Thursday, October 11, 2012

CalPERS Board Member Priya Mathur Appointed to UN-Backed PRI Board



Priya Sara Mathur
 SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced that Board Member Priya Sara Mathur will join the Board of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) Association, the fiduciary body responsible for the overall effectiveness, performance and conduct of the United Nations-backed PRI Initiative.

An investor-formed network, the Initiative was established in 2006 to advance sound environmental, social and governance practices. Appointment to the Board is made by a majority vote of the PRI Advisory Council, PRI’s strategic governing body.  Mathur was elected to the Advisory Council by the PRI signatories in 2011.

Rob Feckner
“Priya has done an excellent job representing CalPERS and other institutional investors through her work on the PRI Advisory Council to advance principles that further environmental, social and governance practices,” said Rob Feckner, President of the CalPERS Board. “Her appointment as a member of the Board is a reflection of that work and the confidence her peers have in her ability to advocate for these principles.”

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

External Affairs Branch
(916) 795-3991
Robert Udall Glazier, Deputy Executive Officer
Brad Pacheco, Chief, Office of Public Affairs
Contact: Joe DeAnda, Information Officer

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