Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.78
Liaison Amber Saxton
Submission Date Sept. 1, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

George Mason University
PA-9: Sustainable Investment

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.07 / 4.00 Mary Liang
Sustainability Analyst
Sustainability
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Option 1: Positive Sustainability Investment 

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

Total value of the investment pool:
154,008,101 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) 887,378 US/Canadian $
Sustainability investment funds (e.g. a renewable energy or impact investment fund) 817,759 US/Canadian $
Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) or the equivalent 0 US/Canadian $
Socially responsible mutual funds with positive screens (or the equivalent) 0 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:
GMU holds a number of securities that have a high environmental rating as evidence by a Dow Jones Sustainability rating of gold including companies such as AbbVie Inc. and Hewlett Packard. GMU has funds in three sustainable investment funds, including a global clean energy fund as well as two clean water funds. The Global Clean Energy fund invests in companies that focus on greener and generally renewable sources of energy as well as technologies facilitating cleaner energy. The Water Resources fund and the Global Water fund invest in companies that create products designed to conserve and purify water for homes, businesses, and industries.

Percentage of the institution's investment pool in positive sustainability investments:
1.11

Option 2: Investor Engagement 

Does the institution wish to pursue Option 2 (investor engagement)?:
No

Sustainable Investment Policy 

Does the institution have a publicly available sustainable investment policy?:
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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?:
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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?:
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None
A copy of the proxy voting guidelines or proxy record:
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None
A brief description of how managers are adhering to proxy voting guidelines:
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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?:
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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?:
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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:
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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?:
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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:
This information is for FY16.

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