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Mindful Money’s Ethical Investment Principles
9th Feb. 2023
Mindful Money aims to change the ways that New Zealanders think about their investments, so that they give greater priority to directing their funds towards social and environmentally beneficial outcomes. …
Ethical Investment KiwiSaver funds ResearchNEW REPORT: Charting consumer demand for responsible investing in Aotearoa New Zealand
28th April 2022
Three-quarters of New Zealanders expect their KiwiSaver and investment funds to be invested ethically, with the majority considering moving funds if their values and interests do not align. This is …
Ethical Investment KiwiSaver fundsResponsible Investment Benchmark Report
10th Sept. 2021
The Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) benchmark report on Responsible Investment in New Zealand was recently published by the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia, a key partner for Mindful …
Ethical Investment Ethical returnsWhat just happened? Protestors take over at Exxon
14th June 2021
What just happened? There has been a climate revolt in the Exxon boardroom. It wasn’t caused by placard-waving youth, but rather by impeccably-dressed executives of the world’s largest financial institutions.
… Active ownership Climate change Fossil FuelsThis Is Our Peak and Decline Moment: The Climate Change Commission Advice to Government
9th June 2021
Mindful Money welcomes the Commission’s final report. This provides a hugely important turning point after more than decades of inaction, broken promises and rising emissions. The advice now provides a …
Climate change Fossil FuelsOur post-COVID recovery: Investing for a sustainable future
11th May 2020
From crisis comes opportunity. From a (hopefully) once-in-a-generation pandemic has come the chance for once-in-a-generation investment in recovery. We need to get this right, not only to kick-start economic recovery …
Climate change Ethical InvestmentDoing well as well as doing good
15th April 2020
It should be no surprise that sustainable business is also good business financially. Companies with a strong sustainability track record are typically well-managed. They gain advantages from a good reputation, …
Ethical Investment Ethical returns KiwiSaver fundsReport on the Mindful Money Conference: Investing in Sustainability, held at KPMG, 3rd September 2019
16th Sept. 2019
Finance has a central role in determining whether and how fast New Zealand and other countries transition towards net zero emissions, stronger sustainability and higher levels of well being. The …
Ethical Investment Ethical returns ResearchWhat’s The Evidence Of Better Returns From Responsible Investment?
23rd May 2019
There is now growing evidence that returns from responsible investment are, on average, at least as high as from conventional investing, and probably higher. The investment sector has started to …
Ethical Investment Ethical returns