Mutual fund
TIAA-CREF Social Choice Low Carbon Equity Fund
TickerTLWCX
Fund manager
Deforestation grade: Fund is invested in deforestation-risk agricultural commodity producer/traders, above the threshold of 0.5% and below 1.5%. Assigned a grade of D.
How we track deforestation-risk investments
How we track deforestation-risk investments
D
13.56%
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
23
holdings flagged
14%
of assets flagged
This fund contains
$144.43 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
3 holdings
0.95% of assets
$10.13 MILLION invested
Banks and lenders
3 holdings
2.94% of assets
$31.35 MILLION invested
Major consumer brands
20 holdings
11% of assets
$113.09 MILLION invested
Commodity producers
3 HOLDINGS
Companies that produce and trade palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy, and have a past record or a significant risk of contributing to deforestation, land grabbing, and human rights abuses. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of C if total producer exposure is below the threshold of 0.5%; a grade of D if below 1.5%; and a grade of F if above 1.5%.
3 HOLDINGS
- % of portfolio$ invested
- 1. Archer-Daniels Midland Co
0.62%0.62% of portfolio$6.59M$6.59M invested - 2. Bunge Ltd
0.17%0.17% of portfolio$1.79M$1.79M invested - 3. Hormel Foods Corp
0.16%0.16% of portfolio$1.75M$1.75M invested
Banks and lenders
3 HOLDINGS
Financial institutions directly and indirectly involved in underwriting and lending to deforestation-risk producers and traders. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).
3 HOLDINGS
Major consumer brands
20 HOLDINGS
Consumer goods retailers that source palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy from deforestation-risk producers and traders and sell it to consumers worldwide. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).
20 HOLDINGS
- % of portfolio$ invested
- 1. Procter & Gamble Co
1.43%1.43% of portfolio$15.24M$15.24M invested - 2. The Home Depot Inc
1.33%1.33% of portfolio$14.17M$14.17M invested - 3. PepsiCo Inc
1.13%1.13% of portfolio$12.09M$12.09M invested - 4. Nike Inc Class B0.88%0.88% of portfolio$9.34M$9.34M invested
- 5. Starbucks Corp0.79%0.79% of portfolio$8.36M$8.36M invested
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DATA AS OF 12/31/22
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