Tapping sustainable saving

A DESIRE to save money and invest ethically prompted Lucy Jackson to focus on her superannuation at a younger age than most.

Ms Jackson, 31, amalgamated several super fund accounts into one account in her late 20s.

“I also became interested in ethical investments, and moved it all to Australian Ethical,” she said.

“I’m quite passionate about sustainability but sometimes feel a little disempowered. This was a powerful way for individual action to have an impact.”

Ms Jackson said it was a good idea for Australians to take an interest in super earlier in life. “I think it’s often easy to put it off, but if you are living in a big city, property is becoming increasingly unattainable,” she said.

“Super is a really good way to invest and rely on other peoples’ expertise to invest your money.”