Madeline Hamilton Combe
Madeline Hamilton Combe

Contact: madeline.h.combe@student.uts.edu.au

Entered PhD Program: August 2022

Principal Supervisor: Kathy Walsh

Co-supervisor: Deborah Cotton

 

 

 

 

Research topics: 

  • Biodiversity Linked Bonds
  • Environmental Finance
  • Conservation Finance
  • Biodiversity Measurement & Risk Assessment Approaches for Financial Institutions
  • The Taskforce for Nature Related Financial Disclosures
  • Nature-related Investment Opportunities

Academic Background and Work Experience:

Graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology from the University of Technology Sydney and a Masters of Sustainability from Sydney University, I have worked in a range of sustainability related fields. Internationally, these include marine conservation in the Maldives and Thailand to community development and wildlife rehabilitation in Costa Rica, South Africa and Bolivia. Closer to home, I have undertaken roles in sustainable design and innovation, business development, corporate sustainability, ESG and social impact. Today, I mentor student volunteers with a sustainable finance library, and work closely with responsible investors and industry practitioners on one of Australia’s largest Nature-finance working groups with the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia.

Research:

Combe, M. et al, 2024, "Risky Business 2.0: How Australian financial institutions are managing nature-related risks
and opportunities", 2024 Progress Report, Australian Conservation Foundation.

Combe, M. et al, 2024, "Nature Investor Toolkit: Understanding nature-related risks and opportunities and supporting investors to assess, engage and take action", Responsible Investment Association Australasia.

Combe, M., Brown, A. and Wheatley, M., 2024, "State of Nature Related Disclosures: Assessing TNFD Alignment of Nature-Related Disclosures by Firms in High-Risk Sectors", Report, First Sentier MUFG Sustainable Investment Institute.

Can investors contribute to the sustainable management of biodiversity?

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.