EPPF is proud to release its Social Policy to industry as part of our ongoing commitment to racial equity, transformation and gender parity. 

The industry changemaker, with assets under management totalling R203-billion as at the end of the financial year 2024, proudly sponsors more than 90% of its assets to black-owned fund managers and black, senior investment decisionmakers, including its internal team. The Fund is intentional about attaining gender parity through careful policy targets that include having 30% of Fund assets managed by women-owned and women-led fund managers by 2033. “In pursuit of good financial returns for EPPF members, we recognise that we also have the opportunity to create a more just and equitable society and economy,” explains CEO and Principal Officer Mr Shafeeq Abrahams. 

EPPF’s commitment to a sustainable environment has seen the Fund complete its maiden Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance submission on NetZero climate plans. Chief Investment Officer Ms Sonja Saunderson says, “We want to achieve a 40% reduction in financed emissions by 2030 so EPPF wants to activate the rest of our value chain to also think about how we can achieve this together. We understand that not all components will be able to achieve the same targets, which is why we’re also embarking on engagement with the top emission investee companies in our Fund to stay closer to their plans and help steer them.” 

At its annual thought leadership event in Johannesburg yesterday, Beyond Tomorrow with EPPF, the Fund committed to looking for more climate solutions-based investment opportunities. Industry stakeholders, including asset owners and other fund managers, heard how social justice, environmental regeneration and economic parity remain the focus of EPPF’s sustainability priorities. 

Read EPPF's Social Policy. 

Media Enquiries: 

Khanyisa Melwa, Communications Specialist - khanyisa@eppf.co.za 

Seema Ramnarain, Communications Manager - seema@eppf.co.za