UVIMCO is dedicated to investor responsibility as an organization. Responsible investing is incorporated into UVIMCO’s investment strategy by our leadership team and staff. We consider all risks that could impact the performance of UVIMCO’s portfolio, including environmental, social, and governance risks. UVIMCO promotes ESG integration across its portfolio and with its investment managers and is committed to aligning with a net-zero future by 2050.
UVIMCO utilizes an Investor Responsibility Framework that was developed by the Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility, a group of UVIMCO representatives and UVA students, faculty, staff, and alumni tasked with advising UVIMCO on environmental, social, and governance issues. The framework serves as a guide for UVIMCO’s approach to responsible investing and is grounded in the following core initiatives:
UVIMCO is dedicated to incorporating environmental, social, and governance best practices into its investment decisions while maintaining strong long-term returns for the University of Virginia and associated organizations.
UVIMCO is committed to transitioning the University’s endowment and other investments in the portfolio to net-zero by 2050.
We believe that investments in climate solutions that help to mitigate the systemic risks of climate change will generate long-term returns for UVIMCO. In 2023, UVIMCO committed $107 million to climate solutions, including carbon credit markets, renewable natural gas projects, and climate solutions technologies.
UVIMCO is engaging with its managers around ESG issues, including emissions reduction and net-zero efforts. Directly engaging with external managers, participating in established sustainability initiatives, and investing in activist managers, is the most direct way to have an impact.
Our 2024 Investor Responsibility Report outlines the evolution of our investor responsibility efforts over the last year. Our work furthers the objectives laid out in the Investor Responsibility Framework, and builds on our progress in 2023 and 2022.
The Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility (ACIR) serves as a channel to address student, faculty, and alumni concerns and advise UVIMCO’s leadership on appropriate action regarding investor responsibility issues. The ACIR is comprised of seven committee members who are representative of the University community and understand its core values.
To learn more about UVIMCO’s investor responsibility efforts, please contact us.
ACIR Student Representative Application
Applications are now being accepted for the student member of the ACIR. The ACIR is made up of representatives from UVA’s leadership, faculty, students, alumni, and UVIMCO leadership. We rely on the student representative to assess and communicate the broad universe of students’ views on investor responsibility issues and serve as a soundboard for decisions by UVIMCO’s leadership. If interested in applying to be the student representative on the ACIR, please fill out this online application and submit to [email protected] by April 14th.
Finalists will be interviewed by UVIMCO, and the new student representative will be selected and announced in May. The student representative will start on June 1st with a one-year term and may serve for two consecutive years if re-selected by the committee. ACIR members are expected to attend approximately three virtual and/or in-person hour-long meetings throughout the calendar year.
UVIMCO is a member of the following institutional investor groups, which help guide our current approach to investor responsibility and increase our collaboration with peers and subject matter experts.
