BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Portfolio, Inc.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2016-12-31 to 2020-12-31, 2021-01 to 2021-06)

Investing with a focus on companies that exhibit a commitment to sustainable practices may result in the fund investing in certain types of companies, industries or sectors that the market may not favor.
In evaluating an investment opportunity, we may make investment decisions based on information and data that is incomplete or inaccurate.
Sustainability and ESG factors are not uniformly defined and applying such factors involves subjective assessments.
Sustainability and ESG scorings and assessments of issuers can vary across third-party data providers and may change over time.
A company’s business practices, products or services may change over time.

We believe that analysis of sustainability factors is best utilized in combination with a strong understanding of a company’s fundamentals (including a company’s industry, geography, and strategic position).
Our approach to sustainability analysis is deeply intertwined with the fundamental research process.
We use company disclosures, non-governmental organization or government disclosures, public data sources, and independent third-party data as inputs into our analytical processes.

Frameworks Used: Sustainability Accounting Standards Board

Security selection in the health care sector weighed on relative returns, as did a lack of exposure to energy.

Maintaining a balanced approach to the portfolio’s investments, with longer-term secular growth situations represented alongside businesses with more leverage to a recovery.