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Sep 2026 Higher rates, higher anxiety: Investors face a new market reality

For decades, investors benefited from a powerful tailwind: falling interest rates that lifted the value of shares, property and bonds…
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Sep 2026 Canberra’s invisible influence: Fresh scrutiny falls on growing lobbyist influence

The dangerous political influence of vested interests in Canberra is facing renewed scrutiny after a recent ABC Four Corners investigation,…
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Sep 2026 Jailed whistleblower David McBridge is now free, but whistleblower protection laws still don’t work in Australia

Former military lawyer and whistleblower David McBride was just released from prison on parole after two years behind bars but…
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Sep 2026 Longest electric aircraft flight offers hope for climate-friendly flying

Heart Aerospace celebrated a huge milestone in August with its successful first electric X1 demonstrator aircraft flight. The largest battery-electric…
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Sep 2026 New eco burial options are emerging across Australia

A new not-for-profit company, Earthly Legacy, and a Sydney lawmaker are seeking to make human composting a legal alternative to…
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Sep 2026 This month’s good news: Important melanoma breakthrough

For decades, melanoma has been among the most feared forms of skin cancer, particularly in Australia, where rates are among…
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Sep 2026 Join GetUp! to keep the pressure on Coles to end Palantir Surveillance

The team at GetUp! just announced a major win with supermarket giant Coles agreeing it will not renew its facial…
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Sep 2026 Demand your elected officials step up action to regulate single use plastic

The federal government announced in September 2026 it will shelve a 2023 promise to implement national packaging standards aimed to…
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Sep 2026 Join Market Forces in calling on Australian banks not to fund fracking in the Beetaloo Basin

In early September 2026, the first gas from the Beetaloo Basin fracking project in the Northern Territory began to flow…
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Aug 2026 Georgina Banks joins ABC’s Compass to reveal the story of 21 nurses killed in WWII

Ethinvest client Georgina Banks and her daughters travelled to Bangka, Indonesia with ABC’s Compass to uncover what happened to her great…
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Aug 2026 Housing prices are down – and that’s great for Australia

This month, economist Saul Eslake has put the government’s budget initiatives to lower housing prices in perspective… and it’s a very…
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Aug 2026 Bowen’s New Clean-Energy Triple Play

Encouraging changes are afoot as Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen this month not only announced an expansion of the national rooftop…
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Aug 2026 First LGBTIQA+ refugee arrives in Australia through nation-first resettlement program

An LGBTIQA+ refugee who spent years fearing persecution because he is gay has arrived in Australia, becoming the first person…
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Aug 2026 Solar power is taking off in Africa

Uptake of solar in Africa shows the continent is entering the global solar revolution. Solar panel imports from China, the…
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Aug 2026 Take your next steps to go electric with Saul Griffith

Rewiring Australia’s Saul Griffith shows you how to take your next steps to go electric. Open their new Electric Saul website,…
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Aug 2026 Concerned about the rise of data centres? Submit your concerns to the government’s Environment Committee

Concerned about the proliferation of energy- and water-intensive data centres around Australia and want to have your say? You can…
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Jul 2026 Tell Albo to electrify the lodge!

Did you know that both residences of the Prime Minister – the Lodge in Canberra and Kirribilli House in Sydney…
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Jul 2026 The Government is still failing Australians on gambling

When Australia’s Socceroos took to the field for a World Cup qualifier, many viewers expected the match to showcase the…
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Jul 2026 New green steel project in Newcastle offers hope for renewable energy manufacturing in Australia

More than a quarter-century after the last blast furnace fell silent in Newcastle, steelmaking is set to return to the…
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Jul 2026 New “Unpackit Awards” highlight the best and worst players in Australia’s growing plastic waste crisis

The inaugural “Unpackit Awards” just launched by key environmental organisations show the leaders and laggards of Australia’s mounting plastic pollution…
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Jul 2026 Ethinvest’s Community Impact Foundation hits $35 million in ethically invested funds

Ethinvest’s Community Impact Foundation (CIF) has just reached a major milestone! Through the generosity of our 77 giving clients, the…
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Jul 2026 New report exposes how fossil fuel companies target our kids

A new Comms Declare report has identified more than 260 coal, oil and gas-backed programs targeting Australian children through schools,…
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Jul 2026 How trade moves deforestation around the world

Hannah Ritchie at Our World in Data has broken down where deforestation is embedded in internationally traded crops and where…
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Jul 2026 Pledge to reduce plastics this July – sign up

This July, choose one plastic item to refuse, from single-use cups to plastic bottles or packaged produce to single use…
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Jul 2026 Ban gambling advertising – email your MP

Join the Alliance for Gambling Reform to tell your MP to support and commit to all of the recommendations made…
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Jul 2026 Woodside Browse gas project – have your say

For the first time in eight years, and thanks to the efforts of the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), Australians can…
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Jun 2026 First Wilya Janta Aboriginal-designed home arrives in the NT

In Tennant Creek, a town shaped by housing shortages and extreme heat, a new kind of home has arrived —…
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Jun 2026 Leaked documents show how BHP shelved “urgent” climate plans, raising governance concerns

Mining giant BHP shelved billions of dollars of green projects despite promising shareholders it was committed to cutting greenhouse gas…
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Jun 2026 Teenage pregnancy rates and child mortality are falling around the world

Teenage pregnancy rates and child mortality have fallen around the world in the last few decades, which experts believe is…
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Jun 2026 Protesters challenge plans to destroy park and sacred Aboriginal site for Brisbane Olympics

Protesters have been arrested at Brisbane’s Victoria Park after police and Brisbane City Council officers entered a camp standing in…
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Jun 2026 First British council votes to recognise the rights of nature

Britain’s Maidstone Borough Council recently voted to embed a “Rights of Nature” framework into its governing processes, becoming the first…
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May 2026 The 2026-27 budget and what to make of inflation

The Australian government entered this year’s federal budget with the confidence of a nation that had largely avoided recession, but…
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May 2026 With the Middle East conflict dragging on, the kick start to renewables makes more sense than ever

The global shift from fossil fuels to clean energy is usually framed as a slow, incremental process but the conflict…
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May 2026 The Goldman Prize selects its first all-female roster of winners in its 37-year history

Six female environmental activists from across the globe were awarded the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize – known as the green…
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May 2026 Two Indigenous solar projects receive funding to tackle diesel shortage concerns and reduce power bills

In the outback expanse of Australia’s Northern Territory, two remote Indigenous communities have received funding to take an unprecedented step…
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May 2026 A new collective is fighting for a sensible approach to managing Dingos

With news that at least six dingoes were euthanised on K’gari (formerly Fraser Island) after the death of a Canadian…
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Apr 2026 How immersive reality is helping aged care residents travel the world

In a sunlit recreation room in suburban Australia, residents of an aged care facility sip tea and settle into their…
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Apr 2026 Scientists report 64% increase in migratory monarch butterflies – WWF

After decades of steep decline, the eastern migratory monarch butterfly is showing a rare sign of recovery. New scientific surveys…
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Apr 2026 The Human Rights Law Centre wins important NDIS whistleblower protection reforms

After two years of campaigning, Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) campaigners advocating to fix whistleblower protection within the National Disability…
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Apr 2026 Coral colony could be world’s largest discovered by mother and daughter citizen scientists

What began as an ordinary recreational dive off the coast of far‑north Queensland by a mother and her daughter has…
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Apr 2026 Middle East tensions force Australia to choose: electrostate or petrostate, as Tim Buckley says China’s electrostate dominance shows it is already winning the global energy war

As fighting in the Middle East continues to play havoc with global energy markets, Australia faces a stark choice about…
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Mar 2026 Eight years in, a grassroots recycling program has become a beacon of what communities can do

When Banish first appeared eight years ago, it was less a business than the journey of one person’s frustration with…
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Mar 2026 The Middle East conflict exposes our imported oil vulnerability and how electrification can provide energy stability

The world’s — and Australia’s — uncomfortable exposure to imported oil is no longer an abstract risk. As Israel‑U.S. strikes…
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Mar 2026 Regulator rejects fifth gas exploration seismic testing project in Victoria

A major gas exploration proposal for the Southern Ocean has become the fifth proposal of its kind to be rejected…
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Mar 2026 A win for democracy as Labor drops bill to restrict Freedom of Information

The Labor Party abruptly abandoned a contentious overhaul of the country’s freedom of information laws in March, backing down from…
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Mar 2026 Australia on track to be world’s first nation to eliminate cervical cancer

Australia is rapidly approaching a milestone once considered out of reach: becoming the first nation in the world to eliminate…
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Feb 2026 Climate Action Week Sydney kicks off in March including two Ethinvest events – Join us!

Climate Action Week Sydney (CAW) in its third year, kicks off on the 9th of March with an incredible line…
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Feb 2026 Join Oxfam in calling on Australia’s super rich and big corporations to pay their fair share of tax

A new Oxfam report shows that in 2025, average Australian billionaire wealth grew by over half a million dollars per…
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Feb 2026 Trump’s USAID cuts and the anti-rights backlash have hit girls and women in Asia Pacific

Across the Asia–Pacific, adolescent girls are coming of age amid climate change shocks, economic strain, displacement and a growing global…
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Feb 2026 AMP’s Shane Oliver on what the RBA’s interest rate hike means for Australia

The RBA’s decision to hike rates to 3.85% was no surprise with it being about 70% factored in by the…
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Feb 2026 New ECOMIND Certificate launched to support youth climate activists facing mental health and burnout challenges

As Australia’s youth climate movement faces the growing crisis of rising climate change impacts and an increasingly volatile political and…
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Jan 2026 As the new year gets off to a challenging start, scientists and experts offer steps to feel better in 2026

As 2026 kicks off with what seems like a litany of bad news stories, scientists and health experts are emphasising…
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Jan 2026 Dr. Jane Goodall and Iain Douglas-Hamilton — videos celebrating the lives of two of the world’s most inspiring conservationists

At the passing of iconic conservationists, Dr. Jane Goodall and Iain Douglas-Hamilton, we share inspiring videos about their incredible decades…
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Jan 2026 ANZ shareholders vote to demand disclosure of lending linked to deforestation and block executive pay plan at the bank’s AGM

Shareholders at ANZ’s AGM late last year delivered an unmistakable signal to the nation’s fourth-largest bank: provide greater transparency on…
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Jan 2026 For the first time, Australian researchers have linked a new fossil fuel project – Woodside’s Scarborough gas project – to hundreds of deaths

Global warming from Woodside’s massive Scarborough gas project off Western Australia would lead to 484 additional heat-related deaths in Europe…
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Jan 2026 Tiny fish, big stakes: Australia’s fight to save the Red-finned Blue-eye highlighted in a new report calling for tiny fish to be protected

They’re so small, they’d fit on your fingertip. Yet tiny fish are big players in ensuring freshwater ecosystems are healthy:…
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Jan 2026 Going Dry in January or February post the holidays? Here’s why even a month off is great for your mind, body and mental health

For all of you undertaking a dry January or February after the holidays, Alcohol Change UK, founders of Dry January,…
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Dec 2025 Wishing all of our clients and friends a wonderful, low-impact Christmas and holiday season.

As we head toward the end of the year, the Ethinvest team would like to wish all our clients, colleagues…
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Dec 2025 This holiday season, don’t miss David Attenborough’s Ocean

If you haven’t seen it yet, make time over the break to take in what many believe is David Attenborough’s…
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Dec 2025 Australia’s food future: A recipe for trouble?

Two major developments in global nutrition research and national policy have collided, raising questions about the future health of Australians….
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Dec 2025 Market Forces Exposes Fossil Fuel Blocklist—It’s Time to Pressure the Big Four

Climate finance organisation Market Forces has developed the first ever Fossil Fuel Company Blocklist for Australian banks: 23 fossil fuel…
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Dec 2025 EV charging facts and myths: What the data reveals

Six years of real-world data from thousands of electric vehicle (EV) drivers has shattered persistent myths about charging convenience, cost…
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Nov 2025 This holiday season, give gifts that really make a difference

As the festive season approaches, Australians are increasingly choosing gifts that do good, transforming the holidays from a season of…
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Nov 2025 Impact investing… still growing despite naysayers

Despite the Trump administration’s attacks on renewable energy and company commitments to ESG, impact investment continues to grow globally with…
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Nov 2025 Video: The benefits of giving cash directly to those in need

GiveDirectly, a nonprofit that lets donors send money directly to the world’s poorest households, aims to accelerate the end of…
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Nov 2025 Podcast: Where the bloody hell is our super? Great new Energy Insiders podcast

Australia has more than $4 trillion in retirement savings but little of this finds its way to clean energy investments…
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Nov 2025 Big Aussie supermarkets are still failing to reduce plastic waste – new report

The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) and Boomerang Alliance have just released their third annual audit report on supermarket plastic…
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Nov 2025 Wesley Mission calls for action as new data shows pokies taking more than $1 million from NSW gamblers every hour

Wesley Mission is demanding the NSW government take action to curb gambling as new figures show the state’s poker-machine players…
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Nov 2025 Share market wobbles – what are the negatives and positives?

In its latest “Oliver’s Insights” report, AMP’s head economist Dr. Shane Oliver says that to navigate share market wobbles, AI…
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Oct 2025 Thanks for joining us at the Future Council screenings and what you can do

Thanks to our Ethinvest clients and friends who joined us for recent screenings of The Future Council in Sydney and…
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Oct 2025 Join Ethinvest for screenings of the new Future Council movie in Melbourne and Sydney this month

The Ethinvest teams in Melbourne and Sydney will host drinks and screenings of Damon Gameau’s new film, the Future Council,…
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Oct 2025 The solar revolution is well underway despite Trump’s best efforts: New podcast about Bill McKibben’s book “Here Comes the Sun”

The Ethinvest team were inspired by a new podcast with author and activist Bill McKibben about his new book, Here…
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Oct 2025 Shareholder pressure gets Coles to recognise salmon farming threat to the Maugean Skate

Big supermarket Coles Group Limited (ASX: COL) has publicly recognised the threat that salmon farming in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour poses…
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Oct 2025 The Justice and Equity Centre’s First Nations legal trainee program funds Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander law graduates to train in civil and criminal law

The Justice and Equity Centre (JEC, formerly the Public Interest Advocacy Centre) funds a unique program allowing two Aboriginal and…
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Oct 2025 What not to do when your favourite fashion brand is caught in a worker scandal

Your favourite fashion brand has hit the headlines, and it’s not good. Here’s how we can stand up for justice…
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Sep 2025 Ethinvest to host Tearfund and ActionAid experts for a webinar on the impact of international aid cuts and how Australian aid charities are responding

Please join Ethinvest for a free webinar on 18 September, 1 pm, with Mary Gaitho of the aid organisation Tearfund…
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Sep 2025 South Australia leads the world with ban on plastic fish while global plastic treaty talks fails

South Australia has taken a pioneering step to reduce single-use plastic waste by banning fish-shaped soy sauce containers under new…
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Sep 2025 Red Cross launches EmergencyRedi community workshops around the country ahead of summer

The Australian Red Cross is empowering communities nationwide with the launch of its EmergencyRedi workshops, designed to enhance disaster resilience…
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Sep 2025 Legal stoush between Commonwealth and NSW over crucial water flows into Murray-Darling Basin avoided

A legal dispute between the Commonwealth and New South Wales (NSW) governments looked to see the suspension of vital environmental…
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Sep 2025 The Australian Democracy Network has now trained more than 100 people from a wide range of organisations in government advocacy.

The Australian Democracy Network (ADN), which runs Government Relations Masterclasses to build the capability of not-for-profit advocates to engage effectively…
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Sep 2025 Home battery installation takes off in the wake of federal government discount program

Australia has recorded a rapid surge in home battery uptake with 40,000 discounted home batteries installed in just forty days…
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Aug 2025 UN’s International Court of Justice rules that nations have a legal obligation to combat climate change

In a judgment poised to reverberate through international diplomacy and environmental law, the UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued…
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Aug 2025 How to spot greenwashing in products and financial services

In the face of rising instances of greenwashing in products and financial services, it pays to think critically about the…
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Jul 2025 Ethinvest’s Fiona Thomas shares how HUB24 enhances the client experience

In a recent LinkedIn feature, our amazing adviser Fiona Thomas discussed how the HUB24 platform helps bring ethical investing to life…
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Jun 2025 ASIC cracks down on unlawful “finfluencers” in global push against financial advice misconduct

Online investment advice searchers take note! The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued warning notices to 18 social…
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May 2025 Ensuring access to a loved one’s information if the unthinkable happens

A recent letter to Barefoot Investor guru Scott Pape and his response really struck a chord with the Ethinvest team…
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Mar 2025 Ethinvest named one of six finalists in the Endowments for Impact Challenge

Ethinvest has been named one of six finalists in the Endowments for Impact Challenge and will present our investment proposal…
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Mar 2025 Ethinvest has a new General Manager – meet Matthew Moore

Ethinvest has appointed Matthew Moore as our new General Manager to strengthen our leadership team to meet growing demand for…
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Mar 2025 Anti-waste guru Lottie Dalziel’s new book has 365+ ways to save the world and your money!

Live your best sustainable life and spend less doing it, with the help of sustainability expert Lottie Dalziel and her…
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Oct 2024 Ethinvest’s Managed Portfolio Service hits $100 million

Ethinvest’s Managed Portfolio Service (MPS) has just hit $100 million, propelling total Funds Under Management to $1.3b for the first…
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