Clear, good-hearted advice
Your expert financial planners and recognised leaders in ethical investing advice – winners of the 2022 Mindful Money Best Ethical Financial Adviser award, and co-winner in 2023
Ethical Investing NZ is committed to being excellent kaitiaki (guardians) of your wealth.
We help a range of different people and organisations looking for advice on investing ethically — from those who have recently received a cash lump sum, those in or close to retirement, high income earners looking to invest, to charities and not-for-profits.
Whether you’re new to investing, want to know when you can make work optional, or how to make your accumulated savings last, we can help you. Work with our award-winning team who share your core values, are dedicated experts and will support and guide you to reach your financial goals.
Got any questions?
Let’s chat.
Call 09 337 0997
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Why should you choose Ethical Investing NZ?
We’re leaders in ethical investing in Aotearoa New Zealand.
As pioneers of ethical investing, we were the first financial advisory firm in Aotearoa to be certified by the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia.
We’re more than ethical investing advisers.
You’re in good hands with our terrific team of dedicated experts who work together, take a holistic approach and share your values.
We’re there with you throughout your investing journey.
You can rely on our ongoing guidance and active support to help you reach your financial goals. We’ll be guardians of your wealth.
What We Do
Discover and plan
This is stage 1 of our work with you, where we create your own tailored ethical investing roadmap to meet your needs, based on your values and what’s important to you.
Guide and support
Stage 2 of our work with you is where we put your ethical investing roadmap into action. We give you ongoing guidance to reach your financial goals and have a range of ethical investing portfolios available.
Not-for-profits
Many charities/non-profits have a mandate to invest their funds ethically. Our expertise guides them through financial decisions.
Things we invest in
We use the UN’s 17 ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ as our starting point. Not all are available for investment. Here are the key ones that one or more of our funds support or invest in:
No poverty
End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Good health and wellbeing
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Clean water and sanitation
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
Affordable and clean energy
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation
Sustainable cities and communities
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable
Responsible consumption and production
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Climate action
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts by regulating emissions and promoting developments in renewable energy
Life on land
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Things we avoid investing in where possible
Some things we avoid entirely. Others, we avoid if they are more than a small percentage of a company’s revenues.
Fossil fuels
Alcohol
Weapons
Tobacco
Gambling
GMOs
Palm Oil
Pornography
Environmental damage
Human rights violations
How we walk our own talk
Our leadership and commitment to sustainability and ethical investing is not limited to investing. As a firm and individually, we’ve done and continue to do many things to help make the world a better place.
Don’t just take our word for it.
Here are a few ways Ethical Investing NZ has been recognised as leaders in ethical investing.
Winner of the 2022 & 2023 Mindful Money Award for Best Ethical Financial Adviser
Finalist in the inaugural 2021 Mindful Money Ethical Investment Awards, under the category ‘Best Ethical Financial Adviser’
As pioneers of ethical investing, we were Aotearoa New Zealand’s first adviser firm to be certified by the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA), the gold standard for ethical investing advice. We also have three of our five advisers individually Certified.
We developed an innovative portfolio series combining the best of low-cost ‘avoid’ funds and active funds that support sustainable firms.
Our founder Peter Lee helped form the Sustainable Business Network in 2001. In 2007 he designed and launched two of NZ’s first ethical funds, including an ethical KiwiSaver fund.
What our clients say
Wise words.
Until recently, ethical investing primarily meant avoiding certain types of investments. However, investors are increasingly looking to actively favour industries and companies wanting to make a positive difference.
In this "Meet the Manager" webinar, John Berry from Pathfinder shares their journey from the beginning, why they are so passionate about doing good for your pocket as well as for people and our planet. Pathfinder is a multi-award winning fund manager that have built a strong reputation for both their positive actions and their strong performance.
Our director, Mark Holtom, joined Bryony Greenhalgh from Pathfinder in the recent Sustainable Business Network ‘Hot Take’ discussion to talk about some of the ways employers can be supporting their employees in this current economic climate. Here is the recording of the discussion.
We were delighted to be named joint winners of the Best Ethical Financial Adviser award at the recent Mindful Money awards. This is the second year we’ve been a winner, as we won the 2022 award. While the ethical investment area continues to grow, there is still a lot of variation in what sound ethical investment means in practice. There remains, too, public concern over greenwashing and exaggerated claims around ethical investment.
Got any questions? Let’s have a chat.
Call 09 337 0997 or send us a message.