2024 ARA Handbook

In this section

Committee Comments

Report of the Year

Best of Industry Sectors

Gold Awards

Silver Awards

Bronze Awards

2024 Report of the Year

Each year the ARA Awards Presentation culminates in the announcement of the ARA Report of the Year. In past years the Report of the Year has been selected from among the Gold Award recipients. Following the introduction of the Best in Industry Sector Awards in 2021 the Report of the Year is now selected from among the winners of these Awards.

CPA Australia is a Major Sponsor of ARA and is the Sponsor of the Report of the Year Award.

Report of the Year Finalists

    
                The Smith Family
                Community and Welfare
            
                Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation
                Financial Services
            
                Wesfarmers Limited
                Infrastructure, Retail and Services
            
                Sanford Limited
                Resources and Production
            
                Bureau of Meteorology
                Public Administration - National
            
                Main Roads Western Australia
                Public Administration - State
            
                City of Stirling
                Public Administration - Local

Winner of the 2024 Report of the Year

Congratulations to

Guardians of
New Zealand
Superannuation

Winner of the 2024 ARA Report of the Year

Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation is a Crown entity that was created to manage and administer the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, a large pool of government investments (currently worth more than NZ$65 billion) established to help pay the future cost of providing universal superannuation. The Guardians invest Government contributions, and the returns from its investments, to grow the size of the Fund for the long term.

The Guardians have long been concerned to report openly and transparently to their stakeholders about the purpose of the fund and their performance in managing it to gain and maintain stakeholders’ trust. The Guardians have set a very high standard in annual reporting for many years. Their achievements include eleven consecutive ARA Gold Awards to date (and the ARA Chair’s Commendation); winning the Best of Sector Award in the Financial Services Sector each year since that Award was introduced; and winning the ARA Report of the Year Award in 2021, 2022 and again in 2024.

Congratulations to Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation.

ARA Director, Tulip Penney, Chair of the ARA Awards Committee commented:

“The Guardians annual report is always a pleasure to adjudicate. From cover to cover, it is a joy to read. It is clearly written to fully inform stakeholders about the purpose and performance of the NZ Superannuation Fund. Use of Maori language in key sections demonstrates a strong commitment to all stakeholders. The Guardians recognise best practice investing requires proper consideration of the risks and benefits from environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and have embedded a strong climate change and sustainability focus in their investment strategies. Good case studies show they understand and value the benefits of diversity in staff.”