Clare Payne
PROFILE
Clare advises businesses and leaders on ethics, good governance and trust. She is the author of two books, A Matter of Trust“and One, Melbourne University Publishing and distributed by Penguin.
Clare is a former employment lawyer and an accomplished marathon swimmer. She swam solo around New York City, a distance of 46 kilometres. She is the only person to have swum from Coogee Beach to the Sydney Opera House, a swim recorded in the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
In 2007, prior to the global financial crisis, Clare’s paper titled, ‘Ethics or Bust’ was awarded the inaugural Ethics & Trust in Finance Prize by the Observatoire de la Finance, Geneva. In 2010, Clare led the establishment of The Banking and Finance Oath (The BFO), a Hippocratic oath for those working in banking and finance.
Clare has been recognised as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and an Australian Woman of Influence. Clare is considered a leader in sustainability and ethical finance. She holds the roles of EY Fellow for Trust and Ethics and is an Honorary Fellow of The University of Melbourne.
SPEAKING TOPICS
ETHICS, INTEGRITY, GOVERNANCE & GOOD DECISION-MAKING
Trust Trends & the Ethical Context: Understanding the trends and changing expectations that are affecting the way you work and lead.
In Practice: Insight to techniques to enhance trust, shifting the focus from re-building trust to being trustworthy. In this section, Clare will cover good decision-making frameworks and the tests of integrity.
Decisions & Communication: Using the language of trust and ethics so you can make good decisions, even under pressure.
She will have her Sway: How the rise of women’s wealth is creating a more ethical world
Clare tracks the rise of women’s wealth and the implications for our world. How women save, spend and invest will shape our world for good. Learn more about the future that’s already underway.
This talk is based on Clare’s long-form essay ‘She will have her sway’ to be published in 2018.
Mind Your Words – ETHICS & LANGUAGE IN LEADERSHIP AND AT WORK
The language of business talks of cost-benefit-analysis rather than what is right, resources rather than people and economic drivers rather than ethical dilemmas. It’s loaded with acronyms, abstractions and war references. Often it’s devoid of the language of ethics – allowing us to ignore our moral compass all together.
Clare highlights the common uses of language that can undermine ethics and provides a practical insight into how we can incorporate the language of ethics in our work lives. In this presentation Clare draws on her published work titled, ‘Limited Language, Big Blind Spots’.
A Matter of Trust –The Practice of Ethics in Finance
Clare covers the crucial role of finance in creating a better world and the power of every individual to contribute.
This talk is based on Clare’s book, ‘A Matter of Trust – The Practice of Ethics in Finance’, written with Paul Kofman, Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne University Publishing, 2018.
Ethical Investment for a Tobacco-Free World
We live in what the World Health Organisation describes as the tobacco epidemic. Addressing investment in tobacco has been a missing piece in tobacco control, until now. Learn about the role of finance in creating a better world, free of tobacco.
