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Meet the 2023 Best Ethical Financial Adviser Award Winners
15th Aug. 2023
The Mindful Money Award for Best Ethical Financial Adviser celebrates the people that lead the way in helping others to invest in positive social environmental benefits and in climate action.
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Meet the 2023 Impact Award Winners
12th July 2023
Mindful Money Awards celebrates the funds that lead the way in investing in positive social environmental benefits and in climate action. This is a rapidly growing and hugely important part …
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Meet the 2023 Winners of the Ethical & Impact Awards
5th July 2023
The Mindful Money Awards celebrate those who are pushing the boundaries of ethical investment.
This seminar profiles two of this year's winners: Temuera Hall, Co-founder and Managing Director at TAHITO, and …
Finance & Deforestation: Combating Deforestation and Protecting Nature
3rd May 2023
In this seminar, we delve into the driving forces behind deforestation and explore the role of both global and New Zealand investments in perpetuating this damage, releasing new data on …
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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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Money for Good Seminar Series
20th Dec. 2023
Introducing a seminar and podcast series where we cover how money can be used to shape a better world. 🌏
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Fortifying the Future: Finance for Climate Resilience
1st Feb. 2023
Climate change is having a devastating impact on New Zealand and the world, causing costly damage and causing suffering to communities. As the situation worsens, it's becoming increasingly important to …
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Are you Supporting Animal Cruelty through your investments?
30th May 2022
Animal testing is a cruel and inhumane practice that results in the suffering and death of hundreds of thousands of animals every year.But did you know that your KiwiSaver could …
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Bringing the power of investment to improve ESG performance
2nd March 2022
It is now common practice for responsible investment managers to engage with businesses to improve their environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices.
However, the involvement of larger investors and collaborative action …
What role can private finance play in the race to net zero emissions? Who is leading the way and what is the state of play?
17th Nov. 2021
Join us for an informative session facilitated by Her Excellency Laura Clarke the British High Commissioner for a live update from COP26 and a panel discussion with leading New Zealand …
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Seminar Series
25th Nov. 2021
Making Money A Force For Good: Seminar And Podcast Series.
Bringing you insights every two weeks from leading ethical fund managers, financial advisers, and international experts in sustainability and finance.
Making Money a Force for Good Podcast
25th June 2021
Every two weeks, join Mindful Money's CEO Barry Coates as he delves into the world of Ethical Investment. Each podcast features expert guests, cutting-edge information from the world of money, …
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Seminar Series: Building trust & sustainability in investment
22nd July 2020
Barry Coates, founder and CEO of Mindful Money, interviewed Rob Everett, CEO of the Financial Markets Authority. This wide-ranging interview covers trust and confidence in KiwiSaver funds and other investments, …
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Seminar Series: A roadmap towards sustainable finance
24th June 2020
The Sustainable Finance Forum (SFF), an initiative of the Aotearoa Circle, is preparing a roadmap towards a more sustainable finance system. The interim report has identified that the current finance …
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Seminar Series: The urgency of climate finance
17th June 2020
"If people take the trouble to find out about ethical and sustainable funds, using Mindful Money, they will find that they outperform conventional funds. The evidence is rock-solid." Sir Jonathon …
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Seminar Series: What’s ESG management and why does it make a difference?
28th May 2020
Barry Coates, founder and CEO of Mindful Money speaks with panelists Philip Houghton-Brown – Chief Investment Officer for Mercer Funds, Simon O’Grady – Chief Investment Officer for Kiwi Wealth, and …
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Seminar Series: An Islamic & Ethical mandate for KiwiSaver
7th May 2020
Amanah Ethical has a strict approach to investing in accordance with Islamic principles, and these are closely aligned with what most people would recognise as ethical. Their financial performance has …
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Overview of the 2020 Seminar Series
14th Oct. 2020
In response to the global impacts being felt by every New Zealander during the COVID-19 outbreak, Mindful Money is looking for the positive opportunities and ways that we can build …
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