Whakatupu Aotearoa Foundation

CSF welcomes the announcement by Minister of Climate Change Hon. Simon Watts at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Conference Aotearoa NZ 2024 yesterday that the New Zealand Government is partnering with us to develop a sustainable finance strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand. The strategy will provide clarity on the Government’s priorities to increase the flow of domestic and international capital for sustainable and transition opportunities. Sustainable finance can help Aotearoa New Zealand to: - Reduce greenhouse gas emissions to maintain our access to international markets - Seize new growth and productivity opportunities - Responsibly manage our natural resources - Build a resilient economy that can adapt to future shocks. The strategy is expected to consider opportunities to align New Zealand with developments in other countries including Australia, Singapore and the United Kingdom which have similar initiatives. It is expected to provide a cohesive framework that is recognisable to international capital providers and guide related areas of work including the development of green taxonomies and innovative sector financing work aimed at accelerating private finance. Read our related media statement here: https://lnkd.in/gYiCpvZ5 Jo Kelly Dean Hegarty Estelle Parker #sustainablefinance #responsibleinvestment

Latest news 📣 Defence has signed a contract with a New Zealand business for a service to improve New Zealand’s maritime awareness. A project for improved protection against maritime threats received $14.6 million in funding in Budget 24, and Cabinet has approved the final business case. After an extensive international search, a contract for a subscription to a cloud-based platform is being awarded to New Zealand company Starboard Maritime Intelligence. The system will provide a real-time picture of what is happening in New Zealand’s extensive maritime domain and provide a global history of arriving vessels. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gK6nXwDX

That’s a wrap on Creative HQ’s 2024 Climate Response Accelerator 🌏✨🚀 We’re so proud of this year’s cohort. All 9 teams have developed innovative solutions for the climate crisis - and successfully pitched these at Aotearoa’s Climate Tech Summit this week. It takes a village to raise a startup, so we’d like to extend a big thank you to Motion Capital, Whakatupu Aotearoa Foundation, WellingtonNZ, Wellington City Council, Ballance Agri-Nutrients Ltd & Callaghan Innovation for your partnership through this year’s programme. Equally, the amazing mentors and coaches who have supported the teams in bringing their ideas to life ❤️ A special shout out to Mara Bio, Aotea Energy and GOOD GRUB AGRITECH who have been offered a collective $150,000 investment deal from Motion Capital (and gold water bottles) to support their groundbreaking work. We’re so excited to see where you go next. We had hundreds of climate warriors in the room for the Climate Tech Summit to hear from the companies making a difference in this sector. Thanks Wellington NZ and Climate Salad for your partnership on this event 👏 ♻️ Precycle NZ 🍄 Mara Bio 🌏 CarbonTrail 🚞 Lastmyle ⚡️ Aotea Energy 🪰 Good Grub 🍎 CoShop 🌾 Variegate 🗑 Biokū Technologies #cleantech #climatesummitaotearoa #climateresponseaccelerator Colm Kearney Holly Beals Joe Slater Catherine Jones

Happy World Albatross Day! We’re still celebrating the once-in-a-lifetime win for the Antipodean albatross and other New Zealand seabirds which came with last week’s announcement around the changes coming for surface longline fishing which will virtually eliminate seabird bycatch in this fishery. If you’d like to learn more about why this is such a massive milestone for the Antipodean albatross, and the three decades worth of research that played a pivotal role in bringing about these changes. Take a listen to this special interview with Dr Kath Walker and Dr Graeme Elliot: https://hubs.ly/Q02Cp9zP0 New Zealand Geographic , Department of Conservation (DOC), RNZ

A huge congratulations to all the award winners for the 2024 #mindfulmoneyawards for continuing to push the frontiers of best practice for the New Zealand investment sector. They show innovation and leadership in ethical and impact investing. We celebrate their progress in raising the standards, providing more choices for investors and creating more positive impacts for the climate, environment and social issues. The 2024 Mindful Money Awards Winners are: Best Ethical Investor 2024 👏 Winner: Pathfinder Asset Management Limited 👏 Highly Commended: Climate VC Fund Best New Ethical Fund 2024 👏 Winner: Artesian (Alternative Investments), Green and Sustainable Bond Fund 👏 Highly Commended: Betashares, Global Sustainability Leaders Fund Best Impact Investor 2024 👏Winner: Purpose Capital 👏 Highly Commended: Climate VC Fund Best Net Zero and Climate Action Investor 👏Winner: Climate VC Fund 👏 Highly Commended: NZ Super Fund Best Ethical Financial Adviser 👏Winner: Moneyworks NZ Limited 👏Highly Commended: Ethical Investing NZ Ltd Best Media Reporting on Ethical Investing 👏Winner: Eloise Gibson with RNZ & Stuff 👏 Highly Commended: Greg Hurrell from BusinessDesk NZ 👏 Highly Commended: Steven Moe with Seeds Podcast Best Ethical Overseas fund 👏 Winner: Australian Ethical Investment, Australian Shares Fund 👏 Highly Commended: Pengana Capital Group WHEB, Sustainable Impact Fund Best Ethical KiwiSaver Fund Provider 👏Winner: Pathfinder Asset Management Limited 👏 Highly Commended: Simplicity People’s Choice Award for Best Ethical KiwiSaver Provider 👏Winner: Pathfinder Asset Management Limited 👏 Highly Commended: Simplicity We created the Mindful Money Awards not only to celebrate the leaders but also to demonstrate what high standards of ethical investment look like in a sector that has few regulatory standards. We are very grateful for our expert panel of 25 independent judges, who have spent a tremendous amount of time reviewing the many applicants: https://lnkd.in/gTq5Tvi3 You can find the full press release as well as judges comments here: https://lnkd.in/gQ6CkEyb A huge thank you to our sponsors for the awards: Principal sponsors: Public Trust, Morningstar Sustainalytics Supporting Sponsors: Australian Ethical Investment, BayTrust, Craigs Investment Partners, Convergence, First Sentier Investors & Stewart Investors, Milford and Trust Management

Globally, just 1% of #clothing is recycled. To reduce the industry's huge environmental footprint, our Centre for Nature and Climate advocates for a systemic rethink of production and consumption patterns. Watch our session from Davos ‘From Waste to Wardrobe: Making Circular Fashion Fashionable’ to learn more: https://ow.ly/Tce350Sel9L Desierto Vestido #Secondhand #Textiles #Vintage #Chile #AtacamaDesert

Protect what you love (and need).. World Ocean Day is this Saturday June 8.  To celebrate, Kiwis up and down the country are taking the plunge in the winter dip, and this year - national landmarks around the country are lighting up blue – raising the national consciousness of the critical need for a healthy ocean. On the same day people will take to the streets, marching for nature. Kiwis love the ocean – The Live Ocean Barometer showed 95% of us think the ocean is important. 77% of people think marine protection should be expanded (67% of them were recreational fishers). We might love different things about it, whether it’s swimming, going for a fish, collecting kaimoana, sailing, surfing, walking along side it or a sneaky view when you turn a corner. It’s beautiful.  But then there is the stark fact the ocean makes our human journey possible. We love it, but we sure do need it to survive. So as an ocean loving nation, you’d think we’d be a world leader in protecting it. Wrong. In global rankings we are last equal with Russia and China – New Zealand currently protects less than 1%. With our only current chance for change now before Parliament, the Hauraki Gulf Tikapa Moana Marine Protection Bill has the opportunity to increase marine protection in the Gulf by almost 6%. A desperately needed 6% that will allow kelp forests to regrow, fish populations the space to recover and ecosystems to return from the brink of collapse. Scientists, advocates, sailors Peter Burling Blair Tuke epic endurance swimmers Jono Ridler, NGOs, government bodies, an effort by so many, calling for us to protect what we love. In the next few weeks, the government has a decision to make. The select committee will release their findings on 20 June and then it will go to Cabinet and be considered by Parliament in its second reading/debate. It’s far from a done deal and will need support at the highest level. Will they protect what we love (and need)?  I’d love to hear what do you think?  --- At Live Ocean, our mission is to restore and protect the ocean and the life in it. Working with exceptional marine scientists, innovators and communicators to scale up action. Encouraging all Kiwis to protect what they love (and need). A massive thanks to Brendan Donovan, Images & Sound - Complete Post Production Mike Ogle Ian Taylor Animation Research Ltd Noenoe Barclay-Kerr te toki voyaging trust Emma Carroll Arie Spyksma Caitlin Blain (and many more!) for bringing our mission to life with this mission story!

🌟 Spotlight: Whakatupu Aotearoa Foundation – Pioneering Innovations for a Sustainable Future. 🌟 We had the pleasure of chatting with Carl Vink, Chief Executive at Whakatupu Aotearoa Foundation about their involvement in our current 2024 Climate Response Accelerator. 🌏 Learn more about how the Foundation is working to tackle one of the world's most urgent challenges – climate change. Established just over three years ago, the Foundation focuses on catalytic and venture philanthropy within our environment and communities for a restored and thriving Aotearoa. By partnering with our Creative HQ's Climate Response Accereator, the team is helping to nurture innovative solutions for a greener, low-carbon future. 🌿 📖 Check out the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/g2JQQujs #CreativeHQ #ClimateResponse2024 #ClimateInnovation #ClimateAction #EmpoweringStartups #WhakatupuAotearoa Catherine Jones Joe Slater Colm Kearney Holly Beals Brett Holland Colin Kennedy Nedra Fu Carl Vink Beth Rose Chloe Narain

We're chuffed to showcase the Revive Our Gulf project and Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei’s kūtai restoration kaupapa at an upcoming webinar hosted by the Society of Ecological Restoration. You can join us be registering here: https://lnkd.in/gxTwN_mV Tuesday 16th April at 8am NZ time. 📸 Shaun Lee #kūtairestoration #shellfishrestoration #marinerestoration #haurakigulf #reviveourgulf