Sustainable Investment 

Policies

Sustainability Policy:

This Policy sets out Mercer’s key principles and approach in relation to all sustainability related topics.

Remuneration policy:

This Policy set out how ESG performance is rewarded within Mercer.

Sustainability Related Disclosures

Principal Adverse sustainability impacts statement:

This statement summarises how principal adverse impacts on sustainability factors are considered as part of the investment decision making & advisory process.

Sustainability-related product disclosures:

Mercer Aspire, both Zurich and New Ireland offerings, offers Article 8 investment options, as categorised by the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. A list of the funds is available in the table below. Please click on the fund /Portfolio name for the sustainability related pre-contractual disclosures.

More detail on the sustainability related disclosures can be found by clicking on the disclosure document for each of the fund/portfolios listed. 

Fund Range Fund/Portfolio Name Classification Sustainability-related disclosure Periodic Reporting

Fund Range

Zurich Best Ideas

Fund/Portfolio Name

Aspire High Growth Portfolio

Classification

Article 8

Sustainability-related disclosure

Disclosure Document

Periodic Reporting

Report

Fund Range

Aspire Moderate Growth Portfolio

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Aspire Cautious Growth Portfolio

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Zurich ARF Portfolios

Fund/Portfolio Name

Aspire High Growth Portfolio IS

Classification

Article 8

Sustainability-related disclosure

Disclosure Document

Periodic Reporting

Report

Fund Range

Aspire Moderate Growth Portfolio IS

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Aspire Cautious Growth Portfolio IS

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Zurich Self-select Funds

Fund/Portfolio Name

Active Global Equity

Classification

Article 8

Sustainability-related disclosure

Disclosure Document

Periodic Reporting

Report

Fund Range

Active Global Equity Partial Hedge

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Active Global Equity Hedged

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Passive Developed Market Equity

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Passive Global Equity Hedged

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Passive Global Equity Unhedged

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Emerging Markets Equity

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Passive Emerging Markets Equity

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Global Low Volatility Equity

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Global Small Cap Equity

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Passive Multi-Factor Global Equity

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Eurozone Equity

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Active Sustainable Global Equity

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Passive Sustainable Global Equity

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Passive Global Listed Infrastructure

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Diversified Growth Fund (unhedged)

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Diversified Growth Fund Partial Hedge

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Absolute Return Fixed Income

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Global High Yield Bonds

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Global Credit Fund

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Passive Corporate Bonds

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

New Ireland Self-select funds

Fund/Portfolio Name

Mercer Global Equity Fund

Classification

Article 8

Sustainability-related disclosure

Disclosure Document

Periodic Reporting

Report

Fund Range

Mercer Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Mercer Low Volatility Equity Fund

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Mercer Multi-Factor Global Equity Fund

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Mercer Sustainable Global Equity Fund

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Mercer Global Listed Infrastructure Fund

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report

Fund Range

Mercer Global High Yield Bond Fund

Fund/Portfolio Name

Article 8

Classification

Disclosure Document

Sustainability-related disclosure

Report