RIAA recognises super funds and investment managers that demonstrate leadership in responsible investment. At a time of increasing scrutiny and expectation, these designations acknowledge the organisations setting the pace and celebrate progress across the industry.
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Who are Responsible Super Fund Leaders?
Responsible Super Fund Leaders are the highest-scoring super funds (as regulated by APRA) assessed by RIAA. The assessment evaluates performance across five key areas:
- Accountability and governance
- Responsible Investment commitment and approach
- Implementation
- Measurement and outcomes
- Transparency and responsiveness
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Who are Responsible Investment Leaders?
Responsible Investment Leaders are among the highest-scoring Australian and New Zealand investment managers assessed by RIAA. They demonstrate leading practice across four pillars:
- Responsible Investment commitment and transparency
- ESG integration and screens
- Stewardship
- Allocation of capital
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Who are Responsible Investors?
Responsible Investors are investment managers that demonstrated strong performance in RIAA's assessment. Like Responsible Investment Leaders, they are evaluated across the same four pillars and have shown meaningful commitment to responsible investment practices. While Responsible Investors may not reach the higher threshold required for Leader status, their inclusion recognises credible and established practice and signals progress across the market.
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Why RIAA recognises leadership in responsible investment
RIAA’s leadership recognition celebrates organisations that demonstrate a strong, systematic and transparent approach to responsible investment. They are intended to help the public, investors and financial advisers understand how different organisations are responding to environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations, and to highlight those that are setting a high standard across the Australian and New Zealand market.
The assessments are based on RIAA’s long standing expertise, research and standards frameworks, surveys, publicly available information, formal disclosures and structured evidence submitted by organisations.
The difference between leadership recognition and certification
These recognitions reflect an organisation's whole-of-organisation responsible investment attributes. They are distinct from RIAA's Responsible Investment Certification Program, which evaluates and certifies individual investment products that meet RIAA’s Responsible Investment Standard.
Announcement
The 2026 Responsible Super Fund Leaders, Responsible Investment Leaders and Responsible Investors in Australia will be announced at the RIAA Conference Australia.