SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

There have been protests on college campuses which have gained a lot of attention. Buried in the information is a fairly consistent call for socially responsible investment committees at universities. let’s look at one at Bard College.: “The Socially Responsible Investment Committee (SRIC) is a Bard student-led committee under Bard Student Government. The mission of the committee is to leverage power over corporations through shareholder engagement. We hope to break the stigma surrounding Economics and Finance by emphasizing potential positive social changes through the creation of intellectual accessibility. Our goal is to use investments as a tool to incentivize social responsibility within corporations. We bridge the gap between Bard’s administrative actions and student input. The committee is made up of a small group of student representatives and the college’s Chief Financial Officer, Taun Toay.”