FOSSIL FUELS

x

invested in high fossil fuel companies

x

invested in high fossil fuel companies

x

high fossil fuel companies

The fund’s exposure to companies that fall in the global top 200 owners of carbon reserves, any coal miners and owners of coal reserves, oil & gas producers and refiners, oil field services & equipment companies, pipeline operators, top 30 coal-fired utilities, and electric utilities powered by coal & natural gas.

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Funds are categorized as good, bad, or neutral relative to a universe containing the most popular funds listed on American exchanges.

The fund’s exposure to companies involved in the production and trade of deforestation-risk agribusiness (including palm oil, paper & pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy).

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Funds are categorized as good, bad, or neutral relative to a universe containing the most popular funds listed on American exchanges.

DEFORESTATION

x

invested in deforestation risk companies

x

invested in deforestation risk companies

x

deforestation risk companies

The fund’s weighted average of each holding’s’ carbon emissions per $ million in sales. 

Funds are categorized as good, bad, or neutral relative to a universe containing the most popular funds listed on American exchanges.

CARBON EMISSIONS

carbon emissions per million dollars in sales

x

Brown revenue is the fund’s weighted average of each issuer’s percentage of revenue generated from thermal coal extraction, unconventional and conventional oil & gas extraction, and thermal coal, liquid fuel, or natural gas based power generation. Green revenue is the fund’s weighted average of each issuer’s percentage of revenue generated from goods and services related to alternative energy, energy efficiency, green building, pollution prevention, and sustainable water. 

Funds are categorized as good, bad, or neutral relative to a universe containing the most popular funds listed on American exchanges.

SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE USE

9.8

brown revenue

1.4

green revenue

The fund’s exposure to manufacturers of civilian firearms. 

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Funds are categorized as good, bad, or neutral relative to a universe containing the most popular funds listed on American exchanges.

GUN MANUFACTURERS

x

invested in gun manufacturers

x

invested in gun manufacturers

x

gun manufacturers

The fund’s exposure to the largest public retailers of civilian firearms. 

Funds are categorized as good, bad, or neutral relative to a universe containing the most popular funds listed on American exchanges.

GUN SELLERS

x

invested in gun retailers

x

invested in gun retailers

x

gun retailers

The fund’s exposure to the global top 100 military contractors. 

Funds are categorized as good, bad, or neutral relative to a universe containing the most popular funds listed on American exchanges.

x

invested in military weapons contractors

x

military weapons contractors

invested in military weapons contractors

x

MILITARY WEAPONS CONTRACTORS

The fund’s exposure to manufacturers and servicers of nuclear armaments. 

Funds are categorized as good, bad, or neutral relative to a universe containing the most popular funds listed on American exchanges.

NUCLEAR WEAPONS MANUFACTURERS

x

invested in nuclear weapons manufacturers

x

invested in nuclear weapons manufacturers

x

nuclear weapons manufacturers

The fund’s exposure to tobacco producers that derive more than 5% of their revenue from tobacco production, and tobacco distributors, suppliers, and retailers if the combined revenue from these activities is greater than 15% of total revenues.  

Funds are categorized as good, bad, or neutral relative to a universe containing the most popular funds listed on American exchanges.

TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS & SELLERS

x

invested in tobacco manufacturers & sellers

x

tobacco manufacturers & sellers

The fund’s exposure to companies in violation of the UN Global Compact principles.

Funds are categorized as good, bad, or neutral relative to a universe containing the most popular funds listed on American exchanges.

UNGC VIOLATIONS

x

companies with UNGC violations

invested in companies with UNGC violations

x

The fund’s exposure to companies facing severe controversies related to the environment, customers, human rights, labor rights or governance, in accordance with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

Funds are categorized as good, bad, or neutral relative to a universe containing the most popular funds listed on American exchanges.

OECD VIOLATIONS

x

invested in companies with OECD controversies

x

companies with OECD controversies

A combination of two metrics: (1) the gender balance of the company’s board, executives, senior management, total employee workforce (measured by the ratio of each gender in senior management compared to the ratio of each gender in the workforce), and (2) the robustness of gender equality policies focused on fair remuneration, equal access to training & career development, non-discrimination in recruiting, safety and protection of rights at work, and reduction of social risks in the supply chain. 

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Funds are categorized as good, bad, or neutral relative to a universe containing the most popular funds listed on American exchanges.

GENDER EQUALITY

gender policies score

x

gender practices score

x

The fund’s weighted average of each holding’s percentage of women on its board of directors.

Funds are categorized as good, bad, or neutral relative to a universe containing the most popular funds listed on American exchanges.

BOARD GENDER DIVERSITY

x

women on boards

The fund’s weighted average percentage of holdings that have an independent board of directors. 

Funds are categorized as good, bad, or neutral relative to a universe containing the most popular funds listed on American exchanges.

BOARD INDEPENDENCE

companies with an independent board

x