Welcome to the APIR Website
Welcome to Stanford University’s Advisory Panel on Investment Responsibility (APIR) Website.
This Website has been established to provide interested visitors with general information and a historic overview of Investment Responsibility at Stanford. You will find an explanation of Investment Responsibility, the current Stanford Statement on Investment Responsibility and a brief history of activities over the last three decades.
Portions of this Website limit access to University students, faculty, alumni and staff. Posting and access to materials by others, or the dissemination, distribution or copying of materials which appear on this website by or to others is prohibited.
If you are a Stanford affiliate (student, faculty, alumni and/or staff member) and would like to learn, in detail, about Stanford University’s investment responsibility process, issues and activities, please proceed to the STANFORD ONLY log-in. You will require a valid Stanford University user ID and password to access this portion of the Website.
APIR-L Current Activities
2008/2009 APIR-L Update:
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Friday, March 13, 2009 - An APIR-L “Request for Review” proposal was submitted to consider allegations of substantial social injury against Stanford’s trademark licensee Russell Corp. The proposal alleged that, “According to the Fair Labor Association (FLA) and Workers Rights Consortium (WRC), Russell Corp. violated the right to free association contained in the FLA Workplace Code of Conduct."
APIR-L members recommended to President Hennessy that Stanford terminate its trademark license with Russell Corp. effective March 31, 2009. Stanford will closely monitor Russell’s implementation of the recommended corrective actions and remedial steps contained in the Fair Labor Association’s (FLA) Report on the Closure of Jerzees de Honduras dated January 28, 2009 (Report), and the FLA Board of Directors Resolution on the Russell Corporation’s Closure of Jerzees de Honduras adopted February 12, 2009 (Board Resolution). During the next academic year Stanford will consider granting a new license to Russell provided that the FLA has indicated that Russell is in full compliance with all of the FLA recommendations contained in the Report and Board Resolution.
- Thanks! to all Stanford Community members who participated in the Investment Responsibility Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday November 18, 2008 in the Y2E2 Building's Social Atrium. Please join us for our next Town Hall Meeting in November of 2009.
2008/2009 APIR-L "Request for Review" (RFRs)
- APIR-L's Core Issue Subcommittees will continue to review and process RFRs submitted by members of the Stanford Community throughout the Academic Year.