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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 up of events for the public, individuals interested in the topic and experts keen to network with others in the field. Ethinvest is taking part in two CAW events. We are hosting a Financial Planning Introduction Lunch & Learn for those just starting out in the workforce or wanting to consider how they can align their investments and financial planning with their values.
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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 day, and Australia’s 48 billionaires hold more wealth than the bottom 40% of our almost 11 million population combined. Meanwhile, ordinary households are cutting back on essentials and struggling with housing costs. It’s time to tax the super-rich and make big corporations pay what they owe. Check out Oxfam’s video and if you share the organisation’s concern
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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 anti‑rights backlash. Many girls in our region face uncertainty about whether they can continue their education at all, according to Plan International Australia ’s CEO Susanne Legena, and US aid cuts are a major cause. For millions, adolescence is not a time of expanded opportunities but of narrowing futures shaped by poverty, crisis and
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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 money market and 22 of the 28 economists surveyed by Bloomberg expecting a hike. The decision to hike largely reflected the increase in annual inflation through the second half last year with quarterly trimmed mean (or underlying) inflation rising to 3.4%yoy and monthly trimmed mean inflation at 3.3%yoy, which is well above the 2-3% inflation target and was above the RBA’s for
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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 social environment, burnout, disengagement and fragmentation among young activists is a growing threat. ECOMIND is working with a team of researchers and young people to design a climate mental health certificate to help young Australians look after themselves, each other and the planet. ECOMIND – Australia’s leading youth climate menta
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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 that feeling better this year won’t come from dramatic life changes, but from small, evidence-based habits that build over time. From avoiding trying to be perfect and channelling your anger to prioritising socialising and taking up a new hobby, here are some science-backed tips to boost your wellbeing this year. Experts researching physical and mental wellbeing
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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 of work to protect and educate about our natural world.
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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 nature-related finance risks and executive accountability . Investors not only registered a “strike” against the bank’s executive remuneration report but also delivered a world-record vote in favour of a deforestation resolution — underscoring rising investor concern about the lender’s approach to nature-related financial risks. A reso
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