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Responsible Investing
An enduring impact
Responsible investing at Nuveen
Nuveen’s rich legacy and determination to make an enduring impact drives our multifaceted perspective on responsible investing (RI).
Our commitment builds on over five decades of RI leadership through our parent company, TIAA, for whom we act as asset manager. Today, we continue to build on this legacy and apply our RI principles across our $1.3 trillion in assets under management.1 We recognize that our clients expect us to be good stewards of their investments. Therefore, we implement a set of principles that support well-functioning markets to preserve financial, social and environmental capital. Data analytics and measurement form the foundation of our analysis, ensuring a robust and informed approach. Our approach considers environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in investment research, due diligence, portfolio construction and ongoing monitoring, which we believe contributes to long-term performance and helps reduce risk in our investments. By driving transparency, innovation and global adoption of RI best practices across asset classes, we have the opportunity to provide enduring benefits for clients, portfolio companies, society, our communities and the planet.
As our work continues to expand, we are placing additional emphasis around two core areas:
- Climate risk
- Inclusive growth
We invite you to engage in conversations with us, around these important topics to explore where we can work together to help drive positive change.
Why invest with Nuveen?
Addressing some of the most critical sustainable development challenges
As the equality gap widens, issues of waste, energy efficiency and climate change become more pressing. We have over 30 years of impact investing experience, and our strategy seeks to drive positive change across inclusive growth and resource efficiency.
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Risks and other important considerations
Mutual fund investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. The Fund will include only holdings deemed consistent with the applicable Environmental Social Governance (ESG) guidelines. As a result, the universe of investments available to the Fund will be more limited than other funds that do not apply such guidelines. ESG criteria risk is the risk that because the Fund’s ESG criteria exclude securities of certain issuers for nonfinancial reasons, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that don’t use these criteria. Credit risk arises from an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments when due, as well as the prices of bonds declining when an issuer’s credit quality is expected to deteriorate. Interest rate risk occurs when interest rates rise causing bond prices to fall. The issuer of a debt security may be able to repay principal prior to the security’s maturity, known as prepayment (call) risk, because of an improvement in its credit quality or falling interest rates. In this event, this principal may have to be reinvested in securities with lower interest rates than the original securities, reducing the potential for income. Non-U.S. investments involve risks such as currency fluctuation, political and economic instability, lack of liquidity and differing legal and accounting standards. Investments in below investment grade or high yield securities are subject to liquidity risk and heightened credit risk. These and other risk considerations, such as active management, extension, issuer, illiquid investments, income volatility, and derivatives risk, are described in detail in the Fund’s prospectus.
Before investing, carefully consider fund investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. For this and other information that should be read carefully, please request a prospectus or summary prospectus from Nuveen at 800-752-8700.
The investment advisory services, strategies and expertise of TIAA Investments, a division of Nuveen, are provided by Teachers Advisors, LLC and TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC. Securities offered through Nuveen Securities, LCC, member FINRA and SIPC.
1 As of 31 Dec 2021.
