{"id":154620,"date":"2014-04-07T14:50:52","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T18:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"\/gazette\/?p=154620"},"modified":"2014-04-07T14:50:52","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T18:50:52","slug":"harvard-to-sign-on-to-united-nations-supported-principles-for-responsible-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/2014\/04\/harvard-to-sign-on-to-united-nations-supported-principles-for-responsible-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard to sign on to United Nations-supported Principles For Responsible Investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<header\n\tclass=\"wp-block-harvard-gazette-article-header alignfull article-header is-style-square has-light-background has-colored-heading\"\n\tstyle=\" \"\n>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"article-header__content\">\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\tclass=\"article-header__category\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/section\/campus-community\/\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\tCampus &amp; Community\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h1 class=\"article-header__title wp-block-heading \">\n\t\tHarvard to sign on to United Nations-supported Principles For Responsible Investment\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"article-header__meta\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author\">\n\t\t\t<address class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/address>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<time class=\"article-header__date\" datetime=\"2014-04-07\">\n\t\t\tApril 7, 2014\t\t<\/time>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"article-header__reading-time\">\n\t\t\t3 min read\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n\n\t\t<p>BOSTON \u2013 Harvard today announced its decision to sign on to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), becoming the first university endowment in the United States to join the organization. The PRI is recognized as the leading global network for investors who are committed to integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into their investment practices and ownership policies. Harvard Management Company (HMC) will implement the principles in its management of the University\u2019s endowment and related financial assets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs long-term investors, we are by nature focused on material ESG factors and the responsible stewardship of our investments,\u201d said Jane Mendillo, President and Chief Executive Officer of HMC. \u201cAfter careful review of the PRI, we decided that implementing the principles put forth by this pioneering organization is a natural step for us in the evolution of our sustainable investment practices. At the same time, it is consistent with our paramount focus on maximizing returns to support the mission of Harvard University.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The decision to join the PRI follows a yearlong review process and Harvard President Drew Faust\u2019s commitment, expressed in a letter to the Harvard community in October 2013, to strengthen Harvard\u2019s approach to sustainable investment. 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