloradocollege.edu/offices/finance/endowment.html

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