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RIAA hires head of certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has recruited its new head of certification from the B Corp movement. Shalini Samuel joins RIAA as head of certification. She comes to the industry body from B Lab AANZ, where she was director ...

Australia "on notice" as final TNFD draft framework released

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... us and do we need to bring in more data systems," Herd added. Estelle Parker, executive manager of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) said that target setting is something that investors in particular are increasingly focused on. ...

AGL saved from HESTA divestment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... "demonstrates progress towards alignment with the goals of the Paris Agreement," Kim Farrant, general manager of responsible investment commented. HESTA has around $29 million invested in AGL as of 2022. The closure of Loy Yang Power Station may avoid ...

Aviva Investors creates head of climate policy role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Nick Molho as the new head of climate policy. He joins in June and will report to Steve Waygood, chief responsible investment officer and in his new role will focus on promoting the net zero transition at a sectoral level, "as well as helping to identify ...

Podcast: Stewardship and ESG Investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... investing capabilities in Australia and New Zealand. Jaramillo previously worked at HESTA where she was senior responsible investment adviser. During her time at there, she founded 40:40 Vision, an investor led initiative to drive gender diversity in ...

Podcast: What's next for green bonds?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
We speak with Insight Investment's head of responsible investment research and environmental economist David McNeil to talk about the outlook for green bonds in 2023, plus how being an environmental economist led him to his current job. Evaluating climate ...

More greenwashing investigations ahead: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
The court case against Mercer superannuation for allegations of greenwashing is "just one of the investigations we have on foot," ASIC chair Joe Longo said. "We will do what we need to do to make sure entities are not misleading the market" on greenwashing ...

AXA IM sets ESG targets for executive remuneration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... nominal bond and a green bond is that the proceeds are channeled to specific projects that are related to responsible investment, and importantly transparency is key," she said. "A lot of these bonds are more transparent than nominal bonds as to where ...

Investor Group on Climate Change creates executive leadership position

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... financial system, and we're thrilled to have him on board." Prior to joining ISS ESG, Paterson built the responsible investment advisory business CAER, which ultimately merged with ISS ESG in 2019. He has also served as a director and chair of the ...

ASIC issues Indigenous Financial Services Framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Financial Services Framework. The framework was welcomed by Will Leak, a Wiradjuri man and member of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia's (RIAA) RAP Taskforce and RIAA's First Nations Peoples' Rights Working Group - First Nations Peoples' ...