Game Changers: A conservation conversation with environmentalist Natalie Kyriacou

Ashurst’s Elena Lambros welcomes special guest Natalie Kyriacou OAM for a wide-ranging chat that encompasses financial innovation, supply chains, and crucially, how Australia’s legal system can be a powerful force for climate action. Having worked with corporates, government and charities, Natalie…

Let's Yarn: Building bridges between Japan and First Nations peoples in Australia

In this episode, Ashurst Head of First Nations Strategy Trent Wallace is joined by colleagues Natsuko Ogawa and Lea Constantine to reflect on their recent visit to Japan. As well as several productive meetings with clients in Tokyo, the trio also attended World Expo 2025 in Osaka where Trent spoke …

Game Changers: Rewiring Australian regulation for long-term climate resilience

Ashurst’s Elena Lambros welcomes special guest Dr Dariel De Sousa, a former Director of Compliance and Enforcement at the Australian Energy Regulator, who is now a leading voice in climate risk, regulation and governance. Dariel draws on her deep professional and academic expertise to reveal the u…

Game Changers: Turning waste into data, action, and economic empowerment

Oliver Kade, Chief Technology Officer and UK Country Manager at Seven Clean Seas, joins Ashurst’s Lorraine Johnston to share how the organisation is addressing plastic pollution through a powerful mix of innovation, systems change, and strategic partnerships.  Oliver breaks down the core pillars o…

Game Changers: Inside Oxford Properties’ global decarbonisation strategy

In this episode Elena Lambros, Partner in Ashurst’s Risk Advisory practice, speaks with Pauline Martin, Associate Director at Oxford Properties, and Becky Clissmann, Sustainability Counsel at Ashurst, about how Oxford Properties is embedding ESG into decision-making across its global real estate po…

Game Changers: Banking on a more sustainable future

Sarah Lalor, General Manager ESG and Sustainable Finance at Commonwealth Bank Australia (CBA) explains the bank’s multi-pronged approach to supporting businesses at every stage of their sustainability journeys. It’s a wonderful case study of how one organisation can multiply its ESG impact by influ…

Game Changers: Energising the transition via tech, partnerships, and more

Sustainable procurement. Water and waste management. Regulatory compliance. Annual reports and climate action policies. Biodiversity programs. A community fund. It’s all in a day’s work for Conrad Energy’s Head of ESG, Nishikant Gupta! In the latest episode of our Game Changers mini-series, Nish t…

ICJ opinion raises the stakes on climate compliance

On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a historic advisory opinion on climate change. While not legally binding, the opinion confirms that states have obligations under international law to prevent environmental harm, including from greenhouse gas emissions, and that th…

Game Changers: Building climate-resilient investments through smart ESG strategy

You can tell Charlotte O’Meara loves her job, from the way she champions collaboration across investment teams to the way she explains the nuts and bolts of integrating ESG into complex portfolios. In this episode, she joins Ashurst’s Elena Lambros to explain how Challenger is building climate-resi…

Game Changers: Capital for Climate

After a successful spell working in corporate law at Ashurst, today’s guest Rebecca Ogg carved out a stellar career as a sustainable investing analyst. In this episode, she joins Ashurst’s Elena Lambros to explain how sustainable finance and smart policymaking can help redirect capital towards clim…