When it comes to living in better relationship to the rest of creation, one aspect of our lives that we don’t talk about enough is money. How we earn it, how we spend it, how we save and how we invest—these subjects aren’t often thought of as aspects of earthkeeping. In fact though, if we aren’t thoughtful and intentional about our finances, the way we use and keep money has the potential to do harm to others and to the community of creation. In the same way, money used wisely and strategically has the power to enact much good in the world. The same could be said, really, when we consider how we invest our time and our talents. In this episode we’ll get some insight on wise and ethical investing from Trevor Thomas, who works for a company called Ethinvest, based in Australia.
For information about the sound editing position, write to: forrest.inslee@circlewood.online
Co-host: Christine Sine - founder of Mustard Seed Associates, parent org of Circlewood and author of Godspacelight.com
Guest: Trevor Thomas, Managing Director of Ethinvest in Australia
Australian Impact Investments- Ethinvest's Impact investing subsidiary
Mentions:
Pax World Fund - world's first fund set up to use social criteria in investing
ESG investing- Environmental, Social, Governance risk assessments
social impact investing
UN - Sustainable Development Goals
social impact bonds - definition and example of 1st social bond - Peterborough jail in UK
Australian Farmland Funds
ethically based portfolios perform similarly to traditional portfolios
TCFD - Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosure
Ethical Advisors Coop - in Australia
Suggestions
find a local ethical investor advisor
Use the peak bodies to find one in your region:
US - US Social Investment Forum
UK - Social Investment Forum or UK Sustainable Investment and Finance
Association
Australia/NZ - Responsible Investment Association Australasia
Keywords: Greenwashing, green investing, ethical investing, social enterprise, social entrepreneurship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Impact Investing, climate justice, financial advising, index funds, social impact i
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