Deforestation grade: No holdings flagged for our deforestation screens. Assigned a grade of A.
How we track deforestation-risk investments
How we track deforestation-risk investments
A
0%
INVESTED IN DEFORESTATION-RISK COMPANIES
AGRIBUSINESS
deforestation-risk producers and traders of palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy
BANKS AND LENDERS
that finance deforestation-risk agribusiness producers via lending and underwriting
MAJOR CONSUMER BRANDS
that use deforestation-risk agribusiness commodities in products
0
holdings flagged
0%
of assets flagged
This fund contains
$0 invested
in holdings flagged for deforestation riskUnlike many large investors, State Street actually has a number of fossil free funds - which shows that State Street understands the existential threat of climate change. Yet, even in its fossil-free funds, and across its portfolios, State Street still has huge investments in companies like JBS, Sime Darby, Posco and Mitsubishi that grow and trade palm oil, cattle, and rubber, and others like Tesco and Carrefour that use these commodities in their products but have failed to eliminate deforestation from their operations. This means State Street has a key role to play in voting for No Deforestation policies at these companies and engaging with company management to make sure these policies are implemented. Tell State Street to improve its climate game by adopting a No Deforestation Policy!
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Commodity producers
0 holdings
0% of assets
$0 invested
Banks and lenders
0 holdings
0% of assets
$0 invested
Major consumer brands
0 holdings
0% of assets
$0 invested
Commodity producers
0 HOLDINGS
Companies that produce and trade palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy, and have a past record or a significant risk of contributing to deforestation, land grabbing, and human rights abuses. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of C if total producer exposure is below the threshold of 0.5%; a grade of D if below 1.5%; and a grade of F if above 1.5%.
Banks and lenders
0 HOLDINGS
Financial institutions directly and indirectly involved in underwriting and lending to deforestation-risk producers and traders. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).
Major consumer brands
0 HOLDINGS
Consumer goods retailers that source palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy from deforestation-risk producers and traders and sell it to consumers worldwide. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).
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DATA AS OF 4/28/23

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