What are materiality thresholds? Derived from financial accounting, materiality thresholds are set limits for exposure to certain industries. By setting these thresholds, funds define how much a product will be exposed to these industries. Materiality thresholds may be used in combination with chosen approach(es) to responsible investing...
RIAA disagrees with the recent article, “Watering down super fund tests risks lower returns” published by the The Australian Financial Review. The Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) performance test is having a direct impact on the movement of capital to climate transition and achieving a net-zero...
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. As a global leader in finance, investment, technology, business, law and policy, Pollination is a specialist climate change and nature...
Emit Capital says that through the RIAA Certification process, they were able to look at the way they were operating and analysing companies, while considering what more they could be doing in terms of sustainability and responsible investment....
By Kate Turner and Belinda White Where to start? How do we process the decision that Australia will not change our constitution and enshrine a Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples? Perhaps we need to go further back, to Paul Keating’s famous...
Emit Capital says that through the RIAA Certification process, they were able to look at the way they were operating and analysing companies, while considering what more they could be doing in terms of sustainability and responsible investment....
With the election coming up, it’s critical that Aotearoa New Zealand doesn’t lose focus on sustainable finance. Finance is being recognised as a critical lever by governments around the world to support and drive the rapid transition underway towards a clean and prosperous low carbon economy...
We are in the midst of significant change in the way finance operates in Australia and with the Treasurer set to shortly release a draft Sustainable Finance Strategy, this change is about to accelerate further. ASIC Chair Joe Longo recently acknowledged the momentous nature of the changes underway...
In an age where climate concerns and social consciousness dominate headlines, it's no surprise that investors are increasingly seeking investments that align with their values. With several high-profile cases recently exposing alleged greenwashing practices, many investors are left wondering if they can trust a company’s...
With the ASX 300 staring down the barrel of a 4.5-degree temperature rise, it is critical that Australia’s largest leading companies incorporate more sustainable practices into their business operations. At the RI Australia Conference 2023, representatives from ASX listed companies Mirvac, Wesfarmers and the A2...
The starting gun has fired in the global clean energy race and Australia stands at a crossroads - will we soar as a competitive force or falter at the starting line? Worldwide there is a scramble for capital to fuel the transition to a cleaner global...
Modern slavery has become a key issue for the responsible investment community in recent times. At the RI Australia 2023 conference, Tomoya Obokata, the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery presented on the global state of modern slavery. During his keynote speech and...