Ethical Investing & Endowments

Colleges and Universities should screen its investments for sustainable practices, and develop a fund for sustainable development by exploring the following;

• Seek grant monies for innovative non-fossil fuel-based energy projects
• Continue and multiply grant opportunities for community service projects
• Invest in our professors by sending them to trainings and conferences that would equip them with the skills to teach ecological literacy

The Sustainable Endowments Institute’s Campus Sustainability Report Card analyzed “how colleges control information about endowment investment holdings and shareholder proxy voting record” in order to encourage a “free flow of information” and to “foster constructive dialogue about opportunities for clean energy investment, as well as shareholder voting priorities”.  Additionally, the Institute awarded sustainability points to those higher educational institutions who:  prioritize investments to maximize profit, invest in renewable energy funds, and invest in community development loan funds.

"Stellar" Campus example: