First Nations peoples’ rights

Media Release: Minimising greenwashing and maximising impact to take centre stage at Responsible Investment Australia 2023

MELBOURNE: With increasing attention on greenwashing in finance, the largest and most comprehensive responsible investment conference in the Southern Hemisphere, RI Australia 2023, will take place in Melbourne and online on 10-11 May 2023. Held by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), the two-day conference...

The ‘long work’ ahead – building the knowledge and capacity of investors on First Nations peoples’ rights

  By Min Wah Voon, Program Manager at RIAA   On 24 May 2020, Rio Tinto destroyed 46,000-year-old caves at Juukan Gorge - a place of personal, community, national and international significance. One year on, investors are working with First Nations peoples and organisations to increase First Nations voices in responsible investment and sustainable finance and ensure our investments respect and protect First Nations peoples’ rights and self-determination.    "Oi oi oi...