In addition to superannuation funds  and ASX listed cleantech companies, managed funds with a sustainability filter exist within the ethical and socially responsible investment (SRI) space. Ethical funds use a mixture of positive and negative screens.

Negative screens are used to prevent investment in companies from those industries. Historically they included:

• Tobacco
• Weapons manufacture
• Gambling
• Pornography

A growing number of ethical fund managers are now offering products that include a negative screen for:

• Fossil fuels
• Mining
• Environmental destruction

Positive screens are used either in place of or in addition to the negative screens for more focused funds, they can include:

• Renewable energy (solar, wind, hydro, wave)
• Products that improve the environment
• Agriculture conducted in a sustainable and humane way
• Education

The Responsible Investment Association Australia is the peak industry body representing responsible and ethical investment managers in Australia. They actively maintain a list of available investment options including managed funds.

ASX Listed Ethical, Responsible or Impact Funds

Fund Name	ASX Code	Active/Passive
Pengagna International Equities Limited	PIA	Active
Morphic Ethical Equities Fund Ltd	MEC	Active
Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Hedged ETF	VEFI	Passive
eInvest Future Impact Small Caps Fund (Managed Fund)	IMPQ	Active
BetaShares Sustainability Leaders Diversified Bond ETF – Currency Hedged	GBND	Passive
BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF – Currency Hedged	HETH	Passive
Vanguard Ethically Conscious International Shares Index ETF	VESG	Passive
BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF	ETHI	Passive
ETFS S&P Biotech ETF	CURE	Passive
ETFS Battery Tech & Lithium ETF	ACDC	Passive
VanEck Vectors MSCI International Sustainable Equity ETF	ESGI	Passive
Russell Australian Responsible Investment ETF	RARI	Passive
InvestSMART Ethical Share Fund (Managed Fund)	INES	Active
VanEck Vectors MSCI Australian Sustainable Equity ETF	GRNV	Passive
BetaShares Australian Sustainability Leaders ETF	FAIR	Passive

See also