Responsible Investment Approach

 Accumulation Fund

Our mission is to help our members who make or have made an essential contribution to the community achieve their superannuation and retirement goals. We acknowledge that environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors have the potential to affect the financial performance of our investments and accordingly, we observe the principles for responsible investing to integrate the consideration of these factors with our investment process.

Some examples of ESG issues which may impact investments include:

Our responsible investment approach seeks to integrate the analysis of ESG risks and opportunities through our broader investment processes. We also seek to maximise alignment with the companies we invest in by voting on company resolutions and promoting responsible investment through collaboration on responsible investment initiatives with our peers and industry bodies. ESSSuper is a signatory to the United Nation’s supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) initiative, the Investor Group for Climate Change and CDP (previously known as the Carbon Disclosure Project).

We also strive to provide transparency on our responsible investment activities through our communications to our members, primarily through our website content and related publications.

ESSSuper's Responsible Investment Policy (PDF 163.6KB)

Modern Slavery Statement

ESSSuper has a reporting obligation under the Modern Slavery Act 2018 to report annually on the risks of modern slavery in its operations and supply chains, and the actions we take.

We're sharing this statement to provide transparency about the steps ESSSuper is taking to identify and address modern slavery risks as part of our commitment to responsible investment and corporate social responsibility.

ESSSuper's Modern Slavery Statement (PDF 282.9KB)