At Aura Group, we are committed to giving back to the community and using our investments as a force for good, and over the last few years it has never been a better time to give back. One way we have done this so far is through the Aura Tactical Opportunities Fund (ATOF), which partners with Opportunity International Australia. This program has been able to raise over $50,000 for microfinance initiatives over the last two years, providing loans to community leaders in health, education, and safety. After seeing the success of this program, we decided to widen our net.
In December we began a new partnership with Buy 1, Give 1 (B1G1), a Software as a Service platform and social enterprise that works with businesses around the globe to make giving easy. B1G1 guarantee that 100% of the proceeds go to the selected charity. After careful consideration, we chose to focus on forest regeneration through B1G1’s tree planting initiative. As our first act as members of B1G1, we donated funds to cover the cost of planting 1,000 trees in December as a part of our holiday gift giving.
We will be extending this program to the Aura Marketplace, where we are committed to covering the cost of even more trees to be planted as sign-ups continue to increase.
Over time, you’ll see similar projects integrated into our daily operations as we commit to a broader, comprehensive ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) framework. In the meantime, if you would like to learn more about B1G1, check out their website and full list of initiatives.
*Calvin Ng, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Aura Group will soon be appointed as a non-executive Director of BUY1GIVE1 PTE. LTD.
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