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You shouldn’t have to give up competitive financial returns to do good.
We assess and measure investments based on their long-term growth fundamentals plus positive contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - a global blueprint for balancing our economic, social and environmental needs.
You can direct your investing power toward building a better, more sustainable future for all while tracking the impact it’s having on achieving goals like SDG 3: Good Health & Well-being, SDG 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities.
Together let’s help shape a positive future for Australia, and our world.
Start tracking the impact of your super, just like you’d track returns.
The world's to-do list – as set by the United Nations, agreed to by 193 countries including Australia. It’s made up of 17 goals and 169 targets to end poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change by 2030. According to the Business & Sustainable Development Commission, achieving the SDGs could open up ~US$12 trillion in business opportunities.
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That's 1 in 10 Australians. It's estimated the world needs to produce 50% more food to feed 9 billion people by 2050. While eradicating world hunger is a very much a global goal, 5 million Australians have experienced food insecurity in the last 12 months.
Elevate Super invests in companies contributing toward SDG 2: Zero Hunger to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.
Source: UN Global Compact, Foodbank
Australia ranks among the top 6 countries on life expectancy. But there's enormous disparities with life expectancy about 10 years shorter for Indigenous than non-Indigenous Australians.
Elevate Super seeks to avoid investments where underlying shares have direct exposure to tobacco, weapons, firearms, gambling and alcohol companies in support of SDG 3 - ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
Source: UN Global Compact, World Health Organization
Significant investment in quality infrastructure is needed to support the rising population as estimated by the United Nations. Technology and innovation will be critical to ensure economic growth is environmentally sustainable.
Elevate Super members will be able to track their portfolio's contribution to SDG 9 - build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.
Source: UN Global Contact, United Nations
Great progress has been made over the past decade yet a lot more still needs to be done to close the gender gap.
Elevate Super members will be able to track their portfolio's contribution to SDG 5 - empower all women and girls to achieve political, economic and social equality.
Source: Australian Government Workplace Gender Equality Agency
Elevate Super targets competitive returns through sustainable investing.
Choose from two investment options, Elevate Balanced and Elevate Growth. Both portfolios are designed and monitored by our internal investment team to provide diversification, taking into account both fundamental financial analysis and positive contribution to the SDGs.
We seek to deliver higher SDG contribution compared to the market.
We seek to avoid investments where underlying shares have direct exposure to tobacco, weapons, firearms, gambling and alcohol companies.