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June 7, 2019
Print | PDFIn November of 2017, the Board of Governors approved six recommendations related to the responsible investment of Laurier’s investment funds:
These recommendations were an outcome of a comprehensive review of responsible investing which involved various stakeholders across the university.
During the 2018/19 year, the university has made several steps towards meeting the Board’s objectives:
Laurier continues to monitor its exposure to the Carbon Underground 200’s list of publicly traded securities, which identifies 200 of the largest coal, oil and gas publicly traded reserve holders globally:
Laurier’s investments are managed by investment managers in pooled funds and limited partnerships. Many of Laurier’s investment managers have publically available policies on ESG, and they must report on the topic each year to Laurier’s Investment Oversight Sub-committee.
As of April 2019, seven of Laurier’s investment managers reported as signatories of the UN PRI (United Nations‐supported Principles for Responsible Investment). This is an increase from 2016 when only two investment managers were signatories.
The UN PRI is the one of the most well-known organizations in the world for responsible investment, and signatories have committed to working to achieve the following six principles:
Source: https://www.unpri.org/pri/about-the-pri
In addition to UN PRI, Laurier’s investment managers are involved in several other well-known responsible investment organizations:
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