The Aotearoa Collaborative Working Group is an initiative by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), providing a platform for Aotearoa New Zealand members of RIAA to actively participate and collaborate on critical responsible investment and sustainability issues.
Aligned with the Aotearoa Collaborative Working Group workplan for 2026, the ACWG was joined by the XRB to dive into the updated version of He Tauira. He Tauira is a voluntary conceptual reporting framework that aims to enable an entity to articulate its impact in a meaningful way.
Project Manager Sustainability Reporting
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The External Reporting Board (XRB)
Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi, Ngāti Whitikaupeka
Project Manager Sustainability Reporting, TheExternal Reporting Board
Rikki is a Chartered Accountant with a backgroundin financial reporting and analysis, and management accounting. He is motivatedto make numbers meaningful by connecting data with real-life experiences, togive a more holistic view.
Moving into a business analyst role gave Rikki theopportunity to apply his skills to sustainability reporting. This paved the wayfor Rikki’s role with the XRB, where he supports the uptake of He Tauira, avoluntary conceptual reporting framework that sits alongside existing financialand non-financial reporting standards. He Tauira can be used by entities toconsider and articulate the non-financial impacts of their decision making,including intergenerational, cultural, environmental and social impacts.
Outside of work, Rikki and his wife prioritise timewith their two young sons and wider whānau. In recent years Rikki has reignitedhis journey in te reo Māori me ōna tikanga.
Director Sustainability Reporting
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The External Reporting Board (XRB)
Amelia leads the XRB’s sustainability reporting work programme, with responsibility for the implementation and ongoing coordination of Aotearoa New Zealand’s climate‑related disclosure framework, as well as the XRB’s wider sustainability reporting work programme.
Amelia has significant experience in climate and sustainability policy, developed through senior roles across the public and private sectors in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Her work has covered climate governance, policy design, and international coordination, with a strong focus on translating complex policy objectives into practical reporting outcomes. She brings strong analytical capability and an international perspective to sustainability and climate‑related standard setting in New Zealand.
Amelia holds a PhD from the London School of Economics, an MSc from the University of Oxford, and an MA(Hons) from the University of Auckland.
Technical Director Sustainability Reporting
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The External Reporting Board (XRB)
Technical Director Sustainability Reporting, The ExternalReporting Board
Judy is an experienced sustainability professional with deepexpertise in sustainability reporting and GHG emissions measurement andmanagement.
Judy joined the XRB in July 2021 to provide specialistadvice on the metrics and targets section of the climate standards. Prior tojoining the XRB, Judy worked extensively on the application of respectedinternational frameworks, including the Integrated Reporting Framework, and isa GRI Certified Sustainability Professional. She also has in-depth knowledge ofcarbon measurement and management, including the application of the GHGProtocol standards and ISO 14064:2018-1.
Outside of work, Judy is passionate about New Zealand’sunique flora and fauna and actively volunteers with conservation groups to helpprotect native ecosystems.
