The Sustainable Investment Research Analyst Network (SIRAN)
Steering Committee
Amy Augustine, Ceres
Karoline Barwinski (co-chair), ClearBridge Advisors
Darragh Gallant, Sustainalytics
Meggin Thwing Eastman, MSCI
Noel Friedman, MSCI
Steven Heim, Boston Common Asset Management
Heather Lang, Sustainalytics
Elizabeth Levy, Trillium Asset Management, LLC
Rina Levy, Bloomberg
Mike Lombardo, Calvert Investments
Mary Jane McQuillen, ClearBridge Advisors
Daniel Nielsen (co-chair), Christian Brothers Investment Services
Tessie Petion, Domini Social Investment Services
Marcela Pinilla, Walden Asset Management
Mariela Vargova, Rockefeller Financial
Primary responsibilities:
- Articulate a collective voice on issues relevant to social research.
- Provide professional support to social research analysts.
- Serve as a resource to companies by providing a point of contact into the social research analyst community.
Sub-Committees
Membership & Outreach
Elizabeth Levy, Trillium Asset Management, LLC
Rina Levy, Bloomberg
Marcela Pinilla, Walden Asset Management
Rohan Padhye, Sustainalytics
Primary Responsibilities:
- Exploring new opportunities for SIRAN to promote corporate transparency and facilitate social research through representation at conferences, information-sharing with CSR-related organizations, and other possibilities.
Research
Molly Betournay (co-chair), EIRIS
Noel Friedman (co-chair), MSCI
Emma Fofanah, Calvert Investments
Heather Lang, Sustainalytics
Marcela Pinilla, Walden Asset Management
Glen Yelton, IW Financial
Primary responsibilities:
- Catalyzing SIRAN research studies (a set of benchmarking studies and one-time research projects based on resources available).
- Articulating a collective voice on issues relevant to social research, as appropriate.
- Exploring new opportunities for SIRAN to promote corporate transparency and facilitate social research through representation at conferences, information-sharing with CSR-related organizations, and other possibilities.
Sustainable Education & Company Engagement
Heather Lang (co-chair), Sustainalytics
Tessie Petion (co-chair), Domini Social Investment Services
Amy Augustine, Ceres
Karoline Barwinski, ClearBridge Advisors
Michelle de Cordova, NEI Investments
Steven Heim, Boston Common Asset Management
Rina Levy, Bloomberg
Mike Lombardo, Calvert Investments
Mary Jane McQuillen, ClearBridge Advisors
Mariela Vargova, Rockefeller Financial
Primary responsibilities:
- Contribute to ESG due diligence by facilitating in-person meetings or conference calls with companies.
- Include relevant discussions on business matters and issues, such as potential climate change impact to earnings growth, reputational risk, operational in-efficiencies, labor and human rights, corporate governance, water risks and management, toxic materials, etc.
- Invite experts to speak on various sustainability topics that help inform analysts assessments of company practices and identifying best-in-class ESG practices
- Conduct calls with sustainable investment community to discuss important sustainability topics and help solidify understanding of various sustainability related issues