Code Governance

The Stewardship Code is supported by the following Governance Committee:

David Lewis (Chair), Founder at Novus Consulting

Katie Beith, Head of ESG at Forsyth Barr

Greer Fredricson, Corporate Special Counsel & Community Director at Chapman Tripp

Dean Hegarty, Co-CEO, Responsible Investment Association Australasia

Shayne Walker, Managing Partner at Māori Growth Partners

Rachel Tinkler (Signatory Representative), Head of Responsible Investment, Mint

Along with the Secretariat, this committee will be responsible for encouraging, overseeing, and monitoring signatories to the Code in accordance with the Governance Committee Terms of Reference and Operating Principles. This includes:

providing guidance to Signatories on effective stewardship and alignment with the Code
supporting stewardship capability building and amplifying best practice
undertaking reviews of the Code
publish an annual Code Review on compliance, areas of strength and improvement

*The Code Governance Committee is not responsible for monitoring nor reporting of breaches of the Financial Market Conducts Act, and other regulatory requirements of Signatories. Furthermore, the Committee does not seek to replicate or replace the role of the Supervisor or the Regulator in any capacity.

Secretariat

The Stewardship Code is housed by a Secretariat jointly managed by Toitū Tahua: Centre for Sustainable Finance (CSF) and the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). The Director of the Secretariat Jackson Rowland.

Responsible Investment Association AustralasiA

RIAA champions responsible investing and a sustainable financial system in Australia and New Zealand. RIAA is dedicated to ensuring capital is aligned with achieving a healthy society, environment and economy. With over 500 members managing more than US$29 trillion in assets globally, RIAA is the largest and most active network of people and organisations engaged in responsible, ethical and impact investing across Australia and New Zealand.

Toitū Tahua: Centre for Sustainable Finance

Toitū Tahua was founded to accelerate progress towards a sustainable, inclusive financial system. Its work is anchored in the Sustainable Finance Forum Roadmap, which calls for changing mindsets, transforming finance and financing transformation. The Roadmap had input from more than 200 people across the public, social and private sectors, iwi/Māori and academia. The Centre’s partners include Crown entities, strategic philanthropists, major banks, insurers and professional service firms. It is independently governed, and supported by an implementation network of 80+ market participants.