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.
We grow bold policies for the long-term as we Create, Connect and Convince on issues that matter for Australians over the long run.
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The centrepiece of this work was a ground-breaking legal opinion on directors’ duties and climate risk commissioned by CPD in partnership with the Future Business Council. The opinion found that company directors who ignore or mismanage climate-related risks could be held personally liable for breaching their legal duties under the Corporations Act.
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 expert group on issues of forced migration in the region, trusted by the Bali Process and ASEAN for independent and credible advice.
In 2018 CPD launched our Cities and Settlement Initiative – a three-year program that aims to improve the economic participation of refugees in Australia. Below we chart the background, current evidence, the three pillars of the initiative, and our current work program. For more information, please contact CPD Program Director, Annabel Brown.
The John Menadue Oration is CPD' flagship event. The inaugural Oration 'Can Democracy Deliver?' was held in 2017 to celebrate CPD’s 10th anniversary. It was delivered by former Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa. In 2018, CPD presented the second Oration featuring the Italian-American economist Professor Mariana Mazzucato who addressed the question, “Can the State Deliver?”.
Since 2016, CPD has partnered with the Australian National University (ANU) for a renowned roundtable series—the ANU-CPD Policy Dialogues. The Dialogues are an opportunity for fresh thinking on Australia’s policy processes and strategies. They enable a wider variety of senior voices (business, professional and philanthropic community leaders) to contribute to a conversation on how to tackle the long-term opportunities and challenges facing Australia.
The Asia Pacific is experiencing another major test of regional cooperation, reminiscent of the 2015 Andaman Sea crisis. In the first four months of 2020 there were more boat movements in the Andaman Sea than in all of 2019. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the vulnerability of forced migrants in refugee camps, on the move and at sea.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has joined with 66 central banks from around the world in urging nations to embrace ambitious emissions targets, warning that global gross domestic product could fall by as much as 25 per cent by the century's end.
