David Hall

Nov 12, 2024 | phys.org | Nina Ives |David Hall

This year's United Nations climate summit, the Conference of the Parties (COP29) which starts in Azerbaijan this week, has been dubbed the "finance COP." Its key focus is on establishing a new collective goal for climate finance to help developing countries to reduce emissions and adapt to climate impacts.

Oct 17, 2024 | phys.org | David Hall |Mike Taitoko |Nathalie Whitaker |Renee Raroa

As the latest global biodiversity summit gets underway in Colombia, finance for the conservation and restoration of nature is one of the key themes of negotiations. Global wildlife populations have shrunk by an average of 73% in the past 50 years, according to the 2024 Living Planet report.

Aug 18, 2024 | hrmonline.com.au | Strategic HR |David Hall

For HR leaders, having a solid working relationship with senior management or the executive in your organisation is critical. Being able to work together as a ‘united front’ is often the key to progressing important HR and organisational matters. In my career as (mostly) an external consultant and (briefly) an internal HR practitioner, I have seen matters not succeed nor do as well as they could have because of some level of disconnect between HR and senior management.