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What the election result means for ESG

BY CASSANDRA BALDINI | FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022 12:17PM

Increased support for the Australian Greens and climate-focused independent 'teal' candidates, signals that governments will no longer only be held accountable by traditional metrics like growth, employment, and productivity, but also by progress against a wide range of ESG matters.

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