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IN MY VIEW: Global trade and sustainability

Published 20 Feb 2023

Shari Rogge-Fidler, President and CEO, Farm Foundation (US) and Tyler McCann, Managing Director, Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI), discuss global trade and sustainability.

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IN THE PIPELINE: ESG goals and targets

Published 20 Feb 2023

The AFI mid-year conference, to be held on the 4th of July 2023, will follow on from last October’s conference on Cultivating ESG Capability. The theme of the conference will be ESG Goals and Target setting and will move the discussion on from ‘What is ESG’ to ‘What do ESG…

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FEATURE: Bridging the gap between intent and accepted practice for sustainable trade standards

Published 20 Feb 2023

Australia’s special representative for agriculture, Su McCluskey, has been touring overseas markets promoting Australian agriculture and gathering insights into what those markets are seeking. Su has delivered some confronting messages about the animal welfare practices that European markets will be expecting. Some Australian animal welfare practices such as mulesing are…

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IN MY VIEW: Delivering ESG goals and targets

Published 20 Dec 2022

Ben Fargher, Cargill and Alexandra Gartmann, AFI Director, on the influence on farm businesses of corporate ESG goals and targets.

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IN MY VIEW: Managing Australia’s water account

Published 27 Sep 2022

Malcolm Holm, NFF Water Committee, and Prof Mike Stewardson, One Basin CRC, on managing Australia’s water account. “Supporting regional innovation in water systems can deliver multiple benefits alongside water policy reforms.” “In short, focus on outcomes. The knockdown, drag out brawl about achieving a number distracts from the gains that…

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IN MY VIEW: Dr Wendy Craik AM – Policy challenges for the new government Q&A

Published 13 Jul 2022

Retiring AFI Director Dr Wendy Craik has been a member of the AFI Board for almost seven years. In this time, her input has been invaluable in ensuring the Institute continues to deliver on its purpose of leading policy discussions for Australian agriculture.

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IN MY VIEW: Capitalising on sustainability investment opportunities

Published 5 Apr 2022

Pru Cook, Director of Nine Creeks Consulting, and Carmel Onions, General Manager Agribusiness at the Commonwealth Bank, on opportunities for sustainability investment. There has been a burgeoning awareness about the impact of humanity’s footprint on the planet, not only via improved education efforts but also due to increased first-hand experiences…

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FEATURE: Is Australian agriculture ready to be sustainable?

Published 4 Apr 2022

At first glance the title of this paper may raise eyebrows, indeed may even be insulting to some. Isn’t Australian agriculture already sustainable? How can family farms be secure for future generations without being sustainable? Sustainability, however, is not a fixed construct. Definitions and drivers of sustainability change over time…

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Spring 2021: Is agricultural advocacy future-fit?

Published 12 Oct 2021

Is agricultural advocacy fit to manage an increasing array of future challenges? In a landscape where community attitudes influence regulatory change at a faster pace than ever before, and in which disruptive change to business has become the new normal, how well are agricultural advocates positioned to respond and participate?

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FPJ1803 – Oldfield, J-L (2021), Is agricultural advocacy future-fit?

Published 12 Oct 2021

Advocacy in agriculture has evolved over the years to include not only domestic and global policy, but food security and the social license to farm. Despite the expansion of advocacy, those getting started in farming, or trying to get ahead in farming, have found themselves with less and less time…

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IN MY VIEW: Global trade and sustainability

IN THE PIPELINE: ESG goals and targets

FEATURE: Bridging the gap between intent and accepted practice for sustainable trade standards

IN MY VIEW: Delivering ESG goals and targets

IN MY VIEW: Managing Australia’s water account

FEATURE: Sustaining agriculture through good policy

IN MY VIEW: Dr Wendy Craik AM – Policy challenges for the new government Q&A

IN MY VIEW: Capitalising on sustainability investment opportunities

FEATURE: Is Australian agriculture ready to be sustainable?

Spring 2021: Is agricultural advocacy future-fit?

FPJ1803 – Oldfield, J-L (2021), Is agricultural advocacy future-fit?

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