26 May
| Human rights | RIAA staff
RI Blog
24 May
| Stewardship | RIAA staff
Reflections on Stewardship: RI Australia 2023
Stewardship, or active ownership, is being embraced by more and more investors as a means to deliver long-term returns while contributing to a more sustainable future. RI Australia 2023 explored current trends in stewardship, examined cases of best practice and explored whether stewardship really can deliver the...
26 April
| Certification, Corporate engagement, ESG, Financial Advice, First Nations peoples' rights, Human rights, Policy | RIAA staff
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...
13 April
| Australia, Policy | RIAA staff
Your Future, Your Super performance test to extend to ESG choice funds – what does this mean for ethical super?
Super funds with a responsible, ethical or sustainable focus will soon be subjected to the same performance test as their ‘default’ MySuper peers, as the Government confirms the extension of these superannuation performance test rules. Currently out for consultation, and closing 2nd May, the controversial Your...
12 April
| Corporate engagement | Guest Contributor
Member Musing – Encouraging positive workplace culture in mining
Culture is widely acknowledged as a critical element that can either catalyse or undermine business success. But it is complicated to manage for a company, let alone measure as outsiders. There is limited guidance for investors to properly assess culture and integrate it into their investment...
08 March
| Certification | RIAA staff
Action on greenwashing steps up – Key insights for RIAA members
The focus on greenwashing continues to grow – what do we know, what have we learnt and what are the lessons for our sector? Last week saw the most significant greenwashing action taken to date by regulators in Australasia. A court action was launched by Australian...
07 February
| Policy, Responsible Investment, Sustainable finance | RIAA staff
The year ahead in responsible investment
Momentum around responsible investment and sustainable finance hit new highs in 2022, and all indicators suggest that for our own markets of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, this focus on embedding sustainability into finance won’t slow in 2023. 2023 is shaping up to keep us all...
07 February
| ESG | Guest Contributor
EVs and other emerging technologies in 2023
2023 is going to be an exciting year for emerging technologies. In the latest edition of Sustainalytics’ 10 for report series, we developed an approach to support investors interested in sustainability issues associated with nascent technologies, including autonomous shipping, air taxis, electric vehicles (EVs), gene...
20 December
| Nature, Policy | RIAA staff
RIAA welcomes adoption of a Global Biodiversity Framework at COP15
RIAA is pleased today to be welcoming the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework struck at the conclusion of COP15. This marks an important moment for the world, elevating biodiversity to be recognised as a global asset to be cherished and protected, and for the rapid decline in...
20 October
| Nutrition, Responsible Investment | Guest Contributor
Food and nutrition – an important focus for responsible investment
By Robyn Parkin, Head of Sustainability at Ethical Partners Funds Management. Ethical Partners, along with RIAA, First Sentier Investors, public health academics and government representatives, was pleased to be part of a recent roundtable held by the Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI), to discuss how investors...
20 October
| Responsible Investment | RIAA staff
Under the Bonnet – Responsible investing at ASB
ASB is one of the largest fund managers in New Zealand with over $20 billion in assets under management for around 500,000 investors. ASB Group Investments is owned by ASB Bank Limited, which was the first savings bank in New Zealand, established in 1847. RIAA...