As the world stands at a crucial crossroads in its efforts to combat climate change, recent discussions among industry leaders emphasise the importance of strategic investments and partnerships in fostering a sustainable future. The urgency of transforming our economy to achieve net-zero emissions cannot be...
The Impact Investing Network (IIN) and Responsible Investment Association Association (RIAA) boards have been in exploratory discussions on deepening integration between the two organisations. With an aim to have the IIN sitting as an integrated portfolio within RIAA by mid-2025. Both boards have endorsed this opportunity at...
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...
On 19 September at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA)’s annual conference in New Zealand, I have the wonderful privilege of moderating a panel of three CEOs from prominent New Zealand listed companies: Simon MacKenzie (Vector), Jolie Hodson (Spark), and Grant Webster (THL Holdings). We...
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to ensuring capital is aligned with achieving a healthy society, environment and economy. This FAQ page aims to answer common questions about our certification and how consumers can be better informed when starting their...
People with superannuation accounts or investment portfolios have immense power. With substantial amounts of money invested – such as the $4 trillion in Australia’s superannuation funds (the 5th largest pool of pension assets in the world), consumers are in the driver's seat when it comes...
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...
On 5 June 2024, the Federal Court in Australia largely found for ASIC in its case against the trustee of the superannuation fund Active Super (Australian Securities and Investments Commission v LGSS Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 587). The judgment contains important developments in the application of...
Imagine: You’re a portfolio manager for a 30-stock portfolio within the Weak Governance Exchange (WGX). One of your investments is in bottled water company, Water Power. The business model is simple: selling bottled water. What is different about this business is that half of their...
The last decade has seen an increased focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policymaking and implementation, and a rise in new investment funds to match. The past few years, however, have also exposed ESG fractures in the industry. One of the areas of growing...
By Måns Carlsson OAM, who recently participated on the panel, "Modern slavery risk and reporting: Where to from here?" at the RIAA Conference Australia 2024. There is little evidence that Australia’s Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) has contributed to reducing the prevalence of modern slavery, which...
Investors should care about this topic, not just because of the reporting requirements, but because of the potential investment impacts, including brand risk, the implied social licenses under which exist, earnings sustainability risks and many other operational factors...