Responsible Investment
The Foundation believes taking ESG factors into consideration is expected to have a positive effect on long-term financial performance and risk-adjusted investment returns.
The Foundation began actively integrating Responsible Investing and ESG into its investment decision making process in 2012. The Foundation regularly revisits its investment strategy to reflect these ESG principles. In 2021, the Foundation released a new Responsible Investment Policy to consider the opportunity and risk that climate change presents and focuses on decarbonisation across all investments and sectors.
Key elements of the policy include:
- carbon footprinting – progress on achieving targets will be reported annually with review of the target at least once every five years;
- ongoing engagement – continued participation in investor coalitions and collaborations to enhance ESG standards and disclosure requirements by joining the University Network for Investor Engagement (UNIE) and supporting the Task Force For Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD);
- continued selection of investment managers committed to climate change who actively, often through proxy voting, engage with companies to drive down emissions and increase disclosure; and
- increase impact investing – continued financing of sustainable projects like the new student housing and dining project which meets (LEED) V4 and passive house standards – the most rigorous global building standards for sustainability and energy efficiency.
Please click here to see the full Responsible Investment Policy.
University of Victoria and University of Victoria Foundation
Joint Statement
Responsible Investment
The University of Victoria and University of Victoria Foundation are excited to present our first Responsible Investment Reports. While the responsible investment journey started in 2012, these reports are intended to communicate and provide a summary of historical responsible investment activities and highlight our progress over the past year.
Dear UVic Community,
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