Making Money a Force for Good
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, and how to make yours a force for good. This series originates from the Mindful Money Seminar Series - started over lockdown.
Episodes
29 episodes
Meet the 2023 Impact Investment Fund Award Winners
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 of the investment world, and crucial for our future.&n...
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45:33
Guidance on How To Invest Ethically
Almost all KiwiSaver and investment fund providers claim to be ethical or responsible or sustainable or ‘ESG’. This seminar will unpack what these terms mean and how you can find out the real impact of your investment. It will cove...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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50:31
What Do Kiwis Think About Ethical Investment?
In the face of financial market turbulence, consumer demand for ethical investing not only remains resilient but continues to gain momentum. Consumers not only want to avoid investing in companies that cause harm, they are increasingly also loo...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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46:12
Finance & Deforestation: Combating Deforestation and Protecting Nature
Despite decades of promises and commitments, the destruction of global forests and other natural systems continues. Damaging impacts include greenhouse gas emissions, loss of biodiversity and violations of the rights of indigenous and forest-dw...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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51:35
Investing in Forests for the Future
Forests play a major role in our economy, society and ecology. This seminar looks at the urgent questions facing forest management including the increase in exotic plantations driven by the Emissions Trading Scheme, the damage from ...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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45:22
Mainstreaming Impact Investing
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 public to i...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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48:21
Authenticity Beyond Greenwash
Recent surveys have shown that more than half of Kiwi investors are concerned about misleading claims, exaggeration and greenwash when it comes to investing. With no common standards or measures used by investment providers, it can...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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43:36
Corporate Responsibility in the Financial Sector
There are a growing number of New Zealand companies that have a business purpose beyond profit maximisation. Corporate social responsibility and stakeholder interests are part of business practices, along with mission statements to make compani...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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44:49
Progress on the Carbon Transition
A core issue for investors is the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. The financial risks of this transition were outlined by the research think tank, CarbonAction Tracker in 2011 in their report ‘Unburnable Carbon’.Their p...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:00:17
Fortifying the Future: Finance for Climate Resilience
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 invest in infrastructure that can wi...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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45:30
How to Use Your Money to Support the Climate
Your KiwiSaver fund could be the largest polluter in your personal carbon footprint. Your KiwiSaver invests mainly in companies, and they have very different impacts on the climate. Our latest research shows that your KiwiSav...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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54:14
Are you Supporting Animal Cruelty through your investments?
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 be inadvertently supporting this practice?While New...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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52:29
Taking a Closer Look at Divestment From Russia
Are you concerned about whether your money is invested in Russia? Recently there has been intense concern from the public over whether their money is supporting the Kremlin. Mindful Money’s analysis showed that hundreds ...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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57:48
Bringing the power of investment to improve ESG performance
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 is now ra...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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52:23
Closing the gender investing gap
Women are renowned for being savvy shoppers. So it may not be surprising that when women do invest, they are often better investors. So, how come Kiwi wo...
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Episode 9
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44:56
Using investment to tackle trafficking and exploitation
Modern slavery refers to different forms of institutional slavery that still occurs in societies around the world, including Aotearoa New Zealand.It deprives around 40 million people worldwide of freedom and human rights and leads to mas...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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40:40
Modern Slavery and the Investment Response
Modern Slavery and the investment response: Modern slavery refers to different forms of institutional slavery that still occurs in societies around the world, including Aotearoa New Zealand.It deprives around 40 million people worldwide ...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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52:52
How We Can Scale up Impact Investment in Aotearoa
It’s an attractive proposition – create positive outcomes for the climate, society and the environment, and also earn a financial return. The problem is that there, so far, are few opportunities for investors in Aotearoa. <...
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49:15
Investing for Positive Impact: New Directions for Impact Investment in New Zealand
The growth of impact investment internationally and in New Zealand has been remarkable. There is a wide range of different types of approaches and funds.This seminar examines two examples of new impact funds being developed for New Zeal...
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44:05
Leveraging Mainstream Funds for Social Housing
New Zealand’s largest cities have some of the least affordable housing in the world. Over the past 20 years, home ownership rates have fallen across all age bands, but especially younger people. This seminar looks at the role of Ki...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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49:54
What Role Does Private Finance Play in the Race To Net Zero Emissions?
Who is leading the way and what is the state of play?Limiting global temperature increases to 1.5°C from pre-industrial levels requires a whole economy transition – every company, bank, insurer, and investor will have to adjust their bu...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:26:54
How To Use Your Investments To Help the Climate
Your KiwiSaver and investment funds can play a role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This is one of the most powerful ways you can reduce your carbon footprint. In this seminar, we will talk about how your fund ca...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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48:42
Financing for a Low Emissions Future with Hon. James Shaw and Richard Curtis
What role does finance have in order to reach the climate goals to prevent an environmental catastrophe? How can our money help us achieve net-zero emissions by 2050? In the run-up to Climate Summit (COP 26), Barry...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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37:13
What Is ESG Management and How Does It Make a Difference?
On this week's Podcast Barry Coates, Founder and CEO of Mindful Money welcomes Philip Houghton-Brown – Chief Investment Officer for Mercer Funds, Simon O’Grady – Chief Investment Officer for Kiwi Wealth, and Rebekah Swan – ESG Specialist at AMP...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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57:11
The Role of the Independent Ethical Financial Advisor
On this week's podcast Barry Coates, Founder, and CEO of Mindful Money welcomes Dr. Rodger Spiller, one of the pioneers of ethical investing in New Zealand. Dr. Spiller is an authorised financial advisor and is a certified Responsi...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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41:57