Issues of concern

The graph below shows the percentage of the fund invested in each of the worst issues of concern to New Zealanders. Below the graph are listed all the companies this fund invests in, by issue of concern.

Key:

  • Human Rights Violations
  • Environmental Harm
  • Animal Cruelty
  • Weapons
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Social Harm

Companies of concern

    • Meta Platforms Inc-Class A 1.79%
    • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 0.52%
    • Uber Technologies Inc 0.33%
    • Johnson & Johnson 0.02%
    • Nestle SA-Reg 0.02%
    • Rio Tinto PLC 0.02%
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.03% !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
    • Shell PLC 0.02% !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
    • Southern Copper Corp 0.02%
    • Wh Group Ltd 0.02%
    • LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vui 0.78%
    • Procter & Gamble Co/The 0.40%
    • Entegris Inc 0.38%
    • Colgate-Palmolive Co 0.03%
    • Reliance Industries Ltd 0.03% !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
    • Unilever PLC 0.03%
    • Henkel AG & Co Kgaa 0.02%
    • Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N 0.02%
    • Prada S.P.A. 0.02%
    • Rentokil Initial PLC 0.02%
    • Shell PLC 0.02% !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
    • Unilever PLC-Sponsored Adr 0.02%
    • Exxon Mobil Corp 0.01% !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd 0.01%
    • Amphenol Corp-Cl A 0.42%
    • Walmart Inc 0.05%
    • Airbus Se 0.04%
    • Booz Allen Hamilton Holdings 0.02%
    • Larsen & Toubro Ltd 0.02%
    • Teledyne Technologies Inc 0.02%
    • Contact Energy Ltd 2.41% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Cheniere Energy Inc 0.64% !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
    • Franco-Nevada Corp 0.63%
    • BP PLC-Spons Adr 0.37% !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
    • Constellation Energy 0.05%
    • Eqt Corp 0.04% !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
    • BHP Group Ltd 0.03% !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
    • Conocophillips 0.03% !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
    • Galp Energia Sgps SA 0.03% !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
    • National Grid PLC 0.03% !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
    • Reliance Industries Ltd 0.03% !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
    • Samsung C&T Corp 0.03%
    • Ck Hutchison Holdings Ltd 0.02%
    • Consolidated Edison Inc 0.02%
    • Endesa SA 0.02% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Eog Resources Inc 0.02% !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
    • Mitsui & Co Ltd 0.02% !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
    • Rio Tinto PLC 0.02%
    • Shell PLC 0.02% !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
    • Total SA 0.02%
    • Centrica PLC 0.01%
    • Enel Spa 0.01% 1.5°C
      This company is on a 1.5°C pathway
    • Engie 0.01% !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
    • Exxon Mobil Corp 0.01% !!
      This company is expanding their fossil fuel production and
      is off track with the UN target to limit global temperature
      rise to 1.5°C
    • Lg Corp 0.01%

Fund Provider Response

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.

This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with the Disclose register to 31st March 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.

About this fund

Provides exposure to a diversified fund that invests into a portfolio weighted toward growth assets, but with a small allocation to income assets

Generate is an award-winning KiwiSaver and wealth provider with a track record of strong, long-term performance through responsible investment. Generate was awarded both Investor Choice and Adviser Choice Awards at the Research IP Funds Manager of the year awards 2022 and also received a Consumer NZ People’s Choice Award for KiwiSaver.

Value $2.56M NZD
Period of data report 30th June 2024
Members 165
Fund started 1st May 2023
Total annual fund fees 1.41%
Total performance based fees 0.0%
Manager's basic fee 1.41%
Other management and administration charges 0.0%
Total other charges 0.0
Total other charges currency NZD

Mike Heath

Currently: Investment Committee Member (4 years, 3 months)
Previously: General Manager, InvestNow (6 years, 3 months)

Anthony Edmonds

Currently: Investment Committee Member (4 years, 3 months)
Previously: Director, FundRock NZ and InvestNow (13 years, 7 months)

Anthony Sowerby

Currently: Investment Committee Member (4 years, 3 months)
Previously: Head of Investment Management Oversight, FundRock NZ (2 years, 9 months)

Jason Choy

Currently: Investment Committee Member (1 years, 11 months)
Previously: Senior Portfolio Manager, FundRock NZ and InvestNow (2 years, 1 months)

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th June 2024.

Past Returns

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

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 30th June 2024.

Top 10 Investments

  • Generate Focused Growth Managed Fund
    New Zealand Fund
    100.0%
Type Target Actual
Cash and Cash Equivalents 5.0% 5.39%
New Zealand Fixed Interest 0.0% 2.64%
International Fixed Interest 0.0% 0.39%
Australasian Equities 15.0% 19.9%
International Equities 65.0% 65.27%
Listed Properties 15.0% 6.16%
Unlisted Properties 0.0% 0.25%
Other 0.0% 0.0%
Commodities 0.0% 0.0%

Investment Mix

How the money in this fund is invested against the fund's targets.

This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each KiwiSaver fund has filed with Disclose register to 30th June 2024.