CPD is one of Australia’s leading independent policy institutes. We develop long-term policies to promote shared prosperity and sustainable wellbeing.
CREATE. CONNECT. CONVINCE
CPD is one of Australia’s leading independent policy institutes. We develop long-term policies to promote shared prosperity and sustainable wellbeing.
CPD’s core model is threefold: to create, connect, and convince.
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When CPD set out on this work in early 2016, we began with the premise that performance and leadership on sustainability-related risks in the Australian corporate sector were lagging – but that the time...
Established in August 2015, the Asia Dialogue on Forced Migration (ADFM) is a ‘second track’ process pursuing more effective, durable and dignified approaches to forced migration in the Asia-Pacific. It has fast become a leading...
On 29 November, CPD hosted the final event in our special 10th anniversary series – a public forum in Sydney tomorrow on the theme ‘Building a sustainable economy.’
Thanks to all of you who made it to CPD's inaugural John Menadue Oration on November 2 in Melbourne. For all of you who missed it, there is an audio recording of the full oration.
CPD’s Sustainable Economy Program has been making the case for business leaders and regulators to seize the initiative on responding to climate change, rather than be paralysed by the inaction of policymakers. ‘Weather Alert‘ showcased some of the highlights of CPD’s research and advocacy, and how this work is contributing to a major shift in corporate and regulatory leadership on climate change.
Can democracy deliver? This is the question being asked in all corners of the globe. As one who has traversed Indonesia's transformative democratic journey – it is today the world's third-largest democracy – the reply can only be resoundingly affirmative: yes. More importantly, democracy must deliver.
