Simplicity and Vanguard Investment Funds: Follow Up Dr Robert Howell Introduction This article reports on discussions with Sam Stubbs, CEO of Simplicity, about the article Simplicity Fund and Vanguard Ethically Conscious International Shares Index Fund – Are They Ethical? and reflects on the processes of engagement and reporting for all funds. That article assessed the …
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Dr Robert Howell Simplicity Fund and Vanguard Ethically Conscious International Shares Index Fund – Are They Ethical? Dr Robert Howell June 2021 1 Introduction Simplicity is a New Zealand non-profit fund manager owned by the Simplicity Charitable Trust. Are the Simplicity Funds[1] ethical? Simplicity states that they invest with a conscience. They will not make …
Dr Howell has reviewed the New Zealand funds manager Pathfinder. The full article is reproduced below and available as a PDF here. —————————————————————– Please note this article has an addendum, reproduced below: Addendum 14 August Since the publication of this article, it has been drawn to my attention that Pathfinder’s Trans tasman fund has a large …
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The human enterprise is in potentially disastrous ‘overshoot’, exploiting the ecosphere beyond ecosystems’ re-generative capacity and filling natural waste sinks to overflowing. Economic behavior that was once ‘rational’ has become maladaptive. This situation is the inevitable outcome of humanity’s natural expansionist tendencies reinforced by ecologically vacuous growth-oriented ‘neoliberal’ economic theory. The world needs a more …
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Should I ditch my fossil-fueled car? Yes. Reducing the number of cars in your household, or switching from petrol/diesel to electric, will dramatically reduce your greenhouse gas emissions. It’s one of the easiest and highest-impact climate steps you can take. New Zealand is being flooded with cars The New Zealand vehicle fleet is increasing rapidly. …
High Expectations for the Climate Commission; Will Government’s action push us fast enough? A seminar was presented, outlining the issues behind the push for the establishment of a Climate Change Commission to the Engineers for Social Responsibility Inc. Speakers included: – Alan Mark: Introduction: NZ’s Climate Change Programme – Dugald MacTavish: Meeting …
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On 12 March 2018, Commonwealth academies of science released the following consensus statement on climate change: Commonwealth academies of science consensus statement on climate change (PDF 580kb) The call is part of a Consensus Statement on Climate Change, launched today by 22 national academies and societies of science from around the Commonwealth, ahead of next …
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All Regional and District Councils are required to achieve integrated management of natural and physical resources under the Resource Management Act. Wise Response Society Inc consider that many of the adverse land management and water quality issues we are now experiencing could be avoided or significantly mitigated, if this requirement were being more effectively achieved. …
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Twenty Five years after Scientists called on mankind to halt environmental degradation, a second warning has been issued detailing the dire path that mankind is on. World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice William J. Ripple Christopher Wolf Thomas M. Newsome Mauro Galetti Mohammed Alamgir Eileen Crist Mahmoud I. Mahmoud William F. Laurance …
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