Where a company has multiple ethical concerns, the total concerns percentage counts this investment once.
The average total concerns of all funds of the same risk profile is weighted by the funds' investment values.
The average total concerns of all KiwiSaver balanced funds is 5.99%.
Where companies, through their products or operations, cause harm to animals e.g., animal entertainment (such as marine parks and rodeos), livestock exports, whale meat etc.
Where companies are involved in the production or retail of fur & speciality leather products (where animals are raised purely for skins).
Uses exotic leather and fur products in its luxury ranges such as crocodile, python and ostrich. Brands containing exotic leather include Donna Karan, Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Bvlgari, Céline. In addition it sells cosmetics and fragrances in China where testing on animals is required.
Where companies, through their products or operations, cause harm to animals e.g., animal entertainment (such as marine parks and rodeos), livestock exports, whale meat etc.
Where companies are involved in the production or retail of fur & speciality leather products (where animals are raised purely for skins).
Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.
Diversified personal-care, homecare, and packaged food company. The company states that its products are sold in countries where animal testing of cosmetic products is required by law.
Where companies are involved in significant harm to individuals or communities, through the unsafe nature of their products or delivery of services and inadequate response to evidence of harm.
Meta is the world’s largest online social network consisting of the Facebook app, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and many features surrounding these products. The company has faced several investigations and legal action linked to privacy-related allegations, including its handling of user data, and breaches of user privacy. Meta has also been criticised for its poor governance model, as well as allowing its platform in non-English speaking countries to be used to incite ethnic violence.
Where the actions of companies have violated global standards on labour rights and freedoms; including poor treatment of workers, child and forced labour, and modern slavery.
Uber is a ride and food delivery service provider. Evidence shows the company has been prioritising revenue growth over driver welfare and user safety. As Uber considers its drivers to be contractors, this limits their employee rights to the minimum wage and other benefits, meaning drivers and vehicles are not subject to the labour standards expected from traditional taxi companies.
Where the actions of companies have violated global standards on human rights and freedoms including customary rights of indigenous people.
Thermo Fisher Scientific sells scientific instruments and laboratory equipment, diagnostics consumables, and life science reagents. Thermo Fisher DNA testing kits have been linked to surveillance and discriminatory purposes by the legal authorities in Xinjiang (a region of China) for monitoring and tracking the Muslim Uyghur ethnic group and other minorities. Evidence shows Thermo Fisher Scientific continues to supply DNA sequencing products to the Xinjiang region, despite the company announcing it would halt sales to the region in 2019.
Where companies source their power generation from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal) to generate electricity.
Contact Energy is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest electric utilities companies. Contact operates three thermal power stations that employ gas and diesel. In FY2023, 7% of the energy Contact generated came from thermal generation. However, Contact has announced plans for further investment in renewable generation. This includes NZD 1.2 billion in geothermal power, by constructing a new station and expanding capacity at an existing station, along with early developments in wind and solar generation. Therefore, the company is considered to be on a climate change pathway aligned with 1.5°C of global temperature rise.
Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.
BP, headquartered in the UK, is an integrated oil and gas company that explores for, produces, and refines oil around the world. The company has as reportable segments: gas & low carbon energy, oil production & operations, customers & products, and Rosneft. Additionally, BP plc owns and operates crude oil and natural gas pipelines, processing facilities and NGLs extraction business.
Between 2020 and 2022, the company spent on average US$1,104 million per year on exploration activities alone. After generating 1,066 million barrels of oil in 2021, the company plans to expand their operations an additional 287% in the short term (1-7 years). The expansion is proposed to extend far and wide across the globe, including in Indonesia, India, Azerbaijan, UAE, Egypt, Mauritania, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Trinidad and Tobago, USA and the UK. Evidence shows the company is far from being on a climate change pathway aligned with 1.5°C of global temperature rise, as the company’s planned short-term expansion overshoots the IEA Net-Zero Emissions Scenario by 34.7%.
Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.
Operates electric and natural gas transmission systems in the UK and US. It also operates facilities for storing LNG. including the Grain LNG terminal in the UK which is the largest LNG facility in Europe and 8th globally.
Where companies are involved in the manufacturing or retail of firearms, including guns, rifles, pistols, or components or services thereof.
Walmart is the USA’s largest retailer by sales, selling a variety of general merchandise and grocery items. Walmart retails shotguns, pistols and ammunition at some of its stores in the USA, as well as components for firearms such as scopes. Walmart are currently working to improve their weapon-realted controls.
We invest in fossil fuel companies because energy is an essential resource for modern life, and we believe it is better to invest in the companies that are relative ESG leaders in the sector rather than ignoring the sector entirely.
We take a holistic approach to assessing a company's prospective ESG leadership, including the carbon intensity of current oil production facilities, initiatives to reduce this carbon intensity to help meet net zero goals, capital allocation policies including for green energy initiatives, and ESG scores on both the MSCI and Sustainalytics ratings scales.
The Stepping Stones 56-60 years old investment option aims to provide a modest to medium return over the short to medium term. It invests in an actively managed portfolio made up of slightly more income assets than growth assets. Volatility is likely to be medium to high. Returns will vary and may be low or negative at times.
| Value | $34.6M NZD |
| Period of data report | 31st Dec. 2024 |
| Members | 679 |
| Fund started | 16th April 2013 |
| Total annual fund fees | 1.2% |
| Total performance based fees | 0.0% |
| Manager's basic fee | 1.13% |
| Other management and administration charges | 0.06% |
| Total other charges | 36.0 |
| Total other charges currency | NZD |
|
Sam Goldwater |
Currently: Chief Investment Officer/Investment Committee Member/Executive Director (11 years, 9 months)
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Daniel Frost |
Currently: Portolio Manager - Property & Infrastructure, Australasian Equities (6 years, 11 months)
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Andrew Bolland |
Currently: Portolio Manager - Property & Infrastructure, Australasian Equities (5 years, 6 months)
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Ayrton Oliver |
Currently: Portfolio Manager - Fixed Income (3 years, 9 months)
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Nathan Field |
Currently: Portfolio Manager - Global Equities (1 years, 10 months)
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This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.
Past annual returns for this fund are after fees and taxes. Please note that higher past returns do not always mean higher future returns.
| Year | Market Average | Fund Annual Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.71% | 11.81% |
| 2023 | -2.79% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.34% | 0.17% |
| 2021 | 17.98% | 14.21% |
| 2020 | -1.40% | 0.99% |
| 2019 | 5.81% | 7.32% |
| 2018 | 5.28% | 5.77% |
| 2017 | 5.86% | 2.6% |
| 2016 | 4.01% | 7.28% |
| 2015 | 11.09% | 10.5% |
The market average is the average return for funds of the same risk category, sourced from the Commission for Financial Capability's Sorted website. The fund information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.
ASB NZ Dollar Cash Account
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A1
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd
New Zealand Australasian Equities
Infratil
New Zealand Australasian Equities
Contact Energy
New Zealand Australasian Equities
Auckland International Airport Ltd
New Zealand Australasian Equities
Spark
New Zealand Australasian Equities
Kāinga Ora Sep 2035 Bonds
New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
T Rowe Price Global Equity Fund
Australia International Equities
Nzlga May 2031 Bonds
New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
Kāinga Ora Apr 2030 Bonds
New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
| Type | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 5.0% | 5.52% |
| New Zealand Fixed Interest | 36.0% | 38.8% |
| International Fixed Interest | 9.0% | 5.64% |
| Australasian Equities | 13.5% | 19.53% |
| International Equities | 23.0% | 24.9% |
| Listed Properties | 13.5% | 5.39% |
| Unlisted Properties | 0.0% | 0.22% |
| Other | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Commodities | 0.0% | 0.0% |
How the money in this fund is invested by asset type.
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.
This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios
that each
KiwiSaver
fund has
filed with the Disclose register to 30th Sept. 2024 and Mindful Money
analysis of funds within those portfolios. The list of companies of concern has
been drawn from ratings agencies and public sources, including the Norwegian
Sovereign Fund, NZ Super Fund, Sustainalytics and research organisations.
Please note that companies may breach more than one of these areas of
concern.
The listing of companies of concern is based on definitions used in Mindful Money's
methodology. These definitions may
be different from the exclusions policy and definitions applied by the fund provider.
Mindful Money uses the term Mindful Funds as our standard
for ethical investment and responsible investment. This does not imply that
other funds are unethical or that the fund providers that do not meet these
standards are unethical providers.
Where companies, through their products or operations, cause harm to animals e.g., animal entertainment (such as marine parks and rodeos), livestock exports, whale meat etc.
Where companies are involved in the production or retail of fur & speciality leather products (where animals are raised purely for skins).
Uses exotic leather and fur products in its luxury ranges such as crocodile, python and ostrich. Brands containing exotic leather include Donna Karan, Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Bvlgari, Céline. In addition it sells cosmetics and fragrances in China where testing on animals is required.
Where companies, through their products or operations, cause harm to animals e.g., animal entertainment (such as marine parks and rodeos), livestock exports, whale meat etc.
Where companies are involved in the production or retail of fur & speciality leather products (where animals are raised purely for skins).
Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.
Diversified personal-care, homecare, and packaged food company. The company states that its products are sold in countries where animal testing of cosmetic products is required by law.
Where companies are involved in significant harm to individuals or communities, through the unsafe nature of their products or delivery of services and inadequate response to evidence of harm.
Meta is the world’s largest online social network consisting of the Facebook app, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and many features surrounding these products. The company has faced several investigations and legal action linked to privacy-related allegations, including its handling of user data, and breaches of user privacy. Meta has also been criticised for its poor governance model, as well as allowing its platform in non-English speaking countries to be used to incite ethnic violence.
Where the actions of companies have violated global standards on labour rights and freedoms; including poor treatment of workers, child and forced labour, and modern slavery.
Uber is a ride and food delivery service provider. Evidence shows the company has been prioritising revenue growth over driver welfare and user safety. As Uber considers its drivers to be contractors, this limits their employee rights to the minimum wage and other benefits, meaning drivers and vehicles are not subject to the labour standards expected from traditional taxi companies.
Where the actions of companies have violated global standards on human rights and freedoms including customary rights of indigenous people.
Thermo Fisher Scientific sells scientific instruments and laboratory equipment, diagnostics consumables, and life science reagents. Thermo Fisher DNA testing kits have been linked to surveillance and discriminatory purposes by the legal authorities in Xinjiang (a region of China) for monitoring and tracking the Muslim Uyghur ethnic group and other minorities. Evidence shows Thermo Fisher Scientific continues to supply DNA sequencing products to the Xinjiang region, despite the company announcing it would halt sales to the region in 2019.
Where companies source their power generation from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal) to generate electricity.
Contact Energy is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest electric utilities companies. Contact operates three thermal power stations that employ gas and diesel. In FY2023, 7% of the energy Contact generated came from thermal generation. However, Contact has announced plans for further investment in renewable generation. This includes NZD 1.2 billion in geothermal power, by constructing a new station and expanding capacity at an existing station, along with early developments in wind and solar generation. Therefore, the company is considered to be on a climate change pathway aligned with 1.5°C of global temperature rise.
Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.
BP, headquartered in the UK, is an integrated oil and gas company that explores for, produces, and refines oil around the world. The company has as reportable segments: gas & low carbon energy, oil production & operations, customers & products, and Rosneft. Additionally, BP plc owns and operates crude oil and natural gas pipelines, processing facilities and NGLs extraction business.
Between 2020 and 2022, the company spent on average US$1,104 million per year on exploration activities alone. After generating 1,066 million barrels of oil in 2021, the company plans to expand their operations an additional 287% in the short term (1-7 years). The expansion is proposed to extend far and wide across the globe, including in Indonesia, India, Azerbaijan, UAE, Egypt, Mauritania, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Trinidad and Tobago, USA and the UK. Evidence shows the company is far from being on a climate change pathway aligned with 1.5°C of global temperature rise, as the company’s planned short-term expansion overshoots the IEA Net-Zero Emissions Scenario by 34.7%.
Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.
Operates electric and natural gas transmission systems in the UK and US. It also operates facilities for storing LNG. including the Grain LNG terminal in the UK which is the largest LNG facility in Europe and 8th globally.
Where companies are involved in the manufacturing or retail of firearms, including guns, rifles, pistols, or components or services thereof.
Walmart is the USA’s largest retailer by sales, selling a variety of general merchandise and grocery items. Walmart retails shotguns, pistols and ammunition at some of its stores in the USA, as well as components for firearms such as scopes. Walmart are currently working to improve their weapon-realted controls.
We invest in fossil fuel companies because energy is an essential resource for modern life, and we believe it is better to invest in the companies that are relative ESG leaders in the sector rather than ignoring the sector entirely.
We take a holistic approach to assessing a company's prospective ESG leadership, including the carbon intensity of current oil production facilities, initiatives to reduce this carbon intensity to help meet net zero goals, capital allocation policies including for green energy initiatives, and ESG scores on both the MSCI and Sustainalytics ratings scales.
The Stepping Stones 56-60 years old investment option aims to provide a modest to medium return over the short to medium term. It invests in an actively managed portfolio made up of slightly more income assets than growth assets. Volatility is likely to be medium to high. Returns will vary and may be low or negative at times.
| Value | $34.6M NZD |
| Period of data report | 31st Dec. 2024 |
| Members | 679 |
| Fund started | 16th April 2013 |
| Total annual fund fees | 1.2% |
| Total performance based fees | 0.0% |
| Manager's basic fee | 1.13% |
| Other management and administration charges | 0.06% |
| Total other charges | 36.0 |
| Total other charges currency | NZD |
|
Sam Goldwater |
Currently: Chief Investment Officer/Investment Committee Member/Executive Director (11 years, 9 months)
|
|
Daniel Frost |
Currently: Portolio Manager - Property & Infrastructure, Australasian Equities (6 years, 11 months)
|
|
Andrew Bolland |
Currently: Portolio Manager - Property & Infrastructure, Australasian Equities (5 years, 6 months)
|
|
Ayrton Oliver |
Currently: Portfolio Manager - Fixed Income (3 years, 9 months)
|
|
Nathan Field |
Currently: Portfolio Manager - Global Equities (1 years, 10 months)
|
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.
Past annual returns for this fund are after fees and taxes. Please note that higher past returns do not always mean higher future returns.
| Year | Market Average | Fund Annual Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.71% | 11.81% |
| 2023 | -2.79% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.34% | 0.17% |
| 2021 | 17.98% | 14.21% |
| 2020 | -1.40% | 0.99% |
| 2019 | 5.81% | 7.32% |
| 2018 | 5.28% | 5.77% |
| 2017 | 5.86% | 2.6% |
| 2016 | 4.01% | 7.28% |
| 2015 | 11.09% | 10.5% |
The market average is the average return for funds of the same risk category, sourced from the Commission for Financial Capability's Sorted website. The fund information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.
ASB NZ Dollar Cash Account
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents A1
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd
New Zealand Australasian Equities
Infratil
New Zealand Australasian Equities
Contact Energy
New Zealand Australasian Equities
Auckland International Airport Ltd
New Zealand Australasian Equities
Spark
New Zealand Australasian Equities
Kāinga Ora Sep 2035 Bonds
New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
T Rowe Price Global Equity Fund
Australia International Equities
Nzlga May 2031 Bonds
New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
Kāinga Ora Apr 2030 Bonds
New Zealand NZ Fixed Interest AAA
| Type | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 5.0% | 5.52% |
| New Zealand Fixed Interest | 36.0% | 38.8% |
| International Fixed Interest | 9.0% | 5.64% |
| Australasian Equities | 13.5% | 19.53% |
| International Equities | 23.0% | 24.9% |
| Listed Properties | 13.5% | 5.39% |
| Unlisted Properties | 0.0% | 0.22% |
| Other | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Commodities | 0.0% | 0.0% |
How the money in this fund is invested by asset type.
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2024.
