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tobacco, gambling, products involving animal cruelty and industries that heavily pollute the
environment. The two ethical super funds in Australia that do this are Future Super (based in Canberra)
and Australian Ethical Super. With each fund it takes less than 3 minutes to switch online - using the
links above.
• Both funds have slightly higher than average fees but have been performing better than average in terms
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• For a full list of ethical super funds, check out superswitch.org.au

Switch your bank account to go
fossil fuel free

The following banks have committed to never invest in new fossil fuel projects: Bendigo Bank, Bank of
Australia, Beyond Bank and act. For a full list of climate-friendly banks, check out Market Forces site here.

Tier 3: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (Challenge level)

Do the Zero Waste challenge

For one week try to create zero waste, by only buying unpackaged items. Here’s a useful resource on getting
started with the 1 week zero waste challenge.

Buy Nothing New Consumption
Challenge

For one week or more, buy nothing new, apart from essentials like food, hygiene products and medicines.
Find out more about the buy nothing new one month challenge here.

Shopping-trolley or plastic bag
You can learn about the gift economy and the zero-waste lifestyle by watching the following videos:
• 3-minute video explaining gift economies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S1egXWYwXo

• 15-minute video explaining the zero waste lifestyle from Lauren Singer a US sustainability advocate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF72px2R3Hg

• ABC Series, The War on Waste, exploring Australia’s waste culture and how to change it.

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