2023 ANU Socially Responsible Investment Report

The Australian National University adopted a Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Policy in July 2013. The policy adopted clear benchmarks in 2015, becoming at the time one of only a handful of Universities worldwide who use responsible investment to advance its objectives on social and sustainability issues. These benchmarks were built on over the following decade and continue to evolve. Each year, the University publishes a Socially Responsible Investment Report to inform the community of the implementation of the SRI policy.

In 2023, the Long Term Investment Pool (LTIP) achieved a 34.69% lower carbon intensity than its composite benchmark comprised of the underlying benchmarks of the individual asset classes. LTIP had 15.63% ($208.25 million) invested in companies considered leaders in gender equality. This is in line with the SRI Policy’s aim to positively promote investment in securities that support socially beneficial outcomes.