Poor State of Environment report casts stark warning to the finance sector

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This week’s dire State of the Environment report should raise alarm bells to the Australian business and finance sectors, as the nation moves into further debt to nature, with deteriorating

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RIAA partners with TNFD to drive engagement on nature risks

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The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) will convene the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures’ (TNFD) official Consultation Group for Australia and New Zealand, bringing together business, finance, public sector and

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Australians have voted for a more sustainable future: our financial system holds the key

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The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has congratulated the incoming Government of Australia, and has called for the establishment of a national sustainable finance strategy which can unlock investment opportunities

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Knowing about responsible investment now the top expectation of financial advisers

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Four in five Australians expect their money in super, banks and other investments to be invested responsibly and ethically, but financial service providers need to do a better job of

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Super funds that invest responsibly bag greater market share, higher returns

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Super funds demonstrating leading practice responsible investment are taking a bigger share of the market and financially outperforming their peers, according to a new study from the Responsible Investment Association

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Nuclear weapons and nicotine alternatives a no-go zone for responsible investors

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Nuclear weapons production and the manufacture of nicotine alternatives will no longer be permitted in investment products certified by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) following an update to the

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RIAA welcomes superannuation fund portfolio holdings disclosure announcement

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The Australian Government’s announcement that superannuation funds will be required to disclose their holdings from 31 March 2022 has been welcomed by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Under the

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Money jumps ship to responsible funds – RIAA Benchmark Report 2021

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The market for responsible investments in Australia has continued to soar in popularity to $1.2 trillion in 2020, with responsible investment assets growing at 15 times the rate that overall

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‘S’ in ESG comes to fore in ESG research in Australia

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Modern slavery and human rights showed increased dominance in environmental, social and governance (ESG) research aimed at informing and driving more responsible investment in Australia over the last year, following the far-reaching

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Super funds that invest responsibly outperform peers – new RIAA study

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Australian super funds that comprehensively engage in responsible investment are outperforming their peers over one, three and five-year time frames, a new report from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA)

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