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.
It aims to contribute to evolving best practice in responsible investment, sharing knowledge and work to align these with Aotearoa New Zealand's responsible investment and policy priorities. Through quarterly in-person events and shared insights, members commit to improving responsible investment outcomes within the group and influencing their own organisations and the wider investment community.
The third Aotearoa Collaborative Working Group meeting of 2025 will be held in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland hosted by Craigs Investment Partners.
This meeting will focus on reflecting on the previous Workplan period and updating the workplan for 2025-2026. Together, we will exploring ways to update or reshape the plan to align with current priorities and goals. We aim to conduct this discussion as an interactive workshop, so we encourage you all to join us to actively contribute feedback and suggestions, as this input is essential to ensure the workplan remains relevant and actionable.
The meeting will then lead into updates from the advocacy workstream, RIAA's policy and advocacy work and the connecting workstream. For those interested, post-meeting there will be a brief update from Mindful Money on their Ocean work.
(Co-chair of RIAA's Aotearoa Collaborative Working Group) & Investment Analyst
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Catherine joined Trust Management investment team in 2023, as a secondment opportunity from the community trust Foundation North, where she provided support to the executive team and board, gaining insights into the philanthropic sector and not-for-profit governance. Catherine has a Bsc majoring in Statistics and is working toward a GradDip in Actuarial Sciences. She is also a board secretariat for the Rule Foundation who supports rainbow communities and takatāpui to flourish and pursue systemic change for future generations. Catherine holds a certificate in Te reo Māori Kura pō-; Level 1, 2 and 3 from Unitec.
(Co-chair of RIAA's Aotearoa Collaborative Working Group) & Head of Responsible Investment
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Rachel is the co-chair of RIAA&'s Aotearoa Collaborative Working Group and Head of Responsible Investment at Mint Asset Management where she supervises the continued implementation of responsible investment practices in Mint's investment process. She is responsible for driving engagement with companies and policymakers on environmental, social and governance issues plus relevant thematic issues. Previously, she was the Sustainable Investment Analyst at Milford Asset Management where she implemented and maintained their sustainable investing framework. Rachel holds a double degree in Bachelor of Laws & Bachelor of Business from AUT University, and is an Enrolled Barrister & Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand.
