

PositiveIMPACT
This investment option has a focus on positive global change for people and the environment
What is impact investing?
Investments are focused on companies, organisations, and funds with the intention to generate a measurable, beneficial social or environmental impact alongside a financial return.
What do we currently invest in?
Compared to our standard managed choice options, the PositiveIMPACT option will have a narrower set of underlying investments, but it will still be well diversified. It also has a higher weighting to overseas shares compared to the standard options, and no Australian share manager. This higher weighting to overseas shares results in a higher foreign currency exposure, which may cause significant variances in performance compared to the other options over time.
The managers in this option were chosen because they are global leaders among their peers in terms of integrating sustainability into their decisions, or the underlying assets inherently generate environmental or social benefits.

Clean/efficient energy

Healthcare

Education

Sustainability products

Recycling

Innovative tech
How do we select our investments
For many years we have applied a comprehensive approach to Responsible Investment across our entire portfolio, and we’ll continue to do so because we think it will enhance long term results. As a natural outworking of our approach, we have a number of strategies or investments in our portfolio where there is a clear and tangible environmental or social impact. But we understand that some members wish to invest with a greater concentration on these strategies. The PositiveIMPACT option is designed for those members. We are able to offer it because of our long history of embracing sustainability and social issues within our mainstream options.
Fund managers in the PositiveIMPACT portfolio
Consistent with our overall approach to Responsible Investment within all of our Managed Choice options, we are naturally inclined towards considering investments which have a sustainability theme. To make it into the PositiveIMPACT portfolio, such investments must meet our standard risk/return criteria. By applying these criteria with an open mind, we have found a number of strategies that pass the test. Listed below are the Fund managers in the PositiveIMPACT portfolio:
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