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Climate risk and response: Generating an industry-informed, future-focused, research agenda

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  • Bill Bovingdon

    (Head of Fixed Income, Australian Ethical Investment, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Adjunct Fellow, UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, NSW, Australia)

  • Peter Cheesman

    (Head of Risk Capital Analytics APAC, Aon Singapore, Singapore)

  • David Grant

    (Snr. Deputy Director, UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, NSW Australia; Professor of Management, School of Management and Governance, UNSW Business School, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, NSW, Australia)

  • Penny Joseph

    (Director, Climate Resilience, Ausgrid, Sydney, NSW, Australia)

  • Anthony Michael

    (Director, Blackheath Capital, Blackheath, NSW, Australia)

  • Shannon Moffitt

    (Regulatory Strategy Manager, Ausgrid, Sydney, NSW, Australia)

  • Thomas Mortlock

    (Head of Climate Analytics APAC, Aon, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Adjunct Fellow, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia)

  • Greg Mullins

    (Emergency Leaders for Climate Action (ELCA), Sydney, NSW, Australia; Former Commissioner, Fire and Rescue NSW, Greenacre, NSW, Australia)

  • Ben R Newell

    (Director, UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, NSW, Australia; Professor of Behavioural Science, School of Psychology, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, NSW, Australia)

  • Marissa Papas

    (Grid Strategy Manager, Ausgrid, Sydney, NSW, Australia)

Abstract

There is a significant capacity for management research to contribute to addressing the multifaceted challenge of climate change. This includes identifying and then addressing climate change–related risks and opportunities which are already on the horizon and likely to be of critical importance in the future, but which are not yet the focus of our attention. To do this effectively, and ensure the resulting research is impactful, will involve adopting an abductive research approach; one where industry practitioners collaborate with academic colleagues to develop the kinds of research questions they would seek to have them research. This article demonstrates the value of such an approach. Academics and practitioners are brought together into a co-authoring team that engages in the problematisation of climate risk and opportunity. Four issues emerge as common and significant themes: uncertainty, information, motivation, and investment. These are used to construct an industry-informed, future-focused research agenda. JEL Classification: M100 General

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  • Bill Bovingdon & Peter Cheesman & David Grant & Penny Joseph & Anthony Michael & Shannon Moffitt & Thomas Mortlock & Greg Mullins & Ben R Newell & Marissa Papas, 2025. "Climate risk and response: Generating an industry-informed, future-focused, research agenda," Australian Journal of Management, Australian School of Business, vol. 50(2), pages 291-311, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ausman:v:50:y:2025:i:2:p:291-311
    DOI: 10.1177/03128962251326088
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