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RIAA is partnering with The Shareholder Commons (TSC) to bring you a complimentary breakfast session as part of the RIAA Conference. As momentum builds across the region, this session offers a timely opportunity to move from interest to action — strengthening the collective ability to make a credible, compelling case for system-level investing.
Held on 28 May at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, this will be a highly interactive session, structured to allow for inputs into future developments, case examples from leaders, and collaborative discussions and co-creation.
Space is limited and priority will be given to RIAA attendees. Breakfast will be served during the event.
Separate ticket is required to attend, register here.
Head of Certification at RIAA
Shalini plays a pivotal role at RIAA, spearheading the oversight of the organisation’s esteemed Certification Program, Sustainability Classifications, and as an AFSL Responsible Manager. Shalini’s role is vital as the financial industry faces increased scrutiny and a need for accurate product labelling. Her dedication ensures RIAA’s Certification Program remains robust and trustworthy in an ever-evolving market landscape.
With over a decade of combined experience in ESG investment research and certification, her expertise strengthens RIAA’s position. She has contributed significantly to the responsible investment and broader corporate sustainability industry through organisations like B Lab Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, Minderoo Foundation, the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors and the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment. Shalini is a member of the Standards Australia Technical Group for the ISO Committee on Sustainable Finance, a Co-Convenor of the Inner Development Goals Australia Hubs Collaboration, a Graduate of the AICD Company Directors Course, and has been a mentor at Altiorem since 2020. With her wealth of expertise, she brings valuable insights from her extensive background, benefiting RIAA and its mission as a whole.
Chief Research Officer at The Shareholder Commons
Dan has spent more than a decade developing innovative frameworks for managing corporate and investor impact through multi-stakeholder processes. He most recently served as Chief Research Officer at the International Foundation for Valuing Impacts (IFVI), which grew out of the Impact Weighted Accounts Project of Harvard Business School. Prior to that, Dan was Head of Standards and Insights at the international non-profit, B Lab.
At B Lab, Dan oversaw the performance standards for B Corp Certification and the B Impact Assessment, a social and environmental performance measurement and management tool that has been used by more than 100,000 businesses globally. At IFVI, he led the creation and development of the only independently governed public good methodology for impact accounting, which quantifies social and environmental impacts in monetary terms to increase comparability and decision-usefulness and makes it possible to understand links and tradeoffs between impact and financial performance.
