David Blood is considered by many to be one of the pioneers of sustainable investment management. Almost 20 years ago in 2004, David created Generation Investment Management alongside Al Gore, the former Vice President of the United States, and they now manage around $43bn USD. We don’t normally talk about performance on this podcast, but […]
Read MoreBeyond Juukan Gorge – Uranium, Troglodyte Extinction & Cultural Cringe, with Kado Muir
What are cave dwelling Troglodytes? Is it a coincidence that places of cultural significance often seem to be in resource rich areas, for example the planned Yeelirrie Uranium mine? Why should your Financial Adviser be aware of these issues? Join us for this special Ethical Investment Week 2022 interview with Kado Muir. It’s a year […]
Read MoreAligning Profit with Purpose – Investing for a Better Future with Damian Cottier
Damian Cottier, Portfolio Manager of the Perennial Better Future Trust (IMPQ), says that Sustainable Investing is about more than just avoiding ‘Sin’ stocks. It’s about exploring what truly constitutes a truly sustainable investment and ensuring there is a strong alignment between profit and purpose. It’s also about allowing investors access to the transition to a […]
Read MoreHospital Robots, Steam Technology & Automated Driving – Creating Positive Impact with Victoria MacLean from WHEB
WHEB Asset Management is not really a household name here in Australia, and nor are many of the companies that they invest in. Yet for many years, the WHEB team has made it their mission to invest with a focus on creating positive impact, which they have done successfully. Their 2021 impact report has just […]
Read MoreTaking over a million cars off the road – ESG Global Bonds with PIMCO’s Tina Adatia
PIMCO (Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC) is one of the largest fund managers in the world, managing more than $2 trillion (USD) in assets for investors and focusing on active fixed income management. In this interview I discuss PIMCO’s ESG Global Bond fund with Tina Adatia, executive vice president and product strategist in PIMCO’s London […]
Read MoreLeaf Ratings – Eradicating Green (& Rainbow!) Washing
Have you ever wondered about super and investment funds that claim to be ethical or sustainable, but you suspect they might not be true to label? In today’s episode I talk with Chris Lang about Leaf Ratings, which aim to eradicate green (& ‘rainbow’) washing! You can find the web page at www.leafratings.org. Leaf Ratings […]
Read MoreFloods, Video Games, Cobalt & Tesla…behind the scenes with BetaShares
In this discussion with Greg Liddell, Director of Responsible Investments at BetaShares, we talk about the active management of passive funds that is going on behind the scenes by the BetaShares team. The sustainability focused Exchange Traded Funds (ETF’s) that we focus on in this interview aren’t actively traded, but are run like index funds, […]
Read MoreThe best companies you’ve never heard of: Australian Ethical Emerging Companies with Andy Gracey
Andy Gracey describes Australian Ethical’s funds as more than just “feel good” investments, having won a number of awards over the years. They are long term focused, and seek opportunities in growth areas with a sector specialist approach, whilst guided by their ethical charter (as I discussed with Stuart Palmer in Episode 3 of this […]
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