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The era of digital complexity in Australian energy, utilities and infrastructure
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The era of digital complexity in Australian energy, utilities and infrastructure

The era of digital complexity in Australian energy, utilities and infrastructure written by Clayton Utz in partnership with The Action Exchange, explores the changing nature of procurement and contracting in increasingly digitally-connected infrastructure, energy and utilities projects. It argues that traditional risk and procurement models fall short in Australia’s new era of heightened regulatory demands, governance requirements and sophisticated cyber risks.

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Rethinking Private Equity in Challenging Markets</span>
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Rethinking Private Equity in Challenging Markets

Private equity faces tough market conditions, with IPOs and exits becoming more challenging.  'A New PE Playbook: Economic Headwinds Spur Private Equity Evolution,' explores the ways in which PE firms are adapting to a changed economic environment.

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Doing Business in Asia
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Doing Business in Asia

Doing business in global markets demands careful preparation. Asialink Business, Australia’s National Centre for Asia Capability, has published this series of essential guides for Australian businesses exporting to and investing in Asia.

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Navigating an electric fleet future
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Navigating an electric fleet future

Decarbonising transport will be a critical step towards achieving net zero emissions. 'Transition drivers: Navigating an electric fleet future’ examines the pathways to successfully managing this transition for Australian fleets.

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Financing for sustainability
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Financing for sustainability

How is sustainable finance evolving in Asia-Pacific? The Action Exchange's Georgia McCafferty authored this report, published by Westpac Institutional Bank and Economist Impact, to examine the question.

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Putting AI Governance into Practice
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Putting AI Governance into Practice

CPA Ontario's new report on building trust in new frontiers, produced in partnership with The Action Exchange, examines the promise and perils for business of procuring and using AI responsibly.

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Nature and Net Zero: Investing in agriculture
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Nature and Net Zero: Investing in agriculture

The Action Exchange asks award-winning cattle and seedstock producer Prue Bondfield about the changing nature of investing in agriculture and how primary producers are adapting to a market looking to capitalise on natural assets.

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Focus vs funding: Australia’s green hydrogen advantage
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Focus vs funding: Australia’s green hydrogen advantage

The Action Exchange’s Georgia McCafferty was one of eight global sustainability leaders invited to analyse the innovations driving global change for Springwise’s Horizon 2030 report. Here, she discusses the '‘Swiss army knife” of climate solutions: green hydrogen.

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Under pressure: A reality check for Australia’s hydrogen dream
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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?

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Accounting for circularity
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Accounting for circularity

Accountants are uniquely positioned to reimagine the standards and policies that would make the transition to circular business models profitable.

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Levelling up social impact reporting
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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.

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The ESG backlash is here
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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.

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