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UniSuper sustainable option returns 15.2%

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Balanced options target investments with positive ESG attributes and are Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Certified. They exclude companies with material exposure to tobacco, alcohol, gambling, weapons, and fossil fuel ...

Sustainable Finance Taxonomy open for consultation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... supply; minerals, mining and metals; and construction and the built environment. The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Co-CEO Estelle Parker said the news is a milestone in Australia's sustainable finance policy. The taxonomy ...

Companies warned to disclose nature risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) told FS Sustainability. Goldner attended the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Conference 2024 held in Sydney this week. The TNFD urges companies to start thinking about nature as a risk ...

Disability inclusion is a financial issue

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... do not know. This is according to an audience poll taken during a session at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Conference 2024 held in Sydney this week. The big problem is there is a fundamental lack of data on disability inclusion ...

Greenwashing crackdown will boost ESG fund flows: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... urged to lead the charge in accurate labelling and reporting, Longo said at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Conference 2024 held in Sydney this week. "The fundamental objective is the attract investment into ESG products," he ...

Active ownership is the new sheriff in town

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... the chief executive of the nation's third-largest super fund. Speaking at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) conference in Sydney yesterday, Deanne Stewart, CEO of Aware Super, spoke about how the $150 billion super fund stepped ...

RIAA launches Sustainability Classifications Initiative

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... which sustainability is a consideration as a binding investment criteria. The new Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) classification was launched by RIAA co-CEOs Dean Hegarty and Estelle Parker at the RIAA Conference 2024, held at the ...

Investors back climate disclosure mandate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... zero by 2050. The 15 signatories include the Investor Group on Climate Change, Responsible Investment Association Australasia, Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, Australian Institute of Company Directors, Australian Shareholders' Association ...

Australian Ethical reaches $10 bn FUM

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... investments, to be invested responsibly, Australian Ethical, in partnership with the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) and the member-owned bank Teachers Mutual Bank Limited, found in March. Three-quarters would switch providers if ...

Legal loophole fail: compliance won't dodge risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... the First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance (FNHPA) in partnership with the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) and the UN Global Compact Network Australia (UNGCNA). The initiative is supported by HESTA, Perpetual, KPMG Australia ...