From: Vivek Goel, President and Vice-Chancellor
Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025
Subject: Task Force reports on Social Responsibility in Investing and Principles for Institutional Partnerships
Last summer, the University formed two task forces to review our policies and practices concerning social responsibility in investments, and those related to institutional partnerships. The Task Force on Social Responsibility in Investing and the Task Force on Principles for Institutional Partnerships have concluded their work and produced reports to share their findings and recommendations.
I am pleased to receive the reports of both task forces, submitted to my office this month.
I would like to thank the chairs and members of both task forces as well as the executive sponsors for leading this important work, which included extensive reviews, broad consultation, and careful thought and deliberation.
You can find the published reports on each of the task forces’ websites, as well as information about the task force mandates, membership and the scope of their work throughout the fall 2024 term.
- Read the Task Force on Social Responsibility in Investing Report
- Read the Task Force on Institutional Partnerships Report
Each report outlines general principles and recommendations to the University. As a next step, executive leads have been assigned to develop appropriate implementation plans.
Ian Milligan, Associate Vice-President, Research Oversight and Analysis will lead implementation on Institutional Partnerships, and Sarah Hadley, Chief Financial Officer will lead on Social Responsibility in Investing. They will share plans and progress on them on the respective task force sites. New and revised policies will be brought forward to appropriate governance bodies.
In addition to those who carried out this work of the task forces, I would also like to extend my thanks to everyone who engaged in the process by submitting feedback and participating in the consultations. These are complex issues and they are important to our University’s mission — we appreciate the input of our communities.
Vivek Goel
President and Vice-Chancellor
Office of the President