Long-term value, active stewardship: 2025 report

Nuveen’s approach stewardship is grounded in the fiduciary duty we have to our clients and focused on supporting long-term sustainable value creation in the assets we manage on their behalf.

Our 2025 global report Long-term value, active stewardship documents our responsible investing activities addressing material risks and opportunities across public and private markets in our diversified portfolio.

What's Inside 

• Our Organization, Investment Beliefs and Stewardship Approach An overview of Nuveen's history, purpose, and responsible investing philosophy.
• Governance and Resources  How we structure accountability for responsible investing from the board level through to day-to-day execution.
• Policies, Processes and Conflict Management Our stewardship policies, internal review and assurance frameworks, and the processes to identify and manage conflicts of interest.
• Integrating Stewardship and Investment  Overview of how ESG factors are considered in investment processes across asset classes,  with examples illustrating our approach in practice.
• Promoting Well-functioning Markets  Our risk management frameworks, public policy engagement, and active participation in industry initiatives to advance responsible investment practices.
• Engagement  Case studies on our engagement activities in action and outcomes across asset classes, companies, sectors and geographies, including how we thoughtfully use escalation to promote further accountability.
• Exercising rights and responsibilities  How we exercise proxy voting and shareholder rights, and how we help drive adoption of sustainable practices across our investment portfolio.
• Monitoring service providers Our due diligence and oversight processes for the data vendors, proxy advisors, and operational partners that support our stewardship program.