North Dakota Century Code Title 21. Governmental Finance § 21-10-08.1. Social investment--Prohibition

1. As used in this section, “social investment” means the consideration of socially responsible criteria and environmental, social, and governance impact criteria in the investment or commitment of public funds for the purpose of obtaining an effect other than a maximized return at a prudent level of risk to the state.

2. Except as otherwise provided in a state investment policy relating to the investment of the legacy fund and unless the state investment board, or any other state entity investing public funds, can demonstrate a social investment would provide an equivalent or superior rate of return compared to a similar investment that is not a social investment and has a similar time horizon and risk, the state investment board, or other state entity, may not invest state funds for the purpose of social investment.