Tuesday April 16th, 12:30pm-2:00pm
University of Washington ACC/Wallace Hall Commons

Due to space constraint, we can only accept 15 people in addition to the 24 students. Please click on this link to RSVP!

Join the ENVIR 480 class as we hear from panelists with experience in institutional investing, private wealth management, and employee pension funds. Panelists will describe their roles and responsibilities, share stories, and highlight the challenges and opportunities of various SRI strategies including stakeholder activism, screening, and proactive investment in community and/or “green” funds. The panel will inform student research projects about the UW’s endowment, to be conducted later this quarter.
 
1st 45 minutes: Panelist introductions and addressing of questions
2nd 45 minutes: Q&A, discussion. (Question asking reserved for ENVIR 480 students).
Panelists include:

• Ann Sarna, Associate Treasurer, University of Washington Treasury Office
• Scott Davies, Senior Investment Officer/COO, University of Washington Treasury Office
• Bruce Herbert, Newground Social Investment, SPC**
• Alison Van Gorp, Senior Advisor, City of Seattle Office of the Mayor***
• and potentially others

* To learn more about SRI, see: http://www.newground.net/sri.asp

** Interview with Bruce Herbert about how Newground helped convince McDonalds to decrease pesticide use: http://www2.kuow.org/program.php?id=22354

*** Announcement about the city of Seattle’s commitment to divest from fossil fuels in its pension system:  http://mayormcginn.seattle.gov/an-update-on-fossil-fuel-divestment/