by Gretchen Betts | Apr 25, 2022 | Financial Planning, Impact Investing, Lifestyle
1 – Having to sacrifice returns to do good with your money This is the number one discussion point that gets raised by clients when talking about investing ‘ethically’ or ‘doing good’ with money. A significant number of people want their money to do good in the world,...
by Gretchen Betts | Dec 13, 2021 | Impact Investing
At Magenta we have always made a conscious effort to be a greener company and offered clients ethical and sustainable investment choices. This past year we have been actively making our office space greener by reducing our paper use drastically, using sustainable...
by Gretchen Betts | Oct 18, 2021 | Financial Planning, Financial Planning, Guest Blogs, Impact Investing, Money
During Good Money week, we asked our client Alison, to write a little about why, even back in the 90’s, she wanted to invest ethically and with social conscience. Back in 1991 with coloured and permed hair and when mortgage interest...
by Gretchen Betts | Oct 4, 2021 | Advice, Climate change, Climate change, Financial Planning, Impact Investing, Investments
It’s Good Money Week! This is the week where those in our profession and the investment industry focus on money that’s good for people, the planet and your pocket. This is a national campaign to help grow and raise awareness of sustainable, responsible and...
by Gretchen Betts | May 24, 2021 | Climate change, Climate change, Impact Investing, Investments, Lifestyle, Money, Wellbeing
We like to think we’re a conscientious team at Magenta, so we’re always keen to learn more about how we can help look after the world. If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’ll likely know this already. Some examples of the actions we’ve taken as a business, are...
by Gretchen Betts | Feb 21, 2021 | Financial Planning, Impact Investing, Uncategorized
As a young child my first experience of what it meant to be ethical and sustainable was in primary school. A gentleman came into class to talk to us about his adventures around the world. The purpose of these adventures was exploring the devastating effects of...
