Responsible Investing

According to the Responsible Association of Australasia (RIAA), Responsible Investment is an umbrella term to describe an investment process which takes environmental, social, ethical or governance considerations into account.

This process stands in addition to, or is incorporated into the usual fundamental investment selection and management process.

This involves one or more of the following practices being included in the research, selection and monitoring of an investment security or portfolio:

 

• Positive Investment in Sustainable Industries
  
• Negative Screening of Companies or Sectors
  
• Analysis of Companies for their Environemental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance
  
• Investing in the most sustainable companies in all sectors (Best-of-Sector)
  
• Thematic Investment
  
• Engagement with companies on ESG issues
  
• Shareholder Activism – Raising resolutions on environmental and social issues