Mutual fund
TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2050 Fund
TickerTFTIX
Fund manager
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
How we track deforestation-risk investments
C
10.29%
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
165
holdings flagged
10%
of assets flagged
This fund contains
$311.26 MILLION invested
in holdings flagged for deforestation riskAlong with its subsidiary Nuveen, TIAA is one of the largest pension funds in the U.S. Despite its reputation for social responsibility, TIAA is also one of the world's largest investors in fossil fuels and agribusiness, and the largest investor of farmland in the world, with almost 2 million acres of farmland on four continents worth as much as $10 billion. But TIAA's agribusiness investments and farmland deals are causing more harm than it lets on. These deals are driving land grabs, deforestation, and human rights violations, and they're squeezing out family farmers and rural communities. Demand that TIAA stop buying farmland and institute a No Deforestation Policy!
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Commodity producers
59 holdings
0.31% of assets
$9.37 MILLION invested
Banks and lenders
23 holdings
2.79% of assets
$84.36 MILLION invested
Major consumer brands
92 holdings
7.19% of assets
$217.55 MILLION invested
Commodity producers
59 HOLDINGS
Companies that produce and trade palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy, and have a past record or a significant risk of contributing to deforestation, land grabbing, and human rights abuses. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of C if total producer exposure is below the threshold of 0.5%; a grade of D if below 1.5%; and a grade of F if above 1.5%.
59 HOLDINGS
- % of portfolio$ invested
- 1. Glencore PLC
0.18%0.18% of portfolio$5.46M$5.46M invested - 2. PT Astra International Tbk0.07%0.07% of portfolio$2.27M$2.27M invested
- 3. Golden Agri-Resources Ltd0.01%0.01% of portfolio$410,288$410,288 invested
- 4. First Resources Ltd<0.01%<0.01% of portfolio$224,350$224,350 invested
- 5. PT Sawit Sumbermas Sarana Tbk<0.01%<0.01% of portfolio$177,340$177,340 invested
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Banks and lenders
23 HOLDINGS
Financial institutions directly and indirectly involved in underwriting and lending to deforestation-risk producers and traders. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).
23 HOLDINGS
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Major consumer brands
92 HOLDINGS
Consumer goods retailers that source palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy from deforestation-risk producers and traders and sell it to consumers worldwide. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).
92 HOLDINGS
- % of portfolio$ invested
- 1. Amazon.com Inc
1%1% of portfolio$30.26M$30.26M invested - 2. Shell PLC0.55%0.55% of portfolio$16.63M$16.63M invested
- 3. Lowe's Companies Inc0.36%0.36% of portfolio$10.79M$10.79M invested
- 4. Walmart Inc0.31%0.31% of portfolio$9.4M$9.4M invested
- 5. TJX Companies Inc0.31%0.31% of portfolio$9.28M$9.28M invested
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DATA AS OF 3/31/23
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