Conversations with Purpose

In this podcast we explore – the role of business and consumers in driving conservation and human right impacts. Can we really drive impact through markets? To unpack this, I’m joined by Daniel Katz co-founder and Chair of the Rainforest Alliance.

Adam speaks with Stuart Trew, Director of Trade and Investment at the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives about the inclusion of Good Regulatory Practice Provisions in recent Trade Agreements, including the UK's EU agreement post Brexit, and if they can actually help reduce harm and improve regulatory cooperation. ____________________________________________ As the full implications of Brexit begin to roll out in the UK, I was intrigued to see a press release promoting the EU agreement that included a section titled. ‘Good Regulatory Practice and Regulatory Cooperation’. Good regulatory practice is often talked about as the job of the regulator. It's the practice of applying the black-and-white law in context to get a desired regulatory outcome. That might be about changing behaviors, or reducing harms, or protecting markets, or keeping public order. I wondered if it was novel for trade agreements to include ‘good regulatory practice principles’, and if they actually work. Stuart Trew is the Director of Trade and Investment at the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives, an independent research institute focused on social and economic issues and environmental justice. Stuart has edited a number of books and papers discussing trade and in 2019 authored a paper on the role of good regulatory practices in trade agreements. So join me as I chat with Stuart on what makes for good regulatory practices in trade agreements. Can they actually help reduce harm and protect communities?

Adam speaks with innovator and entrepreneur Andrew Morgan about reclaiming precious timber from flooded forests, transforming good ideas into tangible outcomes and if innovation can really exist without implementation

Join Adam as he chats with Simon Corden, Regulatory Economics and Social Policy expert and Commissioner at the Victorian Essential Services Commission about what is economic regulation and how economic regulators intervene in markets to stop market failures, protect consumers and minimise the impact on vulnerable people and communities

Adam speaks with Cheryl Batagol, Public Service medal holder and experienced Board Chair and regulator about corruption and culture. Organisational culture is often seen as a ‘soft skill’ – but is culture just as much a ‘hard skill’ as oversight and assurance? Could culture be at the very heart of defence against corruption?

Adam talks with Stan Krpan, CEO of Solar Victoria on the difference between strategic planning in Government and Private organisations, and the role and importance of strategy in a rapidly changing world

Adam chats with Kelly O'Shanassy, CEO of the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) about the role, challenge and importance of setting strategy in organisations with complex governance

I talk with Chris Webb, Executive Director Regulatory Practice and Strategy at the Environment Protection Authority (EPA), Victoria about how do we define red tape when talking about regulation and the concept of beige tape.

Join Adam as he chats with David Hall - Physio, Facilitator and Silent Disco Host about happiness, culture, acceptance, blame and navigating the Covid world.