This report flows from a dialogue held at Melbourne Business School on 27 August 2024. The purpose of the dialogue was to explore Australian business leaders’ ambition on Nature Positive action, and to discuss the opportunities and challenges in pursuing this transformational agenda.
The dialogue was attended by the Honourable Tanya Plibersek MP, senior business leaders (including directors, executives and heads of sustainability), representatives from the Government’s Nature Finance Council and the University of Melbourne’s Biodiversity Institute.
This report seeks to present key areas of discussion and insight from the dialogue. The dialogue took place under the Chatham House Rule, and hence insights and quotes from individuals are de-identified. Informed by expertise within the Melbourne Business School's Centre for Sustainability and Business, this report builds on the dialogue’s themes by drawing on additional insights from several related studies and surveys to shed further light on key topics of discussion and future opportunities for the state of nature in Australia.
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The Melbourne Business School's Centre for Sustainability and Business is focused on ‘unleashing leaders and ideas for an environmentally sustainable future’. The Centre works with clients and students to develop sustainability mindsets and practices that have lasting impact. Its primary focus is on the environmental dimension of sustainability, with a particular interest in climate change and the energy transition; nature and biodiversity; and the circular economy.
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