• Management of environmental impacts through the implementation of best practice environmental techniques, technologies and product design, for example life cycle impact assessment is currently an assessment tool Pendal use to assess best practice product design.
• Environmental performance against a range of environmental indicators including for example, greenhouse gas emissions, energy and water use and environmental incidents.
• The capacity to consult key stakeholders in relation to activities that may have significant environmental impacts such as reportable non-compliance breaches or regulatory fines/penalties.
• Adoption of best practice with regards to management and disclosure of material risks and opportunities (which is likely to have a positive or negative financial impact (in the range of 5% to 10%) on a company or issuer’s earnings of valuation of assets)  associated with climate change.

• Equal opportunity, anti-discrimination and industrial relations policies and practices.
• Staff incentives, development and training.
• Employee benefits and entitlements.
• Human capital management performance against a range of indicators, such as voluntary turnover and gender diversity in senior management.
• Products or services that provide positive social impacts such as improved health & community well-being, disease prevention, and education.
• Management of contractors and suppliers.
• Workplace health and safety performance against indicators such as fatalities and lost time injury frequency rate.

• Codes of conduct and the extent of their integration into the company’s operations.
• Provision of regular and appropriate training.
• Whistleblower policies and procedures.
• Ethical conduct and performance of employees and officers – the extent to which companies are adopting principles in areas such as complying with the law, fair and open dealings and accepting responsibility for their actions.
• Product safety and consumer protection.
• Engagement practices with employees, shareholders and key community stakeholders.

For fixed interest securities issued by Government related entities covered by Pendal’s sustainability research database, Pendal does assess the related sustainability characteristics mentioned above, and typically prefer issuers with higher sustainability ratings.

The criteria applied to the SB Fund’s investments may exclude some industry sectors, companies or issuers from the SB Fund’s ‘investable universe’. For this reason the SB Fund’s performance may vary when compared to other funds that do not apply sustainable or ethical criteria in their investment process. This risk should be considered when deciding whether to invest in the SB Fund.

The SB Fund is an actively managed diversified portfolio that invests in Australian and International shares, Australian and International property securities, Australian and International fixed interest, cash and alternatives.

The SB Fund may also use derivatives. The SB Fund has a higher weighting towards growth assets than defensive assets. Sustainable and ethical investment practices are incorporated into the Australian and international shares, Australian and international fixed interest and part of the Alternative investments components of the Fund. All other investments by the Fund are not assessed for sustainable and ethical investment practices.

Pendal also has a dedicated ESG research team, Regnan, which supports and informs investment decisions through its in-house research, engagement and advisory functions. Investments are selected based on a range of sustainable, ethical and financial criteria as outlined above in sustainable assessment process.

The SB Fund actively seeks an exposure to securities and industries that demonstrate leading ESG and ethical practices, as outlined above in the sustainable assessment process, while avoiding exposure to companies with activities or behaviour considered to negatively impact the environment or society by adopting exclusionary screens.

Exclusionary screens for each asset class are noted below:

Exclusionary Screens – Australian Shares

The SB Fund’s Australian shares investments will not invest in companies which directly¹:

Fossil Fuels

• Extract or explore for fossil fuels (specifically, coal, oil and gas); or
• Derive 10% or more of their gross revenue from fossil fuel-based power generation, or from fossil fuel refinement or distribution (coal, oil and gas)^*; or
• Derive 10% or more of their gross revenue from the provision of supplies or services which relate specifically to fossil fuel extraction or exploration (coal, oil and gas)^*.

Uranium

• Derive 10% or more of their gross revenue from directly mining uranium for the purpose of nuclear power generation.

Logging

• Derive 10% or more of their gross revenue from unsustainable forestry or forest products, including non-Forest Stewardship Council certified forest products or non-Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil certified palm oil production.

Gambling

• Manufacture, own or operate gambling facilities, gaming services or other forms of wagering; or
• Derive 10% or more of their gross revenue from the indirect provision of gambling (for example, through telecommunications platforms).

Pornography

• Produce pornography; or
• Derive 10% or more of their gross revenue from the distribution or retailing of pornography.

Weapons

• Manufacture or distribute controversial weapons (including cluster munitions, landmines, biological or chemical weapons, nuclear weapons, blinding laser weapons, incendiary weapons, and/or non-detectable fragments); or
• Manufacture non-controversial weapons or armaments (including civilian firearms or military equipment); or
• Derive 10% or more of their gross revenue from the distribution or retailing of non-controversial weapons or armaments (including civilian firearms or military equipment).

Alcohol

• Produce alcoholic beverages; or
• Derive 10% or more of their gross revenue from the distribution or retailing of alcoholic beverages.

Tobacco

• Produce tobacco (including e-cigarettes and inhalers); or
• Derive 10% or more of their gross revenue from the distribution of tobacco (including e-cigarettes and inhalers); or
• Supply of goods or services specifically related to the tobacco industry (for example, packaging or promotion).

Animal testing

• Undertake animal testing for cosmetic products; or
• Undertake live animal export.

Predatory lending

• Provide products or services with lending practices that are unfair or deceptive to ordinary borrowers, including small amount short term loans at higher than commercial rates of interest (for example, payday loans, pawn loans or the use of aggressive sales tactics).

Breaches and misconduct

•  have been found to have significant breaches of social or environmental norms or regulations, or are subject to serious and substantiated allegations of unethical conduct, which Pendal considers have not been remedied or adequately addressed.

Exclusionary Screens – International Shares

The SB Fund’s international shares investments will not invest in companies which directly¹:

• Extract or explore for fossil fuels (specifically, coal, oil and natural gas); or
• Produce tobacco (including e-cigarettes and inhalers); or
• Manufacture controversial weapons (including cluster munitions, landmines, biological or chemical weapons, nuclear weapons, blinding laser weapons, incendiary weapons, and/or non-detectable fragments).

The SB Fund’s international shares investments will also not invest in companies which derive 10% or more of their gross revenue directly from:

• Fossil fuel-based power generation, or fossil fuel distribution or refinement (coal, oil and natural gas)^*;
• The production of alcoholic beverages;
• Manufacture, ownership or operation of gambling facilities, gaming services or other forms of wagering;
• Manufacture of non-controversial weapons or armaments;
• Manufacture or distribution of pornography; and
• Uranium mining for the purpose of nuclear power generation.

Exclusionary Screens – Australian and International Fixed Interest

The SB Fund’s fixed interest investments will not invest in issuers which directly¹:

• Produce tobacco (including e-cigarettes and inhalers); or
• Manufacture controversial weapons (including cluster munitions, landmines, biological or chemical weapons, nuclear weapons, depleted uranium weapons, blinding laser weapons, incendiary weapons, and/or non-detectable fragments).

The SB Fund’s fixed interest investments will also not invest in issuers which derive 10% or more of their gross revenue directly from:

• The production of alcoholic beverages; or
• Manufacture, ownership or operation of gambling facilities, gaming services or other forms of wagering; or
• Manufacture of non-controversial weapons or armaments; or
• Manufacture or distribution of pornography; or
• Direct mining of uranium for the purpose of weapons manufacturing; or
• Extraction of thermal coal and oil sands production.

Exclusionary Screens – Alternative Investments

A component of the SB Fund’s alternative investments will not invest in companies or issuers which directly¹:

• Produce tobacco (including e-cigarettes and inhalers); or
• Manufacture controversial weapons (including cluster munitions, landmines, biological or chemical weapons, nuclear weapons, depleted uranium weapons, blinding laser weapons, incendiary weapons, and/or non-detectable fragments).

A component of the SB Fund’s alternative investments will also not invest in companies which derive 10% or more of their gross revenue directly from:

• The production of alcoholic beverages; or
• Manufacture, ownership or operation of gambling facilities, gaming services or other forms of wagering; or
• Manufacture of non-controversial weapons or armaments; or
• Manufacture or distribution of pornography; or
• Direct mining of uranium for the purpose of nuclear power generation; or
• Extraction of thermal coal and oil sands production.

Exclusions may be updated, from time to time, following review and approval by Pendal.

All investment performance and unit pricing is net of tax and fees, except the weekly $1.30 Administration fee. Returns have not been adjusted for the affect of any fee capping arrangement. Investment returns are not guaranteed, and past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance.

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You should also read the Target Market Determination. You should consider obtaining personal advice from a licensed financial adviser before making any decision based on matters included on this website.

Your personal return will differ from the above performance figures depending on your investment option(s), when you joined the fund, transactions, fees charged, and investment switches.

In the instance of a unit pricing error for exited members, compensation will be paid where the amount of compensation is $20 and above.

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