The university has submitted a letter endorsing a proposed new environmental disclosure rule that aims to categorize certain types of ESG strategies broadly and require funds and advisers to provide more specific disclosures.
Letter was sent to colleges and universities including Harvard University, Yale University and Duke University, arguing that diversification in investment must not come at the expense of abetting human rights violations.
The university will remove investments in energy companies with high carbon emissions and seek out and support investments in technologies that accelerate the transition to a carbon-free energy future.
The regulatory body proposed amendments to rules and reporting forms for investors to categorize certain types of ESG strategies broadly and require funds and advisers to provide more specific disclosures based on the ESG strategies they pursue.
Kernaghan is senior director of investments at the Chicago Community Trust, leading its impact investments program of donor-advised funds. She took the time to answer 5 questions with FIN News.
Digital assets have emerged as a major area of focus for institutional investors with over 80% of endowments and foundations expecting to increase their investments in cryptocurrencies and other digital assets this year, according to a recent survey.
Investors favoring value investing do not need to only focus on small-cap stocks to access the value premium via long-only portfolios, new academic research finds.