Award win for Cbus Super’s Head of Responsible Investment
20 October 2025
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Cbus Super’s Head of Responsible Investment, Ros McKay, has won the ‘Driving the Policy Agenda’ award at this year’s Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) Climate Leaders Awards. The award recognises individuals who have made a significant contribution to the mission of accelerating investment for a net zero economy.
The IGCC recognised multi-year leadership from Ros on important climate policies for Australia’s future, her strategic insights, and ability to engage across government, industry and investors. Ros’ pivotal role in shaping sectoral transition plans, driving momentum for a strong 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution, and championing the industry-first Climate Action Pays Off campaign were also recognised with the IGCC noting this contribution has been central to ensuring investors’ perspectives influence national climate ambition and policy design.
Cbus Super CEO Kristian Fok said the award was well deserved recognition for the Fund’s steward of responsible investment, “Congratulations to Ros McKay on this outstanding recognition. Cbus has a proud history of investing responsibly, and Ros has been a driving force for continued integration of responsible investment in decision-making both at Cbus and for the industry at large with investors across the country benefiting from the determination she has shown in helping IGCC build the case for establishing sector pathways to support climate investment and key climate policies for Australia’s and our members’ future.”
Cbus Super Chief Investment Officer Leigh Gavin said the award recognises not only Ros’s work over the past year, but her long term commitment for Cbus members to responsible investment principles and real world outcomes, “The investment team is absolutely delighted to see Ros recognised as a climate leader for the sector. The award is testament to Ros’ leadership and attention to detail, and the sophisticated approach to climate issues embedded across our investment team. She has utilised her decades of responsible investment knowledge to assemble a high performing internal team that collectively supports and reinforces Ros’s efforts to provide rigour and insight to material ESG risks and opportunities across the Fund. And, most importantly to support sustainable long-term returns for our members.”
Ros McKay bio
With 25 years of responsible investment experience, Ros’ prior experience includes policy, ESG integration and stewardship roles with an ASX 50 listed company, pensions regulators (in Australia and the UK), superannuation industry bodies and a state based funds manager. Ros joined Cbus Super in the role of Head of Stewardship and Policy in the Responsible Investment team seven years ago.
Ros is a member of the ISSB Investor Advisory Group, ASFI COP31 Steering Committee and Minerals Council of Australia’s Community of Interest Advisory Panel.
Ros holds a Bachelor of Economics and Finance from RMIT, a Masters of Commercial Law from Melbourne University and is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
About Responsible Investment at Cbus:
At Cbus, responsible investment means considering Material1 environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities as one input in the investment decision making process (integration), using active stewardship (voting and engagement) to protect and preserve value for our members, and shaping the systems we operate in through public policy and regulatory advocacy
We aim to apply our approach across most of our portfolio in accordance with our Responsible Investment Policy.2 And we believe that our responsible investment approach helps manage risk, supports long-term investment returns, and is consistent with our duty to act in members’ best financial interests.
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1 Material ESG risks and opportunities are those that are likely to affect business or investment performance.
2 As at the date of preparation of this document, our Responsible Investment Policy does not apply to cash, derivatives or overlays.
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Cbus Super is the leading Industry Super Fund representing those that help build, maintain and shape Australia. As one of Australia’s largest super funds, we provide superannuation and income stream accounts to more than 900,000 members and we manage more than $105 billion of our members’ money (as at 30 June 2025). As of April 2022, Cbus merged with Media Super and offers Media Super products. In May 2023 Cbus Super successfully completed its merger with EISS Super, welcoming 17,000 new members and establishing itself as the leading fund for energy and electrical workers in Australia.
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