1. MEDIARELEASE
LGS confirmed as Australia’s best green super fund
SYDNEY, 04 December, 2014 – Local Government Super (LGS) has been named Australia’s
Best Green Super Fund for 2015 at this year’s Money Magazine ‘Best of the Best’ awards.
This marks the third time that LGS’ sustainability performance has been recognised as the
‘Best of the Best’.
The award further confirms LGS as the fund to watch when it comes to incorporating
sustainability factors into investment processes and portfolios. LGS factors sustainable
considerations into investment strategies across all funds and asset classes: Australian and
international equities, property, absolute return and private equity classes and sovereign
bonds.
It’s an approach that LGS CEO, Peter Lambert, maintains is the way of the future – and one
in which LGS is well-practised.
“This is an area in which LGS can offer genuine leadership as the need for a sustainable
approach to retirement investing becomes increasingly recognised in Australia and
internationally. Even in the last year, the issue of longevity in retirement and the
understanding that supporting members’ long-term needs calls for investment strategies that
will perform for much longer time frames than traditionally thought has taken stronger hold,”
he said.
“As we see sustainability move closer to where it belongs – at the core of an investment
strategy – it’s likely that more and more funds will be looking at new, better and different ways
to invest more sustainably and indeed, new frameworks for thinking about investment in
general. It’s a move we applaud, look forward to and endeavour to stay at the forefront of.”
Some features of LGS’ sustainable investing approach include:
• Adoption by the Board in October 2014 of its ground-breaking ‘high carbon sensitive’
screen across all portfolios
• LGS’ global $170 million government bond strategy, a diversified portfolio with an
explicit focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks, with specific
allocation of up to 15% of the portfolio in primarily ‘AAA’ rated ‘green’ or ‘climate’
bonds issued by agencies such as the World Bank, European Investment Bank or
Asian Development Bank
• $180 million in low carbon investments across listed and private equity, and
infrastructure
• Sustainable Australian Shares offered as one of LGS’s single sector investment
options
• All properties in LGS’ flagship direct property portfolio achieving 6-stars NABER’s
rating.
“The bottom line is that only a long-term sustainable approach to investing will deliver
members the long term sustainable returns they need. That’s what this Award recognises and
that’s why we’re so proud to receive it – because that is exactly what LGS is here to deliver,”
concluded Mr Lambert.
More information on LGS’ sustainable practices and investments can be found at:
www.lgsuper.com.au/investments/sustainability/sustainability.asp).

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NOTES TO THE EDITOR
About Local Government Super:
LGS manages over $8 billion in superannuation assets for around 90,000 members, including
60,000 employees working for local government or related employers throughout NSW and
30,000 former local government employees.
LGS has approximately $5 billion invested in responsible investment strategies across
Australian shares, international shares, property, absolute return and private equity asset
classes.