Ethical Super for Employers Committed to a Sustainable Future

The effects of climate change have been increasingly visible across Australia during the last few years, with a spate of floods and devastating fires prompting many Australians to reflect and seek out solutions that lead to positive change.

Overall, Australians’ sense of urgency in addressing climate change has remained relatively high since 2018. The Lowy Institute’s Climate Poll 2024 revealed¹ 57% of Australians said global warming is a serious and pressing problem and that we should begin taking steps now even if this involves significant costs. However, Australia ranks among the low performers in the Climate Change Performance Index²

Against this backdrop, Australians have been seeking ways to positively contribute to the transition, including with their banking, super and investments.

With Australian Ethical Super as your super fund of choice, you and your employees can rest assured that their Superannuation Guarantee contributions are invested with the dual-purpose of delivering long-term risk-adjusted returns and support positive change for people, planet and animals. Our Ethical Criteria helps us balance between the positive and negative effects of the company or issuer’s products, services and activities.

We are the pioneers of ethical investing in Australia. It's all we've done since 1986.

Join the movement: More than 130,000 funded customers³ (managed fund investors and funded superannuation members) have been using their money to make a difference for themselves and for the planet.

Investment choice: We offer 7 ethical super options and six pension investment options, so members can choose the one that’s right for their financial needs. All our options are ethically screened, so whatever their choice, they’ll be making their money matter.

Flexible insurance options: We offer a range of insurance cover including Death, Total and Permanent Disablement (TPD) and Income Protection (IP) to our members.⁴

Financial well-being: Our Money 101 modules will help you understand the fundamentals of managing money, budgeting, saving, and investing. By learning these essential skills, you can make informed decisions to build a more secure future.

If you would like to find out more about choosing Australian Ethical as the default super fund for your employees, contact Kirk McNeill on 0415035950 or email at kmcneill@australianethical.com.au.

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Disclaimers:

1. Lowy Institute Climate Poll – 2024

2. Climate Change Performance Index 2024

3.  As at 31st March2024

4. For more information on our insurance cover:  australianethical.com.au/super/insurance

+ Our investment restrictions include some thresholds.Thresholds may be in the form of an amount of revenue that a business derives from a particular activity, but there are other tolerance thresholds we can use depending on the nature of the investment. We apply a range of qualitative and quantitative analysis to the way we apply thresholds. For example, we may make an investment where we assess that the positive aspects of the investment outweigh its negative aspects. For information on how we make these assessments for a range of investment sectors and issues such as fossil fuels, nuclear power, gambling, tobacco, human rights, and many others, please read ourEthical Criteria.

Disclaimer: The information is of a general nature and is not intended to provide you with financial advice or take into account your personal objectives, financial situation or needs. Before acting on the information, consider its appropriateness to your circumstances and read the Financial Services Guide, relevant product disclosure statement (PDS) and Target Market Determination (TMD) available on our website.

You may wish to seek financial advice from an authorised financial adviser before making an investment decision. Past performance is nota reliable indicator of future performance.

Interests in the Australian Ethical Retail SuperannuationFund (ABN 49 633 667 743, USI AET0100AU) are offered by Australian Ethical Investment Limited (ABN 47 003 188 930, AFSL 229949) and issued by the Trustee of the Fund, Australian Ethical Superannuation Pty Limited (ABN 43 079 259 733,RSE L0001441, ASFL 526 055).