The negative screening process seeks to avoid investment in companies or assets with a material involvement in the following activities*

• Listed companies with all male board directors

• Direct, repeated and systemic labour rights violations

• Significant harm to communities without adequate remediation or redress

• Owning fossil fuel reserves, and the mining, extraction or burning of fossil fuels

• Providing products, services and transportation that are specific and significant to the fossil fuel industry

• Large global financiers of fossil fuel companies and significant fossil fuel projects

• Operation of casinos and gambling facilities and the production of gambling products

• Production and manufacturing of tobacco products

• Production of pornography

• Manufacturing, production, engineering or sale of armaments and weaponry

• Operation of nuclear energy plants

• Uranium mining

• Live animal export and cosmetic testing on animals

• Owning or operating factory farms or abattoirs and production of controversial animal products

• Production or manufacturing of controversial agricultural chemicals or contamination of environments with harmful chemicals such as arsenic

• Activities with a direct negative impact on recognised UNESCO World Heritage or High Conservation Value areas

• Activities that directly enable the mandatory detention of asylum seekers and the operation of for-profit prisons

• Lending products and services with unfair or exploitative terms, including payday loan schemes

• The screening process also seeks to minimise investments in companies involved in the production, sale and distribution of alcohol and junk food.

*The application of these screens varies depending on the asset class and the type of negatively screened activity. Revenue thresholds may apply. For more information about how and when these screens are applied, please contact hello@vervesuper.com.au or download the screening approach here.

The positive screening process is used to increase investment exposure to particular attributes. The investment manager seeks exposure to*

• Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation holders

• Carbon leaders - industry leaders in carbon efficiency or companies engaged in activities that actively minimise carbon emissions.

• Sustainability leaders - companies involved in activities that align with the achievement of the United Nations Sustainability Goals.

• Green bonds - bonds issued to fund projects that have positive environmental benefits and are verified as meeting the standards set by the Climate Bonds Initiative.

*The application of these screens varies depending on the asset class and the type of positively screened activity. Screens may not be applied across all asset classes or asset types. For more information about how and when these screens are applied, please contact hello@vervesuper.com.au  or download the screening approach here.