ESG
The university has voted down two proposals asking to divest its endowment from entities related to the war, humanitarian crises and human rights violations in Israel and will not consider further petitions.
The university decided against a proposal to halt financial ties to entities associates with Israel as it did not meet three main criteria, including consensus within the university community on how to respond to the issue.
The role oversees the firm’s engagement with institutional and private investors to support its growing platform and long-term investment strategy.
A U.S. representative in the South has reintroduced legislation to institute an excise tax on the endowments of 11 U.S. universities to 6% from the current 1.4%.
The school decided against divesting its endowment from companies and industries implicated in military and police violence in Gaza and the West Bank as the portfolio had a de minimis exposure to identified stocks.
The governor signed a law that goes into effect this week that bars state colleges or universities in the state from considering ESG-related factors when making an investment decision.
Two prominent foundations are among the group of endowments, foundations, pensions, corporations and family offices to commit to a firm’s recently closed second venture fund.
The university considered adding a fossil fuel-free emerging markets equity strategy within an investment pool and two global equity strategies to its pension fund during its investment committee meeting earlier this month.
The plan’s contract with its current ESG investment option will expire.
The foundation has utilized the same manager for its investment portfolio since 2006