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INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND Investor (GIEZX)
Type
Open-end mutual fund
Deforestation grade: Fund is invested in deforestation-risk agricultural commodity producer/traders, below the threshold of 0.5%. Assigned a grade of C.
How we track deforestation-risk investments
C
11.41%
INVESTED IN DEFORESTATION-RISK COMPANIES
producers
AGRIBUSINESS
deforestation-risk producers and traders of palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy
banks
BANKS AND LENDERS
that finance deforestation-risk agribusiness producers via lending and underwriting
consumers
MAJOR CONSUMER BRANDS
that use deforestation-risk agribusiness commodities in products
44
holdings flagged
11%
of assets flagged
This fund contains
 $172.09 MILLION invested 
in holdings flagged for deforestation risk
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producers
Commodity producers
4 holdings
0.27% of assets
$4.29 MILLION invested
banks
Banks and lenders
19 holdings
4.07% of assets
$64.7 MILLION invested
consumers
Major consumer brands
22 holdings
6.49% of assets
$103.16 MILLION invested
Commodity producers
Commodity producers
4 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%.
4 HOLDINGS
  • % of portfolio
    $ invested
  • 1. Glencore PLC
    Soy producerPalm oil producer
    0.14%0.14% of portfolio
    $2.27M$2.27M invested
    Soy producerPalm oil producer
  • 2. Marubeni Corp
    Timber producerRubber producerPaper/pulp producer
    0.08%0.08% of portfolio
    $1.39M$1.39M invested
    Timber producerRubber producerPaper/pulp producer
  • 3. Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd
    Rubber producer
    0.03%0.03% of portfolio
    $575,065$575,065 invested
    Rubber producer
Banks and lenders
Banks and lenders
19 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).
19 HOLDINGS
  • % of portfolio
    $ invested
  • 1. ING Groep NV
    0.91%0.91% of portfolio
    $15.21M$15.21M invested
  • 2. BNP Paribas SA
    0.9%0.9% of portfolio
    $15.08M$15.08M invested
  • 3. Mizuho Financial Group Inc
    0.32%0.32% of portfolio
    $5.34M$5.34M invested
  • 4. HSBC Holdings PLC
    0.21%0.21% of portfolio
    $3.48M$3.48M invested
  • 5. DBS Group Holdings Ltd
    0.21%0.21% of portfolio
    $3.47M$3.47M invested
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Major consumer brands
Major consumer brands
22 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).
22 HOLDINGS
  • % of portfolio
    $ invested
  • 1. Compass Group PLC
    Soy major consumer brandCattle major consumer brand
    0.83%0.83% of portfolio
    $13.8M$13.8M invested
    Soy major consumer brandCattle major consumer brand
  • 2. L'Oreal SA
    Paper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
    0.74%0.74% of portfolio
    $12.32M$12.32M invested
    Paper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
  • 3. adidas AG
    Cattle major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brand
    0.73%0.73% of portfolio
    $12.11M$12.11M invested
    Cattle major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brand
  • 4. Nestle SA
    Soy major consumer brandCattle major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
    0.59%0.59% of portfolio
    $9.83M$9.83M invested
    Soy major consumer brandCattle major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
  • 5. Beiersdorf AG
    Paper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
    0.5%0.5% of portfolio
    $8.33M$8.33M invested
    Paper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
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DATA AS OF 31 Dec 2025





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