Word: acsr
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Some members of the ACSR and campus activists have in particular raised objections to Harvard investments in firms receiving low ratings according to the so-called "Sullivan Principles," a set of equal-opportunity and fair-labor practices for U.S. firms operating in South Africa...
...yesterday, members of the ACSR said Harvard should examine the Sullivan ratings or other similar guidelines before buying a particular stock, citing in particular two recent Harvard acquisitions of stock in companies that have refused to even sign the Sullivan principles, Dun-Bradstreet and Cheseborough...
...Several ACSR members were angered by Calkins' position that Harvard would not check such information before buying a stock...
Composed of students, alumni and faculty, the ACSR makes non-binding recommendations to the Corporation on ethical issues it may face in handling Harvard's $2 billion endowment. The ACSR meets with members of the Corporation twice a year to discuss various issues concerning its recommendations...
...find it so outrageous that Harvard is not using at least the Sullivan principles as a screen" for deciding whether to invest in South African-related companies, said Frederick T. Smith, a Law School student member of the ACSR...