Super Fund gets top rating

The report covers 500 of the world’s biggest asset owners and rates them in terms of their strategies in responding to risks from climate change.

The NZ Super Fund is one of 17 asset owners around the world to achieve the top AAA rating in the survey. It is ranked 15 in the group of 17 leaders.

The index is published by the Asset Owners Disclosure Project, an independent, non-profit organisation which aims to encourage long-term investors to address climate-related risk. The report, based on survey responses and publicly available information, rates asset owners and managers on their strategies to address climate change. It assesses governance and strategy, portfolio risk management, and metrics and targets.