The letter is available as a PDF here. Monday, 4 October 2021, 3:13 pmArticle: Wise Response Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern ParliamentWellington, 6160 Email: j.ardern@ministers.govt.nz Dear Prime Minister, Thank you for all you and your team are doing to confront the climate emergency. You may not be aware that investment funds, contrary to their claims, don’t …
Dr Robert Howell September 2021 Introduction and Summary AMP has two separate entities. AMP Capital, based in Australia, is run separately from AMP Wealth Management New Zealand (AMPWMNZ) which operates the Kiwisaver Funds. Discussion of AMP Capital is not included in this analysis. This article describes and evaluates AMPWMNZ’s approach to ethical investing (which they …
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AMP Capital: Is it Responsible? Dr Robert Howell September 2021 Introduction and Summary AMP Capital’s approach to responsible investment is described, with its ESG Approach, its exclusions based on the concepts of harm or denial of humanity, and how it engages. A brief description is given of the AMP Capital Ethical Leaders Global Shares Fund. …
This article from Philip Temple first appeared at Newsroom.co.nz, 14 Sept 2021. The word that has to go Philip Temple wants us all to stop putting on a pedestal a word that embodies what he considers a threat to our way and quality of life Comment: There is a six-letter word that has to go. …
This report from Dr Robert Howell examines the New Zealand Kiwisaver fund ‘Generate’ and the ESG (environmental, social and governance) process it claims to adhere to. The report is reproduced below and is available as a PDF here. Generate and The Moral Bankruptcy of ESG Dr Robert Howell September 2021 In May 2021 The Economist crunched the …
WISE RESPONSE TAKES ACTION AGAINST UNETHICAL INVESTMENT FUNDS Professor Liz Slooten, Co-Chair, Wise Response* Dr Robert Howell Wise Response has taken initiatives against investment funds which falsely claim to be responsible or ethical. The funds to date have been Pathfinder, Simplicity and the New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZSF). A complaint against Pathfinder has been made …
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Slides and Video of the Worshop are available now: Recording of the zoom meeting is available from Victoria University here, or on Youtube here. The Speakers slides are available here: Associate Professor Simon Michaux (Geology) – pdf. Professor Steve Keen (Economics) – powerpoint. Professor Tim Jackson (Economics) – pdf Professor Susan …
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Wise Response has made a complaint about the New Zealand Superfund (NZSF) making misleading claims to be a responsible investor. The complaint is available here as a PDF. The complaint has been forwarded to the Minister of Finance and other relevant ministers. A press release has been issued: Press release: 30 August 2021, A.M. Irresponsible …
Patrons: Sir Alan Mark, KNZM, FRSNZ. Sir Geoffrey Palmer, KCMG, AC, QC, PC. Press release 10 August 2021 IPCC 6 ‘The release of the sixth assessment report by the IPCC signals an end to the era of good intentions about climate change,’ says co-chair of Wise Response, Jim Salinger. ‘The definitive results from this meta-study …
Solving the climate crisis and the biodiversity crisis – at the same time! The discussion about creative solutions to the climate crisis, the biodiversity crisis and other problems caused by economic growth is available to listen to here. The speakers include American journalist and educator Richard Heinberg, who has written extensively on energy, economic, and …
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