The blockchain could be a game-changer for impact investors
Bitcoin and the blockchain are helping impact investors trace the flow of their funds, as well as measuring and verifying impact on a global scale.
Category: International relations
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Pension funds & PRI driving the investment case for sustainability goals
For institutional investors the SDGs are a pragmatic guide to risk and opportunity. They don’t just help to future-proof capital allocations, they offer a huge boost to achieving the United Nation’s sustainability goals.
The UN Global Compact, where business and human rights come together
It was raining on the first day of the UN General Assembly week in New York. First Avenue had been closed to traffic and the main pedestrian crossing had been painted with a bright LGBT rainbow. Wailing sirens filled the air as motorcades of black SUVs roared passed.
The new head of the UN – a new era of transparency?
There’s a race going on right now at the UN to decide one of the most influential positions in the world. The bad news is only five people get to vote, but the good news is Donald Trump isn’t a candidate.
Does this mean war? Why Turkey shot down a Russian jet.
If you were confused about the multitude of armies fighting in Syria then hold on to your hats because it just got way more complicated. A Russian jet flying a mission over Syria is said to have crossed into Turkish airspace and they wasted no time taking it down.
A journalist in Iraq: Michael Ware’s never ending war
Micheal Ware has been called the most courageous Aussie journalist of his generation. He spent more time in Afghanistan and Iraq than almost any other
The paradox of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea has me so intrigued. I don’t know if it’s the puzzle of the country’s development or whether it’s the eternal lure of
A Solomon Islands perspective
Studying at a post-graduate level is as much about debate and discussion as it is about research. I’ve had classes in my Masters degree where
I went to Norway and I learned all about peace
It had been my first trip to Norway and while I was struck by the similarities between this Scandinavian country and Australia, I was also
The changing face of foreign aid
Cuts to the Australian foreign aid budget have been severe, the May budget saw $1 billion sliced from aid funding and over the next three
Agreement in Bali Breathes New Life into WTO
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) was jolted back to life, and to relevancy, by achieving its first comprehensive agreement in December last year. The round
The Woes of the Spanish economy – Unemployment, Recession and Austerity
The Euro zone as a whole has faced dogged economic turmoil, but Spain has a unique set of challenges and there is fierce debate about their hopes of recovery.
