Nature & Environment

Whether you like it or not, if you are an investor, you are already investing in nature. Across Aotearoa New Zealand and around the world, all global gross domestic product depends, either directly or through supply chains, on nature: clean air and water, productive land and diverse and thriving flora and fauna.

Australia’s largest peak bodies representing private land conservation and responsible financial investment have teamed up to send a message to the Federal Parliament: now is the time to do a deal on Australia’s nature laws that delivers investment certainty and outcomes for nature. Together, we welcome the report of the Senate Inquiry into the Government’s Nature Positive Bills and support the committee’s recommendation that the legislation be amended to allow for National Environmental Standards to be issued by the Government, and to ensure that the definition for ‘nature positive’ is consistent with international expectations. Australia’s largest peak bodies representing private land conservation and responsible financial investment have teamed up to send a message to the Federal Parliament: now is the time to do a deal on Australia’s nature laws that delivers investment certainty and outcomes for nature. Together, we welcome the report of the Senate Inquiry into the Government’s Nature Positive Bills and support the committee’s recommendation that the legislation be amended to allow for National Environmental Standards to be issued by the Government, and to ensure that the definition for ‘nature positive’ is consistent with international expectations. The Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) and the Australian Land Conservation Alliance (ALCA) recognise the importance of robust environmental law reforms for protecting Australia’s biodiversity, and the need to provide investor and project proponents with more certainty and consistency.

It is with great pleasure that the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) announces ISS ESG as a Principal Partner of our Nature Working Group. ISS ESG, the responsible investment arm of ISS STOXX, is a global leader in providing environmental, social and governance solutions for asset owners, asset managers, hedge funds and asset servicing providers.

New Nature Positive Plan following review of the Environment and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act, recognising the importance of robust environmental law reforms for protecting Australia’s biodiversity.

The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) is pleased to announce Pollination as the Principal Partner of our Nature Working Group for the financial year of 2024.