Fieldnotes from the practice.
Executive briefings, comparative analysis, and pointed observations on how social risk shows up in real projects - Australian and US. Written by Andrea Kanaris.
The Housing Affordability Paradox: Why Well-Intentioned Policies Keep Making It Worse
Australia's affordability crisis is full of paradoxes - well-meant policies keep driving prices higher. Seven paradoxes that quietly defeat housing reform.
Reimagining ESG: Putting Humans at the Heart of Decision Making
ESG has been battered from all sides and risks losing meaning. A human-centred vision for what comes next.
Unlocking Credibility and Accuracy in Social Impact Assessment
How to use triangulation for more reliable and inclusive SIAs - combining primary, secondary, qualitative and quantitative sources into decisions that stand up to scrutiny.
A Win for People and Place: Landmark Ruling Upholds Social Impact in Planning
The NSW Land and Environment Court has upheld the IPC's refusal of the Buttai Gravel quarry expansion - a powerful precedent for community-first planning.
How to Write a Winning Fee Proposal for Social Impact Projects
Practical strategies for changemakers - writing fee proposals that win the work and set the project up for success.
Community Benefit Agreement Bill (Queensland): Strategic Breakthrough or Surface-Level Reform?
Queensland's Planning (Social Impact and CBA) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 could reshape how renewable energy interfaces with host communities.
Embedding Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) in Social Impact Assessment
M&E as a path to meaningful change - moving beyond tracking metrics to ensuring integrity and accountability across the project lifecycle.
Why Social Impact Assessment Is More Than a Requirement
Social impact work is people work - a reflection on what it takes to move SIA from compliance exercise to genuine change lever.