Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) for UR

On August 3, 2007, UR ASR members sent a letter to the University President and the Board of Trustees opening a dialogue encouraging a more proactive social investment strategy. The letter calls for a greater transparency of UR endowment investment practices as well as the creation of a strategy for Socially Responsible Investing (SRI). Find that letter here as well as the following dialogue with the University. We are currently continuing to encourage the University to set up a proxy voting committee.

The Original Letter August, 2007: Letter to Trustees (pdf)

Read the University's response here: VP Phillips Reply (pdf)

Our Response Requesting a an SRI Committee: Request for an SRI Committee

The request for proxy voting on three companies: Proxy Request

Learn About Socially Responsible Investing

What is SRI?

SRI recognizes that corporate responsibility and societal concerns are valid parts of investment decisions. SRI considers both the investor's financial needs and an investment’s impact on society. SRI investors encourage corporations to improve their practices on environmental, social, and governance issues. - From the Social Investment Forum

Watch this informative webinar from the Responsible Endowments Coalition about social investment at Universities.

What is proxy voting?

Proxy voting is the opportunity for shareholders of companies to make decisions or recommendations about management. In socially responsible investing, it's and opportunity to encourage companies to make important decisions that can help and the world without financially damaging the companies

Read the 2007 Campus Sustainability Report Card: Sustainable Endowments Institute

SRI Campaigns on Other Campuses: Responsible Endowments Coalition

The Social Investment Forum