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A close up of an Amphiprion ocellaris clownfish against the light tan anemone it lives with. The fish is bright orange with three white vertical bands, and has rounded fins that are edged with black.
Natural Ecosystems

OceanOmics

Revolutionising marine conservation by unravelling the ocean genome.

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Natural Ecosystems

Ocean Oxygen Loss: If fish could talk

The global oceans are currently losing oxygen due to global warming. This loss of oxygen is known as deoxygenation.

Natural Ecosystems

Mislabelling restricts consumer choices for sustainable seafood

A landmark national study to determine the scale of seafood mislabelling in Australia has found more than one in 10 seafood products tested did not match the label.

Natural Ecosystems

The Global Fishing Index 2021: Assessing the sustainability of the world’s marine fisheries

The 2021 Global Fishing Index is a world-first assessment of the governance and sustainability of fisheries in 142 coastal states. The Index uncovers critical gaps leading to overfishing and calls on governments and businesses to declare their intent and demonstrate action to reverse fisheries decline.

Natural Ecosystems

Technical Methods – Global Fishing Index 2021

The Technical Methods outlines the methods used to produce the 2021 Global Fishing Index, including data collection and analyses, treatment of missing data, scoring and internal and external quality assurance.

Natural Ecosystems

Governance Conceptual Framework – Global Fishing Index 2021

The Governance Conceptual Framework outlines the two-level hierarchical framework used to assess governance capacity in the 2021 Global Fishing Index.

Natural Ecosystems

Governance Indicator Codebook – Global Fishing Index 2021

The Governance Indicator Codebook outlines the purpose of each of the 72 indicators used to inform the 2021 Global Fishing Index governance assessments, along with the data sources and scoring process for each indicator.

A collage of two images, on the left an underwater photo of a kelp forest, taken from partway down the full height of the kelp and looking back up towards the surface of the water. Strong distinct rays of light can be seen. On the right, a picture of small brown bio resin pellets and a variety of plastic products that have been made from the pellets. These are all translucent brown and have small flecks in the plastic.
Plastics

Changing plastic for good

Minderoo Foundation is driving a global transition to safe and sustainable materials that replace and improve plastic. It complements our world-leading scientific research into the harms fossil-fuel derived plastics have on human health and the environment.

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Plastics

Plastic Health Umbrella Review

A world leading study that provides the most robust evidence yet that human health is seriously harmed by plastics, across the entire human life cycle.

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Plastics

Elaborating on the options of the draft plastics instrument to manage chemicals and polymers of concern

University of Wollongong, Australia.

Plastics

The Polymer Premium: A Fee on Plastic Pollution

Closing the financing gap for implementing an ambitious global plastics treaty.

Plastics

Buy Now Pay Later

A review on hazards to human and planetary health from plastics production, use and waste.

Plastics

The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics And Human Health

Examining plastic’s impact on people and planet at every stage of its life cycle.

A woman wearing a bright mustard jumper holds a large plastic water bottle up to her mouth. The bottom of the plastic bottle is in focus and the image has a shallow depth of field so the rest of the photo is in various stages of blur.
Plastics

Plastic Health Map

A world-first open-access database that maps research on plastic chemical exposure and human health impacts, providing policy, governance and scientific insights.

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Plastics

Blueprint for the design, construction, and validation of a plastic and phthalate-minimised laboratory

Design, testing and build of a plastics and additive chemicals minimised laboratory.

Plastics

The Plastic Pollution Fee: Design Study

Examining how a fee can support the objectives and implementation of the legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution.

Plastics

Plastic Waste Makers Index 2023

Download the full PDF of the Plastic Waste Makers Index 2023.

Plastics

Basis of Preparation – Plastic Waste Makers Index 2023

Download this document outlining the steps taken to complete each analysis.

Plastics

KPMG Independent Limited Assurance – Plastic Waste Makers Index 2023

Download the Independent Limited Assurance report prepared by KPMG Australia.

Plastics

The Price of Plastic Pollution

Exploring the social costs and corporate liabilities of plastic pollution.

Plastics

Plastic Waste Makers Index 2021: Revealing the source of the single-use plastics crisis

Download the full PDF of the Plastic Waste Makers Index 2021.

Plastics

Basis of Preparation – Plastic Waste Makers Index 2021

Download this document outlining the steps taken to complete each analysis.

Plastics

KPMG Independent Limited Assurance – Plastic Waste Makers Index 2021

Download the Independent Limited Assurance report prepared by KPMG Australia.

Darkly shadowed silhouettes of two workmen about to install a solar panel on a roof. In the foreground leading to the men are the previously installed panels and in the background is a brightly lit blue but partly clouded sky.
Gender Equality

Global Slavery Index 2023

An estimated 50 million people are living in modern slavery. This edition of the Index highlights how fragile hard-won human rights still are throughout the world, and how in times of crisis — be it the COVID-19 pandemic, the growing climate crisis, or ongoing armed conflict — it is the world’s most vulnerable people who are hit hardest and fastest.

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Curved abstract shapes, one with a yellow to red gradient, representing heat and the other with a maroon to blue gradient, representing humidity. The blue overlays the red and there are also thin white lines of the same shape overlaying the whole thing. This device is a variation on the Lethal Humidity Global Council logo.
Climate Change

Lethal Humidity Global Council

Bringing together leading global experts to exchange the latest scientific research, formulate rapid, large-scale policy solutions and advocacy that address the threats of lethal humidity and heat.

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An original artwork by First Nations artist Julianne Wade. It is a dot painting that shows an outline of Australia with symbolic groupings of people to represent the First Nations Traditional Custodians.
Impact Missions

Woort Koorliny: Australian Indigenous Employment Index 2022

The 2022 Indigenous Employment Index is an Australian-first assessment of Indigenous workplace representation, practices, and employee experiences.

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Impact Missions

Indigenous Employment Index - Interview Questions

List of interview questions asked of participants.

Impact Missions

Distress Protocol – Indigenous Employment Index

Protocol for interviewer’s responses to emotional distress expressed by interviewees during interview.

Impact Missions

Focus Group Guide – Indigenous Employment Index

Guide for interviewers in conducting the focus groups.

Impact Missions

Questionnaire – Indigenous Employment Index

List of Indigenous Employment Index employer questions.