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New microfinance organisation to support women on low incomes

Ruby Kraner-Tucci, Friday, 9th September 2022 -  New Australian program from microfinance operation Grameen to support low income earners with an entrepreneurial spirit.

Opinion

ESG Markers

This month in ESG: Floods, chemicals in rainwater and electric aircraft

Terence Jeyaretnam, Thursday, 1st September 2022 -  In his monthly column, Terence Jeyaretnam takes a look at all the ESG news that's fit to print from the previous month. 

Opinion

ESG returns

ESG: A Material Advantage 2- PBA

Kaushik Sridhar, Wednesday, 31st August 2022 -  This month, Kaushik Sridhar asks whether ESG investing results in better performance. 

Government  to “drill down” on possible ESG legislation in early 2023

Samantha Freestone, Monday, 15th August 2022 -  Federal Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones tells Pro Bono News greenwashing is “definitely an issue”.

Bearish approach predicted in Australian for purpose investment space

Samantha Freestone, Wednesday, 10th August 2022 -  Australian not for profits are changing investment strategies moving forward, according to survey data released exclusively to Pro Bono News. 

NGS Super divests $191m in oil and gas sector investments

Samantha Freestone, Monday, 8th August 2022 -  Not for profit superannuation fund NGS is deepening its commitment to ESG investment practices by divesting in all oil and gas related stocks.
Investing in a low-emissions future

Australia must recalibrate $20 trillion in future economic investment to achieve low-emissions future

Isabelle Oderberg, Thursday, 28th July 2022 -  NAB chair says the scale of action needed to transition to a greener future is “far broader than the Industrial Revolution and the timeline is roughly half”.

Responsible investment in line with ASX 200 funds in June quarter

Samantha Freestone, Tuesday, 26th July 2022 -  Responsible investment (RI) fund managers are performing just as well as mainstream funds, despite missing out on surging prices of energy stocks, says a new report from Evergreen consultancy.

Australian Ethical Super and Christian Super finalise merger

Samantha Freestone, Thursday, 14th July 2022 -  Christian Super chair says the fund’s purpose-driven approach aligns with Ethical Super’s investment values.

Opinion

ESG investing

The ESG obligation

Kaushik Sridhar, Thursday, 14th July 2022 -  We’re seeing a new era of ESG compliance and it’s more important than ever for companies to have comprehensive ESG policies in place, writes ​​Dr Kaushik Sridhar.
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