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Univ. receives B+ in sustainability survey

Cited for lack of transparency in investments, Yale fails to improve on grade from last year

Contributing Reporter
Published Friday, October 26, 2007

Some environmentalists are challenging Yale to put its money where its mouth is.

In a report released this week, the Sustainable Endowments Institute awarded the University a B+ in an evaluation of the 200 richest North American universities’ sustainability practices. Yale earned the same mark it did last year and trails six schools that earned an A-, including Harvard University and Dartmouth College.

Compiled by the by the nonprofit environmental advocacy group based in Cambridge, Mass., the report challenged Yale for not demonstrably matching its professed support for...

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