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SuperRatings Platinum and Gold ratings for Active Super products
Our Account-Based Pension Plan received a 2024 Platinum rating from SuperRatings1.
Plus, our Accumulation Scheme struck Gold with both our Choice2 and MySuper Lifestage3 products.
Heron five-star quality rating
Independent advisers, the Heron Partnership, awarded our superannuation products 5 Heron Quality Stars+.
Rainmaker AAA rating
Our Accumulation Scheme and Account-Based Pension Plan have been awarded AAA ratings every year since 2006. Members in a AAA-rated fund can be confident their fund will deliver on its promises.
Carbon Neutral operations
The Trustee’s business operations have been certified carbon neutral by the Australian Government’s Climate Active Carbon Neutral Standard for Organisations program for the financial years 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22. This certification covers operations conducted from our head office in Sydney, as well as our regional offices.
In addition, Active Super Property has held Carbon Neutral (base building) certifications for four consecutive years (2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023^) in accordance with the Climate Active Carbon Neutral Standard for Buildings, for all four office buildings and all three retail centres via the NABERS pathway.
NABERS SPI
Active Super is proud to manage a property portfolio with 100 percent carbon neutral coverage of its direct office and retail assets and participation across all rating categories in the 2023 NABERS Sustainable Portfolios Index.
WELL Health-Safety Rating
We received this rating for all eight properties within the portfolio in 2022 in recognition of the quality of our building operations and management across key areas of cleaning, air and water quality, and stakeholder engagement.
6 Star Green Star performance rating
Our direct property portfolio is recognised for its sustainable building practices and holds a '6 Star Green Star - Performance' rating from the Green Building Council of Australia.
PRI assessment
We have been a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) since 2007. The PRI initiative is an international network of investors working together to incorporate sustainability issues into investment decision making and ownership practices.
Money magazine's Best of the Best Awards
Money Magazine named us as an ESG Super Fund Leader for 2022. We secured 2nd place in the Best Diversified ESG Super Products category* and were named as the 3rd Best Value Super Fund for Young People.** We have also been named Best Green Super Fund by Money magazine six times since 2012.
1. From analysis of 182 pension fund products covering in excess of $248 billion in retirement savings on behalf of 940,000 members.
2. From analysis of 327 superannuation choice products covering in excess of $920 billion in superannuation savings on behalf of 19 million member accounts.
3. From analysis of 113 MySuper offerings covering in excess of $475 billion in superannuation savings on behalf of 12 million member accounts.
+For its 2024 Quality Star Ratings, Heron assessed superannuation funds against its 5 Areas of Importance framework (Investment arrangements, Insurance, Ancillary benefits, Communications and Contributions.)
^Certification held for 12 months from March, April or May depending on the date of assessment, and is based on data from the previous calendar year.
*Active Super – High Growth product received 2nd place in the category with 10-year returns of 9.6 percent p.a. for members aged 25 with a $5000 balance.
**Active Super received 3rd place in the category with 5-year returns of 6.1 percent p.a. for members aged 25 with a $5000 balance.