Richard Morris

Mr. Richard Morris is a Head of Responsible Investments at Perpetual Investment Management Ltd.
He manages Perpetual Investment's responsible investment (RI) framework.
He facilitates the consideration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in investment team research, decision-making and ownership practices, and is the custodian of RI/ESG investment screens on relevant products.
Mr. Morris continues to ensure that Perpetual works to meet its commitments as a signatory to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment (UNPRI).
He joined the Perpetual Investment in August 2012, following 19 years experience in investment markets, research and consulting.
This included 12 years at Constellation Capital Management, an Australian equities boutique manager.
Initially covering dealing, client management and back office tasks, Mr. Morris' final role at Constellation was as a Senior Portfolio Manager, which included portfolio management and stock research.
Earlier roles included fund manager research at ASSIRT and investment consulting and superannuation administration at Mercer.
Mr. Morris received his Bachelor of Economics from Macquarie University.