State of net zero climate policies and actions 2026
14th Oct. 2026
The fifth net zero climate survey shows New Zealand institutional investors have been making progress in iterating climate into their investment practices. This is important, but it has been at …
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How does Mindful Money identify companies who have breached Human Rights?
16th Feb. 2023
Mindful Money’s philosophy for Human Rights focuses on the scale of harm to people. This aligns with our mission to make money a force for good. Financial risk is a …
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What is Responsible Investment?
16th Dec. 2022
Most investment has traditionally focused only on financial returns and risks. This means the financial world has been separated from the impacts that arise from investment decisions. The consequences of …
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The Exxon shareholder revolt made worldwide news. Here’s what happened next
24th Nov. 2023
This was described as a new era where responsible investors would use their shareholding to achieve better environmental and social performance. But two years on, what changed as a result? …
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What KiwiSaver schemes are invested in (March 2023)
30th Aug. 2023
New data analysis from charity Mindful Money shows that Kiwisaver investments in companies the public want to avoid have hit record levels. Across all KiwiSaver funds, there is $8.6 billion …
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Mainstreaming Impact Investing
22nd March 2023
Explore the evolving landscape of positive impact within KiwiSaver and Managed funds, where financial returns are integrated with social and environmental progress. Recently, new funds have been introduced, enabling the …
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