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Switch your super to help protect the Daintree

Switch your super today and we’ll protect the Daintree rainforest on your behalf.

Build a clean energy future

We invest in solar, geothermal, hydro and wind companies, such as Vestas who have raised over 51,000 wind turbines across 73 countries.

Provide competitive returns

Ethical funds have outperformed non-ethical funds over most time periods
Source: Responsible Investment Association Australasia, 2019 Responsible Investment Benchmark Report looking at the average performance of ethical and mainstream funds.

Send a message to big coal

Divesting from our worst polluters has potential to sway public opinion and expedite strong government action to deal with climate change.

Switch to protect the Daintree

For every new member in September, we’ll protect two square metres of land for the Daintree World Heritage site.

Last summer we experienced one of our worst bush fire seasons. The fires released the equivalent of three-quarters of Australia’s annual man-made emissions for a year. That’s why we’re helping to protect the Daintree rainforest. Because our forests are the world’s number one carbon capture solution today.

The land will be returned to the Traditional Owners, the Kuku Yalanji people to protect for life. Many Australian’s don’t realise that their super can have a big impact on our environment.

At Australian Ethical, our portfolios produce 75% less carbon emissions^{^} than traditional investments along with market-leading returns^*. So take climate action with your super. Ditch fossil fuel companies and invest in positive companies that are improving our planet.

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Our approach

Ethical Charter

Our ethical charter has been in place since 1986 guiding the way we make investments.

Companies we invest in

We invest in companies to have a positive impact on the planet, people and animals.

Our positions

We agitate for change and that means taking a stance.

Positive, competitive investments

Seek investments

Clean energy

Sustainable products

Medical solutions

Innovative technology

Responsible banking

Healthcare

Recycling

Energy efficiency

Education

Aged care

Avoid investments

Coal

Coal seam gas

Oil

Weapons

Tobacco

Old growth forest logging

Exploitation

Gambling

Human rights abuses

Harmful products

Best performing super

Australian Ethical Super offers 7 investment options and we’ve had some great results for June 2020.

#1 Australian Shares option ranks 1st over the 5 years, 7 years and 10 years

#3 Balanced option ranks 3rd over 1 year

#12 Growth option ranks 12th over the 3 years

_{#Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Ratings or investment returns are only one factor you should consider when deciding how to invest your super. Remember, superannuation is generally a long-term investment. For details on the risks and fees of investing in Australian Ethical Super, please refer to the Super Product Disclosure Statement.}

_{SuperRatings does not issue, sell, guarantee or underwrite this product. Go to www.superratings.com.au for details of its ratings criteria. SuperRatings performance fee is net of percentage based administration and investment fee and does not include the $97 member fee.}

_{Source: SuperRatings Fund Crediting Rate Survey as at June 2020:}

Australian Ethical Super’s Australian Shares option ranks no.1 over 5 years, 7 years and 10 years according to the SuperRatings Fund Crediting Rate Survey – Australian Shares Index delivering returns of 8.87% p.a, 10.68% p.a and 10.47% p.a respectively.
Australian Ethical Super’s Balanced option was ranked no.3 in the SuperRatings Fund Crediting Rate Survey – SR50 Balanced (60-76) Index over 1 year delivering a 2.42% return (5 year return is 6.47% p.a and 7 year return is 7.32% p.a).
Australian Ethical Growth option was ranked no.12 in the SuperRatings Fund Crediting Rate Survey – SR50 Growth (77-90) Index over 3 years delivering a 6.37% return (5 year return is 6.37% p.a and 7 year return is 7.71% p.a).

Competitive Returns

Our default Balanced (accumulation) investment option outperformed the investment objective for the ten year period to 31 August 2020.

*Reference: investment objective aims to achieve returns of 3.5% pa above inflation over the medium to longer terms.

Past performance is not an indicator of future performance.

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Award-winning super

2020 Green Superannuation Fund of the Year

2020 SuperRatings Infinity Award for best sustainable super fund++

2020 SuperRatings Gold for MyChoice Super and MySuper++

What our members are saying...

I’ve always held my superannuation with Australian Ethical. I love that my own financial future is invested in a clean, clever and humane tomorrow. It’s an easy way of being green, and the returns aren’t bad either!

Ingrid Neilson Communicator, Environmentalist

Given the options of the different super funds I had, Australian Ethical Super was the only one that, according to my principles, gave me the assurance that my money was in safe hands.

Eli Buxeda Photographer, Graphic Designer

l have been waiting for this opportunity. For me, it is not just the money l place in the hands of those who care about the planet. It is a vote against those who make money from misery and destruction. I may be a humble crane driver but this is our world and we need compassion not misery.

Richard Mann former Greenpeace employee (1989)

^Carbon intensity (tonnes CO2e per $ revenue) of Australian Ethical share investments (as at 31 Dec 2019) compared to blended benchmark of S&P ASX 200 Index (for Australian and NZ shareholdings) and MSCI World ex Australia Index (for international shareholdings).

*Australian Ethical Super’s Balanced MySuper option was ranked no.3 in the SuperRatings Fund Crediting Rate Survey - SR50 MySuper Index over 1 year delivering a 2.42% return as at 30 June 2020 (5 year return is 6.47% p.a and 7 year return is 7.31%). SuperRatings does not issue, sell, guarantee or underwrite this product. Go to www.superratings.com.au for details of its ratings criteria.

Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Ratings or investment returns are only one factor you should consider when deciding how to invest your super. Remember, superannuation is generally a long-term investment.

++ SuperRatings does not issue, sell, guarantee or underwrite this product. Go to www.superratings.com.au for details of its ratings criteria.

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