Alison Atherton

Program Lead - Business, Economy And Governance

Institute for Sustainable Futures

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • Sustainable finance
  • Corporate sustainability
  • Sustainability disclosure
  • Climate change and energy
  • Sustainability strategy
  • Sustainability performance frameworks

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    [26166] Climate Risk Analysis: Salmonid Aquaculture in Tasmania
    Australian Marine Conservation Society25 Jun 2026 - 30 Oct 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Australian Marine Conservation Society
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    [25087] Climate Integrity additional case studies 2
    Climate Integrity Ltd15 Jun 2026 - 31 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Climate Integrity Ltd
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    [26011] ESG and investment performance
    First Sentier Investors (UK) Services Limited14 Feb 2026 - 30 Nov 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    First Sentier Investors (UK) Services Limited
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    [25465] Livestock industry in Australia
    World Animal Protection1 Dec 2025 - 30 Jun 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    World Animal Protection
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    [25421] TNFD company analysis
    First Sentier Investors (UK) Services Limited10 Nov 2025 - 31 Aug 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    First Sentier Investors (UK) Services Limited
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    [25332] DCCEEW net zero for business initiatives
    Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water27 Oct 2025 - 31 Jul 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    [25416] Abu Dhabi Holding Company headquarters sustainability framework
    Seventh Sense Environmental Consultancy & Studies27 Oct 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Seventh Sense Environmental Consultancy & Studies
  • GRANT
    [25147] Climate Related Financial Disclosure - External Capacity Building
    AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES & INVESTMENTS COMMISSION23 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Australian Securities and Investment Commission - (PROC2010)
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    [24352] Avant Mutual Sustainable Doctors
    Avant Services Co Pty Limited12 Jun 2025 - 12 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Avant Services Co Pty Limited
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    [25170] IGCC Systems Stewardship Landscape Study
    Investor Group on Climate Change20 May 2025 - 15 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Investor Group on Climate Change IGCC
  • SCHOLARSHIP
    [25217] Digital Finance CRC PhD Top-Up Scholarship Kate Bennett - Leveraging Web3 Technology to Enhance the Scale and Impact of Development Finance in Developing and Emerging Markets
    Digital Finance CRC Limited19 May 2025 - 30 Nov 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Digital Finance CRC
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Developing NbS finance markets [24046]
    Aon Corporate Risk Services11 Nov 2024 - 11 Mar 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Aon Corporate Risk Services Consultancy Fund
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Net Zero Pledge Assessment: additional case studies [24079]
    Eddy Family Trust23 Oct 2024 - 30 Jun 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Atherton A,
    • Berry F,
    • Cheung H,
    • Kobelentz K
    Eddy Family Trust
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Sustainable Future Fund Framework Context Review [24268]
    MA Investment Management Pty Ltd21 Oct 2024 - 13 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    MA Investment Management Pty Ltd
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Independent Review of ACT Government Action on Climate Change [24183]
    The Rooftop Collective Pty Ltd as The Trustee for The Rooftop Trust13 May 2024 - 15 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    The Rooftop Collective Pty Ltd as The Trustee for The Rooftop Trust, trading as ‘Rooftop Social’
  • GRANT
    Australian Impact Exchange Impact Disclosure [24174]
    Digital Finance CRC Limited10 May 2024 - 2 Aug 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Digital Finance CRC
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Australian Sectoral Decarbonization Pathways - Future Super Group 2024 - Science Aligned Net-Zero Pathways (Phase 2) [24033]
    Future Super Services Pty Ltd30 Jan 2024 - 30 Apr 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Future Super Services Pty Ltd - (PIMMS 24033)
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Reducing Animal Testing in the Healthcare Sector [23255]
    Stewart Investors1 Jan 2024 - 31 Aug 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Atherton A,
    • Talwar S,
    • Ankeny R,
    • Dukes J,
    • Whittaker A
    Stewart Investors
  • GRANT
    Sectoral pathways to limited global warming to below 2C using the One Earth Climate Model (OECM) - ECF 2024 [23287]
    European Climate Foundation1 Dec 2023 - 31 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    European Climate Foundation - (G-2310-67130)
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    PIMMS - 23225 Net Zero company assessment
    Eddy Family Trust23 Oct 2023 - 12 Dec 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    Eddy Family Trust
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Coles - Framework for Evaluating the Business Value of Sustainability [23063]
    Coles Myer Limited1 May 2023 - 31 Jul 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Atherton A,
    • Lewis H,
    • Zhu J,
    • Kobelentz K
    Coles Myer Limited Consultancy Fund
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Australian Sectoral Decarbonization Pathways - Science Aligned Net-zero targets [22211]
    Future Superannuation Group Pty Ltd26 Apr 2023 - 30 Aug 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    Future Superannuation Group Pty Ltd
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Review of the ACT Environmental Offsets Policy [23075]
    The Rooftop Collective Pty Ltd as The Trustee for The Rooftop Trust21 Apr 2023 - 22 Aug 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Atherton A,
    • Barry M,
    • Noble G,
    • Martin S
    The Rooftop Collective Pty Ltd as The Trustee for The Rooftop Trust, trading as ‘Rooftop Social’
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Data Centre Sustainability in Australia [23036]
    Navigate Corporate Affairs Pty Ltd17 Mar 2023 - 1 May 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    Navigate Corporate Affairs Pty Ltd
  • PHILANTHROPIC FUNDING
    Accelerating collaborative housing - scoping phase [22172]
    Dusseldorp Skills Forum6 Mar 2023 - 30 Jul 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    Dusseldorp Skills Forum