Vision Super is committed to a sustainable future, and we believe that long-term economic viability is linked to environmental stability. This is reflected in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations of our investments and day to day operations.
ESG stands for 'Environmental, Social and Governance'. These are investment principles and fund governance that embraces sustainability factors. In addition to being environmentally and socially responsible, there is growing evidence that suggests that ESG factors, when integrated into investment analysis and decision making, can offer investors potential long-term performance advantages.
Investments
Our investment team seeks out fund managers that actively integrate ESG considerations into their stock selection process, and all our existing managers are encouraged to consider signing up to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment (UNPRI). We extend socially responsible investments into our core products as we find suitable managers.
The Vision Super core portfolio includes Fund Managers such as Generation Investment Management, chaired by Al Gore,and Baillie Gifford, one of the top ten ESG-ranked managers according to research commissioned by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC).
We are members of the following organisations, which actively conduct environmental, social and governance research:
Through our collaboration with these organisations, we encourage the investment community to take into account the impact of environment, social and governance issues in their investments to aid in better investment decisions and greater long term performance.
Our Sustainable Investments
We offer members a range of five sustainable investment options: Sustainable Conservative, Sustainable Balanced, Sustainable Balanced Growth, Sustainable Growth and Sustainable Just Shares. These take into account economic, environmental, social considerations and governance in the selection, retention and realisation of investments. Download the Sustainable Investments Fact Sheet.
Vision Super Rankings
Vision Super is a highly ranked signatory of the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment (UNPRI). In the 2009 annual UNPRI survey, Vision Super ranked above average for the six principles. Three of the six rankings put us in the top quartile against all other PRI signatories. View UNPRI 2009 results for Vision Super
In The Climate Institute March 2010 Survey, Vision ranked third overall with a No.1 ranking in terms of active ownership, collaborative initiatives and member engagement. The Climate Institute conducts annual surveys of Australia’s largest super funds regarding their climate change capabilities. View Climate Institute Funds Survey Results
Vision Super was amongst 10 of 76 surveyed super funds who were awarded the SuperRatings Infinity Rating for demonstrating ‘a genuine commitment to addressing environmental and social responsibilities’. SuperRatings is a leading independent super fund ratings agency in Australia.
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