Our partners

We are a founding member of Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI). Our CEO is on the Board of ACSI and our Head of Responsible Investment is on its Member Advisory Council.

Established in 2001, ACSI exists to provide a strong voice on financially material sustainability and corporate governance risks and opportunities. Its members include Australian and international asset owners and institutional investors with more than $1.9 trillion in funds under management.

Through company engagement, policy advocacy, research and education, ACSI supports members, including CBUS, in exercising active ownership, which enhances the long-term value of the retirement savings entrusted to them to manage.

ACSI believes members can achieve value for their beneficiaries through genuine and permanent improvements to the environmental, social and governance practices of the companies in which they invest.

We are a founding member of the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI).

Established in 2021, ASFI is the peak body for sustainable finance, working with Australia’s largest financial institutions to realign the finance sector and ensure capital flows to activities that will create a sustainable, resilient and inclusive economy. Its members are Australia’s leading financial institutions and system actors working together to accelerate the transition to a sustainable financial system.

We are an Investor Member of GRESB.

GRESB is the global sustainability intelligence standard for real assets. Through its industry-governed standards, established benchmarks, validated data, and performance analytics, GRESB provides investors around the world with credible, comparable sustainability intelligence to understand performance across their portfolios, manage risk, inform capital allocation and investment decisions, and engage with managers. By focusing on the sustainability topics and performance metrics that matter most, GRESB helps the real asset industry deliver meaningful performance improvement at scale.

EOS at Federated Hermes Limited (EOS) undertakes engagement with listed global companies on our behalf. EOS’s constructive engagements with corporate boards and executives on environmental, social, governance and strategic issues enable investors to be more active owners of their equity and fixed-income assets, supporting stronger financial performance and better outcomes for society. EOS plays a leading or supportive role in multiple collaborative engagements with investors worldwide and its expertise has been called upon to help develop stewardship codes in developed and emerging markets.

We are a member of the Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking Asia Pacific (IAST APAC).

It was established in 2020 to engage with companies in the Asia-Pacific region to promote effective action in finding, fixing and preventing modern slavery in operations and supply chains.

IAST APAC believes that investors can achieve greater impact working collaboratively and drawing on various sources of knowledge and expertise to assess and address modern slavery risk in operations and supply chains.

We are a member of the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN).

Established in 1995 and led by investors responsible for assets under management of >US$100 trillion, ICGN advances high standards of corporate governance and investor stewardship globally.

We are a member of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), and one of our Board Directors also sits on the IGCC Board as its Chair. 

IGCC’s mission is to deliver real and accelerated progress on climate change by connecting, collaborating, and advocating on behalf of investors to responsibly manage climate risks and opportunities, and drive sustainable returns for investors and the beneficiaries they represent.

We are a signatory of the Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI).

The Principles act as a guide for investors, including CBUS, to integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into their investment practices.

We report on our responsible investment activities through the PRI Reporting Framework in accordance with PRI guidelines.

We are a member of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA).

RIAA is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to ensuring capital is aligned with achieving a healthy society, environment and economy. 

With its members representing A$79 trillion in assets under management, RIAA is the largest and most active network of people and organisations engaged in responsible, ethical and impact investing across Australia and New Zealand.