Our latest work
Under pressure: A reality check for Australia’s hydrogen dream
Fever-pitch hype and billions in funding announcements suggest Australia has a potentially lucrative hydrogen industry in development. A report by The Action Exchange and published by AFRIntelligence and Westpac asks: Is it time for a reality check?
Culture Disrupted: Growth in Australia’s digital creative industries
This thought leadership report, published by AFRIntelligence in partnership with YouTube and written by The Action Exchange, explores the growth of Australia’s creator economy.
Building Biodiversity: Australian nature credit markets beyond the TNFD
This thought leadership report, published by Clayton Utz and written by The Action Exchange, examines the risks, opportunities and legal considerations businesses will face in the transition to a nature-positive economy.
Australia’s biodiversity market: challenges across the industries
From agribusinesses struggling with on-ground measurements to major supermarket chains wrestling with global supply chain intricacies, the landscape of nature-related issues is becoming increasingly complex.
Accounting for circularity
Accountants are uniquely positioned to reimagine the standards and policies that would make the transition to circular business models profitable.
Business risks and opportunity from UN Global Plastics Treaty
As companies grapple with stricter ESG disclosures, they may also need to prepare for new rules and reporting on their use of plastics.
Levelling up social impact reporting
As companies morph CSR into their ESG strategy, investors and regulators will expect to see social and community initiatives undergo the same rigour as financial reporting.
The ESG backlash is here
With inflows into ESG funds swelling from a trickle to a tsunami in just a few short years, it was only a matter of time before the backlash began. And, now more than ever, ESG communications must match rhetoric to reality.
A user guide to ESG thought leadership
Our downloadable user guide on ESG thought leadership. Why purpose is mission critical for organisations and where to begin.
Case study: Back to Blue a global initiative targeting zero ocean pollution
Our strategic, iterative stakeholder analysis helped Back to Blue direct its efforts to where they would have the most impact.
Risk, impact and responsibility: It’s time to double down on materiality.
‘Double materiality’ will become an increasingly important concept thanks to new EU directive rules on corporate sustainability reporting.
Purpose for scale ups — the agile advantage
Nimble but impactful scale-up companies can use size to their advantage by embedding ESG as they grow.