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Investing in First Nations People

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
At the First Nations investment markets panel at the RIAA Conference last week, investor confidence and trust were at the centre of the discussion. The session formed part of RIAA's First Nations Peoples Working Group is working to advance people's ...

Could the anti-woke movement take hold in Australia?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... to the "anti-woke" movement in the US. The past 12 months have seen pushback against ESG, particularly in the US. At the RIAA conference held in Melbourne this week, investment and political science experts discussed whether this could occur here in ...

No pause button on greenwashing action: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... businesses and financial institutions in Australia. "Greenwashing is a corrosive agent to carbon abatement," Chester said at the RIAA Conference in Melbourne on Wednesday. FS Sustainability is the official media partner to the event. According to Bloomberg ...

Is divestment the last resort for modern slavery?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... contemporary forms of slavery urging investors to stay engaged. Speaking at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) RI Australia 23 conference in Melbourne, Tomoya Obokata, special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery at the ...

Podcast: What's happening at RI Australia 2023 - Estelle Parker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) is gearing up to hold its annual conference in Melbourne May 10-11. FS Sustainability is proud to be an official media partner to the event, and we're joined by RIAA's Executive Manager, Programs ...

Stewardship and greenwashing in spotlight at RI Australia 2023

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... maturation of the responsible investment sector will be key themes in the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) RI Australia 2023 conference. RI Australia 2023 will be in Melbourne May 10-11. FS Sustainability is proud to be an official ...

First Sentier Investors to focus on armed conflict

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... conflict is occurring." A toolkit on armed conflict will be unveiled at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) conference, and FSI was involved in the working group that drafted the toolkit.

Government to fund sustainable finance taxonomy development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... transparently disclosure on outcomes against a standardised set of criteria." The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) also welcomed the announcement. " The government understands that a sustainable finance taxonomy can help to accelerate ...

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
... 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. She said many companies don't ...