A new book from Lars Larsen focuses attention on what comes before oildepletion; the end of exports from oil producing nations. In the sameway as flooding of coastal cities was the focus of climate change whenfirst understood, whilst the more immediate impacts of floods, droughtsand fires was less well considered, this book examines the likelihoodthat …
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SUMMARY We co-sponsored this webinar, which took place on November 29th. It is available here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/e5ukippu6ewye4ne2dy7n/The-Behavioural-Crisis-Driving-Ecological-Overshoot.mp4?rlkey=z94s63m1lfwltjij4ig3t0d2q&dl=0 Apologies for the poor sound quality. This webinar was presented by the following guests: Joseph J. Merz is the Co-founder of a number of organisations. He is the Founder and Chairman of the Merz Institute – a research …
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Wise Response recommends this website with a series of podcasts and episodes exploring themes around degrowth. The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens is a podcast that explores the systems science underpinning the human predicament. Conversation topics will span human behavior, monetary/economic systems, energy, ecology, geopolitics and the environment. The goal of the show is to …
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The Wise Response Society has submitted to the Ministry for the Environment on the draft National Adaptation Plan. The submission is available as a PDF here.
A Recording of the zoom meeting is available from Victoria University here.
Wise Response recommends this website with a series of podcasts and episodes exploring themes around degrowth. The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens is a podcast that explores the systems science underpinning the human predicament. Conversation topics will span human behavior, monetary/economic systems, energy, ecology, geopolitics and the environment. The goal of the show is to …
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 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 …
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. …
