Ethical Investment Guide to AI and Human Rights with RIAA Co-CEO Estelle Parker
How should investors respond to artificial intelligence’s growing influence on human rights, society and the environment?
Recorded at the RIAA Conference Aotearoa NZ 2026 in Auckland, Dr Rodger Spiller speaks with Estelle Parker, Co-CEO of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), about the Ethical Investment Guide to Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights and what it means for individual investors.
An initiative of the Ethical Advisers’ Co-op and RIAA, the Guide helps investors understand AI’s opportunities and risks and ask informed questions about how their money is invested.
Our conversation explores misinformation, inequality, bias in decision-making and access to AI, alongside the environmental pressures associated with data centres, including water use and carbon emissions.
We discuss practical questions investors can ask their financial advisers, fund managers and the companies they invest in. As businesses rapidly expand their use of AI, do their existing climate, net-zero and nature strategies adequately address its impacts? What should investors look for to assess whether companies are managing these issues responsibly?
Estelle also shares her journey from a 20-year diplomatic career into responsible investment and explains how investment decisions can influence environmental and social outcomes. We explore how individual investors can take a more active interest in where their money goes, including using RIAA’s certification programme and directory to find responsible investment products and certified financial advisers.How should investors think about artificial intelligence, human rights and the growing impact of AI on the environment? Recorded at the RIAA Conference Aotearoa NZ 2026, Money Matters host Dr Roger Spiller speaks with RIAA Co-CEO Estelle Parker about the opportunities and risks AI presents for responsible investors. Estelle discusses her journey from a 20-year diplomatic career into responsible investment and explains how investment decisions can influence the environment and society.
The conversation explores RIAA's work on AI and human rights, including issues such as misinformation, inequality, bias in decision-making, access to AI, water use and the carbon emissions associated with data centres. Roger and Estelle also discuss what investors can ask companies and fund managers about AI, including whether existing net-zero, climate and nature strategies remain fit for purpose as companies rapidly expand their use of artificial intelliAgence. The conversation also looks at how individual investors can take a more active role in understanding where their money is invested, including RIAA's certification programme and directory of responsible investment products and certified financial advisers. Recorded at the RIAA Conference Aotearoa NZ 2026 in Auckland as part of the Money Matters podcast.
Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Listeners are encouraged to consult a qualified financial adviser before making any investment decisions.
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