How We Invest: Socially Responsible Investing
TIAA-CREF manages the largest, comprehensively screened social investment vehicle for individuals in the nation.1 We have a long-standing commitment to socially responsible investing (SRI) that is consistent with our nonprofit heritage and unwavering mission to serve those who serve the greater good.
Our SRI program combines three distinct yet complementary strategies:
- Socially screened investment options that enable investors to align their portfolios with their values
- Shareholder advocacy through the global promotion of sound corporate governance practices
- Community investing to help meet specific local needs
We believe this integrated approach to SRI can produce positive investment results over the long term, helping us pursue a double bottom line of both competitive returns and social benefits. Our expanding SRI capabilities represent one way we help meet our participants’ evolving financial needs.
Next: Social Screening 
1 Source: Social Investment Forum, 2007 Report on Socially Responsible Investing Trends in the United States. Based on assets under management among mutual funds and variable annuities that screen across multiple environmental, social and governance criteria (versus those that apply only product-specific screens such as alcohol and tobacco; among all mutual funds and variable annuity accounts categorized as “socially and environmentally screened,”" CREF Social Choice was the third largest).