NEW YORK, July 14, 2026 — Nuveen, a global investment leader managing $1.4 trillion in public and private assets worldwide, today announced a strategic partnership with the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (“CalSTRS”), the largest educator-only pension fund in the world, to invest up to $2 billion in sustainable infrastructure through Nuveen’s Energy Infrastructure Credit (“Nuveen EIC”) business. The partnership represents a landmark commitment to invest in sustainable infrastructure by providing bespoke capital solutions to finance the buildout of critical infrastructure that supports the clean energy economy and promotes energy security for the United States and abroad.

As part of the strategic partnership, CalSTRS will serve as an anchor investor for the sustainable infrastructure portfolio in the Energy & Power Infrastructure strategy. The strategic partnership also positions CalSTRS to anchor future complementary investment strategies to support critical infrastructure for the clean energy economy.

The strategic partnership’s investment focus spans the full breadth of sustainable infrastructure opportunities, including renewable power generation, energy storage, industrial decarbonization, energy efficiency solutions and circular economy investments. The partnership will also invest in the onshoring of infrastructure supply chains to support domestic manufacturing jobs and support the build-out of artificial intelligence and the digital economy, a critical area that is projected to underpin economic growth in the United States and OECD countries.

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