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Turning overstock into a competitive advantage

Turning overstock into a competitive advantage

Being seen as ‘wasteful’ can have a reputational cost. But brands who manage overstock issues can win consumer support. 

Harmen Oppewal

Department of Marketing

Healing power of playtime for refugee camp mums and kids

Healing power of playtime for refugee camp mums and kids

Encouraging play for children and their mothers living in Rohingya refugee camps has far-reaching impacts.

Asadul Islam

Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability

Are we thinking about water conservation all wrong?

Are we thinking about water conservation all wrong?

Across the world, urban areas are heading towards a water supply crisis. Is it time to start treating water supply as a balance sheet 'risk'?    

Anke Leroux

Department of Economics

Recycling is broken, so retailers must help us reuse and reduce

Recycling is broken, so retailers must help us reuse and reduce

With the Australian recycling industry in crisis, it's time for other two 'Rs' – reuse and reduce. How can retailers help their customers?

Rebecca Dare

Department of Marketing

Rethinking biofuels: the future of energy?

Rethinking biofuels: the future of energy?

Australia lags the rest of the world when it comes to adopting biofuels - that is, turning plant matter into energy. But we can move beyond the 'food versus fuel' argument with expert research and government support.

Diane Kraal

Department of Business Law and Taxation

What retailers need to know about the ‘new consumer’

What retailers need to know about the ‘new consumer’

Excessive spending is out; 'post-growth' consumption is in. Savvy retailers are now exploring ways to engage with the 'new consumer'.

Eloise Zoppos

Department of Marketing

Catching the polluters

Catching the polluters

After years of lax enforcement, China is grappling with effective environmental monitoring. A new study shows how a company's own financial reports may hold the answers to identifying polluters.  

Paul Zhou

Department of Management

That empty feeling – why federal budgets have lost their true meaning

That empty feeling – why federal budgets have lost their true meaning

Once, budgets were central to broad economic reform; now they have become victims of polls, politics and short-term thinking. But there is a way back.

Mark Crosby

‘Nice rice’ dishes up more food, profits and sustainability

‘Nice rice’ dishes up more food, profits and sustainability

A new farming technique that tackles global food scarcity has revealed increases in both rice crop yields and farmers’ profits. But its broader implications could lead to a more sustainable environment.

Asadul Islam

Department of Economics

Energy justice: What is it and why do we need it?

Energy justice: What is it and why do we need it?

We devour energy at a truly ravenous rate; but it has an increasing social cost. How can policymakers balance these competing demands?

Diane Kraal

Department of Business Law and Taxation

Poverty and wellbeing in Timor-Leste

Poverty and wellbeing in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste is one of the poorest nations in the world. A recent report by researchers from the Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability (CDES) shows high levels of deprivations among its population, with an overall 'MPI poverty rate' of 68 per cent.
Babies ‘affected by political trauma in the womb’: study

Babies ‘affected by political trauma in the womb’: study

The long-term health and economic impact of being exposed to trauma as a child is well documented, however new research by Monash Business School shows that babies exposed to political violence while they are still in the womb also experience health problems later in life.

Russell Smyth