Australia’s super funds manage trillions of dollars giving them tremendous power to rapidly drive forward the climate transition at the pace and scale required. The future we fund is the future we create.
Australian Retirement Trust (ART, a merger of QSuper and SunSuper) is one of the largest funds in Australia with shares in the biggest fossil fuel polluters. As owners of these companies, ART has the power to influence the make-up of company boards and corporate strategy. ART could use their voting power to force the companies they invest in to move away from coal, oil and gas.
ART has a net zero by 2050 target but no clear plan to reach this critical goal. It’s time for ART to show us its plan for real climate action. As a member of ART, you have the power to push the fund to set strong climate targets and use its superpowers for a future powered by the wind and sun.
Sign the petition to the Australian Retirement Trust:
As members of the Australian Retirement Trust we call on our superannuation fund to show integrity in becoming the climate leader it claims to be.
The Australian Retirement Trust should:
- Adopt science-based 2025 and 2030 emission reduction targets for the entire portfolio and disclose its plan to reach net-zero emissions
- Adopt, and make publicly available, a best practice policy to push companies it invests in to cut emissions in line with limiting warming to 1.5 degrees
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Scale up investment in climate solutions to drive Australia’s transformation to a renewable powered future that’s good for the climate, nature and our communities
Members speaking up puts real pressure on ART to clean up its investments. We've seen this working in recent years with companies like AGL and BHP announcing real plans to cut their emissions in response to pressure from retirement funds.
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our funds are invested for the sake of our children and grandchildren. Move away from fossil fuels as soon as possible.
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ART is one of the largest super funds in Australia and should be a leader, not a laggard when it comes to climate action. There will be no retirement on a dead planet. I want to enjoy my retirement, not live through countless heatwaves, droughts, fires and floods. I want my super to contribute to a liveable planet.
Europe is burning, soon it will be Australia again. We need to stop opening new fossil fuel projects.
Please show integrity in becoming a climate change leader:
1.Adopt science-based 2025 and 2030 emission reduction targets for the entire portfolio and disclose plan to reach net-zero emissions.
2.Adopt, and make publicly available, a best practice policy to push companies it invests in to cut emissions in line with limiting warming to 1.5 degrees.
3.Scale up investment in climate solutions to drive Australia’s transformation to a renewable powered future that’s good for the climate, nature and our communities.
4. Stop coal seam gas continuing & help promote environmental safety.
We know that in time we will find the technologies to replace fossil fuel. However, we must not continue to to allow proven polluters to keep opening up new gas projects which we know are highly flawed when they are operating. Those that are still lobbying to have they gas operations approved will achieve short term gain for long term pain for all.
As members of the Australian Retirement Trust we call on our superannuation fund to show integrity in becoming the climate leader it claims to be.
The Australian Retirement Trust should:
Adopt science-based 2025 and 2030 emission reduction targets for the entire portfolio and disclose its plan to reach net-zero emissions
Adopt, and make publicly available, a best practice policy to push companies it invests in to cut emissions in line with limiting warming to 1.5 degrees
Scale up investment in climate solutions to drive Australia’s transformation to a renewable powered future that’s good for the climate, nature and our communities
More money will be of no use if we are all toast.
The worlds hottest week has just past – surely that’s a warning – stop extracting fossil fuels
Please be a climate leader, n move away from fossil fuels