CRIC (Committee for Responsible Investment at Carleton) was established in 2005. Although it does not have the power to influence the investing or divesting of the Investment Committee (part of the Board of Trustees), CRIC is able to recommendations to the Investment Committee on proxy voting. CRIC premise is that if it cannot control where the college invests, it can try to reshape the companies that the Investment Committee chooses to invest in. Proxy voting is voting by shareholders in any given company on issues relevant to the company (whether related to maximizing returns, human rights issues etc.). Each year, the Vice President of the College supplies CRIC with a list of shares owned by Carleton. In the course of the next year, CRIC does research on upcoming proxy voting opportunities that they find important in a few of companies. They put together a report on why the Board of Trustees should vote a particular way on the proxy vote issues. Their arguments are generally based on how any given issue is in accordance with or contrary to Carleton values. In winter 2006, CRIC surveyed the student body about the proxy voting issues to create a stronger case about how each issue reflects Carleton values. Although the Board of Trustees is in no way obligated to follow CRIC's recommendations, during the 2006-2007 school year, the Board of Trustees agreed to vote on four issues.

Current Members of the Carleton Resposible Investment Committee: Kris Wedding, Dan Lugo, Jipei Zhang, Joel Weisberg, Anne Burmaster, Sue Traxler, David Wiczer, Hugh Cameron (Not Pictured: Fred Rogers)