WR Complaint re NZ Superannuation Fund
Wise Response has made a complaint to the Financial Markets Authority about the New Zealand Superfund (NZSF) making misleading claims to be a responsible investor. The complaint is available as a PDF here.
Investment
Financial regulator’s ‘frightening’ failure to define ethical investments
Breach of the State Services Commissioner’s Code for Standards of Integrity and Conduct Wise Response made two formal complaints about the breach of the State Services Commissioner’s code for Standards of Integrity and Conduct. The first deals with the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) unwillingness to amend their Disclosure framework for Integrated Financial Products. (In that …
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Ethical and Environmental Standards for Investment in New Zealand
Wise Response has written to the manager of the Financial Markets at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, outlining appropriate settings for Investment with Ethical and Environmental Standards. The letter is available as a PDF here.
WR Open Letter on the Values of Trade, Procurement and Investment
Wise Response has sent an Open Letter to the Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern. The letter is available as a PDF here. Correspondence from Hon Dr David Clark is available as a PDF here.
Wise Response on Pathfinder’s Sustainability Report 2021
13 November 2021 Anya Satyanand Independent Director of Pathfinder Asset Management Chair of Pathfinder’s Ethics Committee Dear Anya, Wise Response on Pathfinder’s Sustainability Report 2021 Thank you for drawing our attention to Pathfinder’s Sustainability Report 2021. One of the points we made in our earlier review 1 was the lack of reporting about your activity, …
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Open Letter to Prime Minister on the Ethics of Investment
The Wise Response Society has sent a letter outlining concerns with Investment Organisations in New Zealand not making sufficiently ethical decisions about investments. The letter is available as a PDF here.
B Corporation, Transparency and Validity
B Corporation, Transparency and Validity Dr Robert Howell [1] Certified B Corporations state that they are businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose Certified B Corporations achieve a minimum verified score on the B Impact Assessment—a rigorous assessment of a …
Open Letter On The Ethics Of Investment
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 …
AMP Wealth Management New Zealand : Banks and Fossil Fuels
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?
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. …