Griffith University supports the Sustainable Development Goals
In collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Griffith Asia Institute has developed a Policy Guidebook to support the region’s policy makers and regulators to capitalise on the opportunity to harness digital technology as an effective means to advance financial inclusion…
Griffith Asia Institute, in conjunction with Pakistan’s National Institute of Banking and Finance, a subsidiary of the State Bank of Pakistan, is examining the learnings and impact of Pakistan’s ambitious nation-wide program to increase financial literacy among its youth.
Small-scale enterprises are a critical component of the economy and provide livelihoods for many of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. Leaders of the Pacific region have identified the development of small-scale enterprises as a key priority for achieving inclusive economic growth. In response, the Griffith Asia Institute and…
Griffith Asia Institute’s APEC Study Centre supports the Asian Development Bank with the implementation of the Asia-Pacific Financial Inclusion Forum, an APEC Policy Initiative. Now in its 14th year, this initiative is used to explore current opportunities and challenges associated with enhancing the value and reach of formal financial products…
Although foreign direct investment (FDI) allows emerging market firms (EMFs) to experience various institutions and learn to innovate, we know little about the] effects of exposure to diverse institutions on EMFs’ environmental innovation—a sustainable approach to pursuing economic growth. Incorporating the institutional logics perspective with the learning-from-diversity…
Wrote a chapter for the edited volume…
In addition to their core business, Blue Economy industries have a range of responsibilities to the environment and the community. Meeting these responsibilities requires having a clear understanding of the values applicable to the Blue Economy and the ethical risks and opportunities these values create. This project identified a need…
Implementing offshore hybrid renewable energy systems have strong potential to accelerate our transition to a net-zero economy. However, there is a lack of a systemic and autonomous spatial approach to evaluate the potential sites for coupled wind and solar, considering multi-criteria covering environmental, technical, economic and social aspects. This project…
Aims. To compare species distribution models, SDMs, for humpback whales in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park based on different opportunistic sightings datasets and evaluate the impact different sources of opportunistic data have on our understanding of humpback whale habitat relationships.