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...
We’re reaching a tipping point, with people pushing the planet beyond many of its boundaries. The result will be escalating geopolitical conflicts over resources, a cycle of human rights issues, and continued planetary warming, resulting in what many scientists and policymakers are calling a Polycrisis. It’s...
The year 2023 has proven to be a tumultuous period for corporate Australia, marked by a series of corporate scandals and significant shareholder dissent at AGMs. Notably, a record number of ASX300 companies recorded strikes against their remuneration reports, marking the highest tally since the...
Have you ever wondered if your organisation’s commitment to diversity goes beyond gender? Let’s explore the compelling case for embracing inclusion across diverse groups, including individuals with disabilities, and how it can revolutionise Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts. Let the numbers speak People with disabilities make up around...
"We believe it is important to actively contribute to thought leadership and have a strong voice in the space, as positive change is underpinned by collaboration and shared knowledge." See certified funds About Alphinity Alphinity is an active equities investment manager based in Sydney. Alphinity was established in...
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....