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

Bill Bovingdon, Peter Cheesman, David Grant, Penny Joseph, Anthony Michael, Shannon Moffitt, Thomas Mortlock, Greg Mullins, Ben R Newell and Marissa Papas
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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

Australian Journal of Management, 2025, vol. 50, issue 2, 291-311

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

Keywords: Abductive research; climate risk and response; management research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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