Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 76.52
Liaison Maria Kirrane
Submission Date July 28, 2022

STARS v2.2

University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork
PA-9: Committee on Investor Responsibility

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Diarmuid Collins
Bursar/ Chief Financial Office
Finance Office
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Does the institution have a formally established and active committee on investor responsibility (CIR) or equivalent body?:
Yes

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:
UCC's finance committee controls the management and divestment of assets (including intellectual property), and to invest any money belonging to the University, including any unapplied income, in such Stock, Funds, Shares or Securities. With the recent signing by the university of the UN supported Principles of Responsible Investments, the finance committee have committed to responsible investment across environmental, ethical, social and governance issues. The university will need to report annually against the indicators set out by the UNPRI https://www.unpri.org/signatories/reporting-for-signatories

Does the CIR include academic staff representation?:
Yes

Does the CIR include non-academic staff representation?:
Yes

Does the CIR include student representation?:
Yes

Members of the CIR, including affiliations and role:
The membership and affiliatons of committee members is available here https://www.ucc.ie/en/financeoffice/committee/

The President of the Students Union attends meetings subject to identified items of reserved business.

None
Examples of CIR actions during the previous three years:
In 2018 UCC became a signatory of the UN endorsed Principals of Responsible Investment.

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Website URL where information about the institution’s committee on investor responsibility is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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