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Investing for impact in public fixed income markets

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Financing positive social and environmental outcomes

Nuveen’s fixed income ESG/impact team started buying bonds based on our “direct and measurable” impact framework in 2007. Today, our fixed income ESG/impact platform embeds responsible investing standards into actively managed fixed income to help address many of the large-scale, systemic challenges the world is facing.

Through award-winning* impact reports, we showcase the environmental, social and sustainable outcomes our investment portfolios are helping to finance around the globe. We strive to produce comprehensive impact reporting that provides greater insight into how projects and programs benefit people, communities, and society globally. As a result of our long-standing investment discipline and commitment to transparency and consistency, we were named to BlueMark’s “Practice Leaderboard " for best-in-class impact management practices following our two latest verification cycles.

Investment capabilities

Core bond strategy that invests primarily across investment grade, U.S. dollar fixed income markets in securities that demonstrate environmental/social impact or ESG leadership.

Multi-currency bond strategy that invests primarily in global government and credit markets in securities that demonstrate environmental/social impact or ESG leadership.

Actively managed global bond strategy that invests primarily in investment grade corporate fixed income securities that demonstrate direct and measurable environmental and social impact.

Hard currency emerging markets debt strategy that invests in issuers demonstrating environmental, social and governance leadership and are best positioned to address social and/or climate challenges, or securities that meet Nuveen’s proprietary fixed income direct and measurable impact framework.

Short Duration Impact Bond

Short-term bond strategy that invests primarily across investment grade, U.S. dollar fixed income markets in securities that demonstrate environmental/social impact or ESG leadership.

Green Bond

Invests primarily across investment grade, U.S. dollar fixed income markets in securities that demonstrate direct and measurable environmental impact.

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Nuveen receives multiple Environmental Finance Awards



Impact reports

We believe there’s more to impact investing than allocating capital; it also requires transparent, evidence-based reporting. Our approach demonstrates how impact investing in public fixed income markets is not only possible, but vital to addressing many of the large-scale, systemic challenges the world faces today.

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Dimitrios Stathopoulos
Dimitri Stathopoulos
Head of Americas Institutional Advisory Services

*The Nuveen global fixed income 2021 impact report was the winner of the 2022 Environmental Finance Bond Awards Impact report of the year (for investors). An advisory panel consisting of industry experts chosen for their knowledge, objectivity and credibility along with the Environmental Finance editorial team, review the submitted entry material. Judges score each entry individually, any conflict of interest is removed, and the judge’s score is confidential. The Judges’ decision is final and neither Environmental Finance nor the judging panel will enter into any correspondence regarding individual entries and/ or award winners. For more information, visit https://www.environmental-finance.com/content/awards/environmental-finances-bond-awards-2022/winners/

The Nuveen global fixed income 2021 impact report was the winner of the 2022 wealthmanagement.com Wealthies Circle Fixed Income award for Best Impact Report. Led by WealthManagement.com’s David Armstrong, a panel of independent judges made up of top names in the industry will determine finalists and winners of the awards, which each year recognize the firms and individuals who are bringing new innovations to market that make a real difference to the daily activities of financial advisors. For more information please visit  https://informaconnect.com/wealth-management-industry-awards/

The Nuveen global fixed income 2021 impact report was the winner of the 2022 Pensions for Purpose Best Impact Report Award. The shortlisted content is judged by a panel of eight individuals made up of top names in the industry to determine winners of the awards. The submitted entries were assessed for clarity, originality, educational insight, presentation and relevance for pensions funds, from content posted on the platform between 1 June 2021 and 31 May 2022. For more information please visit https://www.pensionsforpurpose.com/knowledge-centre/events/2023/02/02/1-February-2023-Content-Award-winners-Pensions-for-Purpose-Annual-Stakeholder-and-Awards-Event/

Important information on risk

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. All investments carry a certain degree of risk, including the possible loss of principal, and there is no assurance that an investment will provide positive performance over any period of time. Certain products and services may not be available to all entities or persons. There is no guarantee that investment objectives will be achieved.

Debt or fixed income securities are subject to market risk, credit risk, interest rate/duration risk, call risk, tax risk, political and economic risk, and income risk. As interest rates rise, bond prices fall. Credit risk refers to an issuers ability to make interest and principal payments when due.

Responsible investing incorporates Environmental Social Governance (ESG) factors that may affect exposure to issuers, sectors, industries, limiting the type and number of investment opportunities available, which could result in excluding investments that perform well.

Nuveen considers ESG integration to be the consideration of financially material ESG factors within the investment decision making process. Financial materiality and applicability of ESG factors varies by asset class and investment strategy. ESG factors may be among many factors considered in evaluating an investment decision, and unless otherwise stated in the relevant offering memorandum or prospectus, do not alter the investment guidelines, strategy or objectives.  Select investment strategies do not integrate such ESG factors in the investment decision making process.

Impact strategies may have a varying mix of impact, ESG leaders, and traditional securities. Capabilities can be reflected in strategies/vehicles across fund families, including affiliates and sub-advised agreements.

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