Sustainable economics
Report
Managing energy, economic, and environmental transition: workshop report
Balancing climate action, energy access, and economic development during an energy transition presents unique social, economic, and political challenges, especially for coal-dependent economies like Australia. This report aims to serve as a summary record for the participants of a hybrid workshop held in New Delhi in July 2023, and offers a broad overview of the...
Survey Report
Listening to Australian businesses on workforce and skills 2024: the big picture, jobs and skills
The Australian Industry Group surveys a cross section of Australian businesses every two years to learn more about skills and workforce challenges across the economy. This comprehensive, future-facing survey asks companies about the external and internal factors driving their skills and workforce needs now and into the future. It also asks where the skills challenges...
Report
Global leadership in an age of turbulence
In response to the challenges faced by society and those in positions of leadership, CISL convened a multi-sectoral Global Leadership Summit in February 2024. Through discussions ranging across geopolitics, global governance, domestic politics, economics, finance and technology, the summit sought to answer the question - what leadership is needed now, and from whom? This report...
Report
Towards net zero: transition pathways in regional Australia
This report is one of four prepared by the Regional Australia Institute in 2023/24, looking into issues affecting regions as Australia moves towards net zero emissions by 2050. The report sets out potential pathways for communities and businesses in regional Australia by exploring Australia’s position in the global context; examining the role of regional cities...
Policy report
Localising the SDGs in a changing landscape
This policy paper presents the results of a survey jointly conducted by the OECD, the Sustainable Development Solutions Network and the European Committee of the Regions, on how to localise the SDGs in a changing international landscape marked by disasters and shocks. The paper also presents possible strategies to further leverage the SDGs to design...