How can investors engage with companies to prevent and address human rights abuses? RIAA's Human Rights Working Group is an initiative to support members in their stewardship responsibilities respecting human rights in their business operations and their portfolio of companies.
The Human Rights Working Group is a way for RIAA members to come together in the interests of building members’ understanding and capabilities for assessing and respecting human rights and mitigating human risks in investment; facilitating the sharing of leading practice knowledge and resources pertaining to human rights and investment decision-making and engagement; and designing and delivering significant human rights research, implementation and advocacy opportunities as relevant, through collaborating with other RIAA working groups and industry forums.
Full meeting details will be confirmed closer to the date.
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About the contributors
About the speakers
Måns Carlsson OAM
Head of ESG & Co-Portfolio Manager, Active Sustainable Equity Fund
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Ausbil
Originally a financial analyst, since 2007 I have specialised in proprietary ESG research and company engagement as well as policy advocacy.
The proprietary ESG research is tailored to Ausbil's investment philosophy and focuses on earnings revisions, earnings sustainability and management quality. From previous roles I also have experience in ESG integration for fixed income and international equities products.
Specialties: ESG and sustainability research / engagement across a wide range of sectors and issues, including: climate change, labour rights / human rights in supply chains, corporate governance, ESG disclosure, corporate culture and more.
I have presented on ESG and ESG integration at various investment industry events, including PRI in person, the ACSI Conference, the RIAA Conference, the Thomson-Reuters Stop Slavery Summit, the CSR Asia Summit, AIRA and more. I have also presented at numerous industry events, such as the KPMG/SEDEX conference, BAML's ESG series, the Australian Sustainable Fashion Conference and much more.
Chair of RIAA’s Human Rights Working Group and also a Director of the board of RIAA. Co-chair of workstream 1 and steerco member of Investors against slavery and trafficking, IAST-APAC.
Order of Australia Medal in 2022 for contribution to the sustainable investment industry and letter of commendation from Anti-Slavery Australia in 2019.
Antonia Parkes
Senior Director, ESG & Stewardship – Workforce Integration
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AustralianSuper
In her role at AustralianSuper, Antonia is focused on integrating workforce considerations into investment decisions, stewardship,and policy advocacy to support investment value for members. Antonia has previously held senior leadership, operational and legal roles at the Fair Work Ombudsman, the Fair Work Commission, and the National Union of Workers (now the United Workers Union).
How can investors engage with companies to prevent and address human rights abuses? RIAA's Human Rights Working Group is an initiative to support members in their stewardship responsibilities respecting human rights in their business operations and their portfolio of companies.
The Human Rights Working Group is a way for RIAA members to come together in the interests of building members’ understanding and capabilities for assessing and respecting human rights and mitigating human risks in investment; facilitating the sharing of leading practice knowledge and resources pertaining to human rights and investment decision-making and engagement; and designing and delivering significant human rights research, implementation and advocacy opportunities as relevant, through collaborating with other RIAA working groups and industry forums.
Full meeting details will be confirmed closer to the date.
How to log into Zoom from Glue Up/registration link.
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