# News – Juncture: Dialogues on Inclusive Capitalism
**Source**: https://www.juncture-ic-centre.auckland.ac.nz/news-insights/
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## News
Read the latest news and updates about the centre, alongside recent articles curated to engage, inform and generate discussion.
- ## [Foundations of economic life explored in new Juncture-funded research projects](https://www.juncture-ic-centre.auckland.ac.nz/foundations-of-economic-life-explored-in-new-juncture-funded-research-projects/)
11 February 2026
Juncture-funded research from the University of Auckland explores inclusive entrepreneurship, community economies, and institutional change in Africa and Norfolk Island….Continue Reading Foundations of economic life explored in new Juncture-funded research projects
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- ## [Watch the NZ book launch: “Hidden Fallacies in Corporate Law and Financial Regulation”](https://www.juncture-ic-centre.auckland.ac.nz/watch-nz-book-launch-of-hidden-fallacies-in-corporate-law-and-financial-regulation/)
11 December 2025
A new scholarly volume challenges theories underpinning modern corporate law and financial regulation. A video of the New Zealand book launch is available to view….Continue Reading Watch the NZ book launch: “Hidden Fallacies in Corporate Law and Financial Regulation”
[Continue Reading](https://www.juncture-ic-centre.auckland.ac.nz/watch-nz-book-launch-of-hidden-fallacies-in-corporate-law-and-financial-regulation/)
- ## [Auckland workshop examines the nature of the corporation](https://www.juncture-ic-centre.auckland.ac.nz/auckland-workshop-examines-the-corporation/)
10 December 2025
Authors and editors working on a five-volume edited collection about the corporate form gathered in Auckland this month….Continue Reading Auckland workshop examines the nature of the corporation
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- ## [Challenging assumptions in corporate law and financial regulation](https://www.juncture-ic-centre.auckland.ac.nz/challenging-assumptions-in-corporate-law-and-financial-regulation/)
9 December 2025
Mainstream debates on corporate law and financial regulation are resting on flawed assumptions, argues Professor Claire A. Hill, drawing insights from a seminal new book….Continue Reading Challenging assumptions in corporate law and financial regulation
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- ## [How corporate power is shifting in the age of geoeconomics](https://www.juncture-ic-centre.auckland.ac.nz/how-corporate-power-is-shifting-in-the-age-of-geoeconomics/)
9 December 2025
As we enter a new era in economics, Professor Curtis Milhaupt argues corporations are becoming instruments of statecraft, and the public needs more transparency….Continue Reading How corporate power is shifting in the age of geoeconomics
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- ## [Is globalisation unravelling?](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/11/24/is-globalisation-unravelling--.html)
26 November 2025
Where to for globalisation: cooperation, competition, or collapse? World-leading thinkers are exploring what comes next at the first-ever International Economics Workshop in Auckland….Continue Reading Is globalisation unravelling?
[Continue Reading](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/11/24/is-globalisation-unravelling--.html)
- ## [Unseen chains – how to end modern slavery](https://www.juncture-ic-centre.auckland.ac.nz/breaking-unseen-chains-how-to-end-modern-slavery/)
25 November 2025
Modern slavery and migrant worker exploitation were the focus of a recent Juncture event….Continue Reading Unseen chains – how to end modern slavery
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- ## [Knowledge diffusion with social cohesion – rethinking redistribution for macroeconomic wellbeing](https://www.juncture-ic-centre.auckland.ac.nz/knowledge-diffusion-with-social-cohesion-rethinking-redistribution-for-macroeconomic-wellbeing/)
30 October 2025
How do income inequality, automation, and unequal access to education shape the spread of knowledge and productivity growth?…Continue Reading Knowledge diffusion with social cohesion – rethinking redistribution for macroeconomic wellbeing
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- ## [UN visit – growing academic impact together](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/10/22/UN-visit-growing-academic-impact-together.html)
23 October 2025
A UN forum in Athens brought universities together to explore how academia can help advance the Sustainable Development Goals….Continue Reading UN visit – growing academic impact together
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- ## [Student insight: Building inclusive futures – symposium highlights global dialogue on sustainability](https://www.juncture-ic-centre.auckland.ac.nz/student-insight-building-inclusive-futures-symposium-highlights-global-dialogue-on-sustainability/)
6 October 2025
A student-led symposium convened international scholars and journal editors to explore sustainable development. Read a guest article edited by doctoral candidate Chenyu Ni….Continue Reading Student insight: Building inclusive futures – symposium highlights global dialogue on sustainability
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- ## [Why ‘decent work for all’ is a goal](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/09/17/why--decent-work-for-all--matters.html)
18 September 2025
Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG 8) calls for sustainable economic growth and ‘decent work for all’. University of Auckland researchers explain what this means in practice….Continue Reading Why ‘decent work for all’ is a goal
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- ## [Artificial intelligence and the environment debated](https://www.juncture-ic-centre.auckland.ac.nz/artificial-intelligence-and-the-environment-debated-at-juncture-dialogue-event/)
17 September 2025
Technology leaders, sustainability experts and an indigenous futurist grapple with the opportunities of artificial intelligence and its impact on the environment….Continue Reading Artificial intelligence and the environment debated
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- ## [Future leaders take on social impact investment challenge](https://www.juncture-ic-centre.auckland.ac.nz/future-leaders-take-on-social-impact-investment-challenge/)
17 September 2025
Students were challenged to advise on funding socially driven startups during a Juncture-sponsored case competition….Continue Reading Future leaders take on social impact investment challenge
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- ## [Making financial accounting more sustainable – Q&A with Jeremy Nicholls](https://www.juncture-ic-centre.auckland.ac.nz/making-financial-accounting-more-sustainable-qa-with-expert-jeremy-nicholls/)
16 September 2025
In a special guest lecture, Jeremy Nicholls spoke about the need to fundamentally change how businesses calculate profit….Continue Reading Making financial accounting more sustainable – Q&A with Jeremy Nicholls
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- ## [Modern slavery is more than a moral failure](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/09/04/modern-slavery-more-than-moral-failure.html)
8 September 2025
If we are serious about eradicating slavery, we must treat it as a humanitarian crisis and a research and governance challenge, says Charl de Villiers….Continue Reading Modern slavery is more than a moral failure
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- ## [University of Auckland at the United Nations](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/09/08/university-of-auckland-at-the-united-nations.html)
8 September 2025
A team from Juncture visited the United Nations to join global discussions on how to advance the sustainable development goals….Continue Reading University of Auckland at the United Nations
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- ## [Exploring AI – opportunities, threats and the environment](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/08/21/exploring-ai-s-environmental-costs-and-benefits.html)
22 August 2025
Artificial intelligence is being examined for its potential benefits and environmental costs….Continue Reading Exploring AI – opportunities, threats and the environment
[Continue Reading](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/08/21/exploring-ai-s-environmental-costs-and-benefits.html)
- ## [Whānau enterprise: key to economic well-being](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/07/18/whanau-enterprise-economy.html?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsdesk%20%2018%20July%20staff&utm_content=Newsdesk%20%2018%20July%20staff+CID_2c0bf7ec6f4c0654d82e23cf5fabd14b&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=Media%20release)
21 July 2025
A new study shows Māori-led business models could be a solution to economic productivity, well-being, and intergenerational wealth….Continue Reading Whānau enterprise: key to economic well-being
[Continue Reading](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/07/18/whanau-enterprise-economy.html?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsdesk%20%2018%20July%20staff&utm_content=Newsdesk%20%2018%20July%20staff+CID_2c0bf7ec6f4c0654d82e23cf5fabd14b&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=Media%20release)
- ## [Journalist in Residence programme – apply now!](https://www.juncture-ic-centre.auckland.ac.nz/files/2025/09/Juncture-Journalist-in-Residence.pdf)
19 June 2025
Applications are open for a new Journalist in Residence programme at the University of Auckland Business School with Juncture. This exciting new initiative aims to strengthen business journalism in New Zealand by connecting business scholars with the media….Continue Reading Journalist in Residence programme – apply now!
[Continue Reading](https://www.juncture-ic-centre.auckland.ac.nz/files/2025/09/Juncture-Journalist-in-Residence.pdf)
- ## [Trust, purpose and fintech](https://nzbusiness.co.nz/magazines/nzbusiness-digital-issue-june-2025#18)
19 June 2025
Finance has the power to amplify progress or entrench disadvantage, Dr Drew Franklin writes in NZBusiness….Continue Reading Trust, purpose and fintech
[Continue Reading](https://nzbusiness.co.nz/magazines/nzbusiness-digital-issue-june-2025#18)
- ## [The path forward to sustainable investment](https://www.juncture-ic-centre.auckland.ac.nz/the-path-forward-to-sustainable-investment/)
5 June 2025
Guest article by Jason R. Patrick from Pacific Climate Capital Ltd. about the present state of sustainable investing and the path forwards….Continue Reading The path forward to sustainable investment
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- ## [Juncture supports innovative ‘Buy One, Give One’ model for executive education](https://www.juncture-ic-centre.auckland.ac.nz/juncture-supports-innovative-buy-one-give-one-model-for-executive-education/)
4 June 2025
A new Juncture project, provisionally titled ‘GiveForward’, aims to democratise access to professional development by enabling corporate donors to simultaneously purchase course places for themselves and for participants from not-for-profit organisations….Continue Reading Juncture supports innovative ‘Buy One, Give One’ model for executive education
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- ## [Finance is the ‘bloodstream of the economy’, but how can trust be maintained?](https://www.juncture-ic-centre.auckland.ac.nz/finance-is-the-bloodstream-of-the-economy-but-how-can-trust-be-maintained/)
29 May 2025
Trust in finance, the rise of financial technology, and how it can be used as a force for good were debated by a panel at the University of Auckland Business School….Continue Reading Finance is the ‘bloodstream of the economy’, but how can trust be maintained?
[Continue Reading](https://www.juncture-ic-centre.auckland.ac.nz/finance-is-the-bloodstream-of-the-economy-but-how-can-trust-be-maintained/)
- ## [Trust, fintech and the future of finance in Aotearoa](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/05/19/trust--fintech-and-the-future-of-finance-in-aotearoa.html)
20 May 2025
Five experts will offer unique insights and expertise in response to the question: how can finance be harnessed for good?…Continue Reading Trust, fintech and the future of finance in Aotearoa
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- ## [Fullbright scholar leads workshops on case writing and teaching](https://www.juncture-ic-centre.auckland.ac.nz/fullbright-scholar-leads-workshops-on-case-writing-and-teaching/)
13 May 2025
In February and March, Juncture held a workshop series led by case method expert Professor Carole Carlson who visited from the US on a Fullbright scholarship. Professor Susan Watson, Dean of the Business School and Director of Juncture, said the workshops were important for building capacity in the case method which is of growing importance for the Business School….Continue Reading Fullbright scholar leads workshops on case writing and teaching
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- ## [Juncture welcomes new steering group members](https://www.juncture-ic-centre.auckland.ac.nz/our-people/)
24 April 2025
Three new external members have been appointed to Juncture’s steering group. They are Lisa Davis, Dr Jamie Newth, and Jason Patrick. Together, they bring experience in leadership, Te ao Māori and Tikanga Māori, sustainable finance, social innovation and impact investment….Continue Reading Juncture welcomes new steering group members
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- ## [Dr Drew Franklin joins Juncture’s leadership team](https://www.juncture-ic-centre.auckland.ac.nz/our-people/#new_tab)
16 April 2025
Dr Franklin joins Juncture as Associate Director of Strategic Engagement. Dr Franklin is a Senior Lecturer in Marketing at the University of Auckland Business School, and serves as the Business School’s Associate Dean of External Engagement. Welcome!…Continue Reading Dr Drew Franklin joins Juncture’s leadership team
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- ## [Rivers are increasingly being given legal rights. Now they need people who will defend these rights in court](https://theconversation.com/rivers-are-increasingly-being-given-legal-rights-now-they-need-people-who-will-defend-these-rights-in-court-251736#new_tab)
29 March 2025
A district council in England has passed a motion to grant its local river the rights to flow freely, to be free from pollution and to enjoy its native biodiversity. The move by Lewes District Council in East Sussex to recognise the fundamental rights of the River Ouse is the first of its kind in the UK….Continue Reading Rivers are increasingly being given legal rights. Now they need people who will defend these rights in court
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- ## [Diversity helps: a new study shows more women on boards can improve how businesses are managed](https://theconversation.com/diversity-helps-a-new-study-shows-more-women-on-boards-can-improve-how-businesses-are-managed-251473?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=New%20Zealand%20Weekly%20-%203293233616&utm_content=New%20Zealand%20Weekly%20-%203293233616+CID_e5acd25e5cd6b5030caf95ccdc8c340a&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=Diversity%20helps%20a%20new%20study%20shows%20more%20women%20on%20boards%20can%20improve%20how%20businesses%20are%20managed#new_tab)
7 March 2025
Despite large multinational companies such as Goldman Sachs, Paramount, Google and others removing their diversity, equity and inclusion policies, the evidence is clear: having a diverse team can help businesses make better, more empathetic decisions….Continue Reading Diversity helps: a new study shows more women on boards can improve how businesses are managed
[Continue Reading](https://theconversation.com/diversity-helps-a-new-study-shows-more-women-on-boards-can-improve-how-businesses-are-managed-251473?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=New%20Zealand%20Weekly%20-%203293233616&utm_content=New%20Zealand%20Weekly%20-%203293233616+CID_e5acd25e5cd6b5030caf95ccdc8c340a&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=Diversity%20helps%20a%20new%20study%20shows%20more%20women%20on%20boards%20can%20improve%20how%20businesses%20are%20managed#new_tab)
- ## [Mana Moana: The legacy of Māori fisheries](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/02/17/Mana-Moana.html#new_tab)
18 February 2025
A groundbreaking new book, Mana Moana, dives into the legacy of Māori fisheries, Indigenous economic development, and the role of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in business….Continue Reading Mana Moana: The legacy of Māori fisheries
[Continue Reading](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/02/17/Mana-Moana.html#new_tab)
- ## [Professor Andrew Jeffs on sustaining New Zealand’s Blue Economy](https://www.cie.auckland.ac.nz/newsroom/professor-andrew-jeffs-on-sustaining-new-zealands-blue-economy/#new_tab)
7 February 2025
Most New Zealanders revel in the country’s existence as an island nation, regularly enjoying our beaches. However, how many people know of our oceans’ economic potential?…Continue Reading Professor Andrew Jeffs on sustaining New Zealand’s Blue Economy
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- ## [Mark Zuckerberg wants business to ‘man up’, but what it really needs is more women entrepreneurs](https://theconversation.com/mark-zuckerberg-wants-business-to-man-up-but-what-it-really-needs-is-more-women-entrepreneurs-248440#new_tab)
6 February 2025
A 2024 study found promoting female entrepreneurship can greatly enhance women’s workforce participation and drive significant economic growth. And in 2015, the McKinsey Global Institute found advancing women’s workforce equality could add US$12 trillion to global growth….Continue Reading Mark Zuckerberg wants business to ‘man up’, but what it really needs is more women entrepreneurs
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- ## [Can we do capitalism better? This new research hub is up for the challenge](https://thespinoff.co.nz/partner/28-01-2025/can-we-do-capitalism-better-this-new-research-hub-is-up-for-the-challenge?itm_medium=card-1&itm_source=spinoff-homepage-layouts)
30 January 2025
“We knew when we called our centre Dialogues on Inclusive Capitalism that the word ‘inclusive’ would upset half the world, and ‘capitalism’ would upset the other half,” says Professor Susan Watson, dean of the Business School and interim head of the centre. Read more in the Spinoff….Continue Reading Can we do capitalism better? This new research hub is up for the challenge
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- ## [University chairs UN hub for decent work and economic growth](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/01/20/university-chairs-un-sdg-hub-decent-work.html)
20 January 2025
The University of Auckland has been appointed Chair for the United Nations Academic Impact Hub (UNAI) on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth….Continue Reading University chairs UN hub for decent work and economic growth
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- ## [Wealth more than money in the bank](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2024/09/25/wealth-more-than-money-in-the-bank.html)
1 October 2024
Balancing Anga Faka-Tonga – the Tongan way of life – with financial wellbeing by Juncture PhD candidate Victoria Ongolea and Professor Carla Houkamau has been published in MAI Journal….Continue Reading Wealth more than money in the bank
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- ## [Income inequality and environmental degradation](https://www.ngaarawhetu.org/inequality-pollution-by-the-ultra-wealthy-climate-change-power-of-corporations-and-economic-solutions-debated-during-symposium/)
13 September 2024
Juncture and Ngā Ara Whetū co-hosted a symposium on two grand challenges of our time – environmental degradation and income inequality. The event includes critical discussion about these challenges and the groundbreaking work of French economist Thomas Piketty, Centennial Professor of Economics in the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics. …Continue Reading Income inequality and environmental degradation
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- ## [Deconstructing the corporate ‘elephant’](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2023/11/16/corporations-company-theory-university-auckland.html)
16 November 2023
The workshop borrowed its name from the parable of the blind men and the elephant – with the idea that we might learn from how different disciplines view the corporate form. The day included speakers of multiple disciplines including perspectives from law, economics, management, political theology, and sustainability….Continue Reading Deconstructing the corporate ‘elephant’
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- ## [New insights into the making of the modern company revealed](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2022/07/25/new-insights-into-the-making-of-the-modern-company-revealed.html)
25 July 2022
Juncture Director Professor Susan Watson spent ten years looking to the past to explore the making of the modern company, posing the questions in her most recent book “When did the modern company come about? What is the role of a company today? Can a company be good and do good?”….Continue Reading New insights into the making of the modern company revealed
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- ## [Professor Susan Watson joins the editorial board for the new ECGI Blog](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2022/02/09/professor-susan-watson-joins-the-editorial-board-of-the-new-ecgi.html#new_tab)
9 April 2022
The Dean of the University of Auckland Business School, Professor Susan Watson, has joined a Blog platform launched by the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)….Continue Reading Professor Susan Watson joins the editorial board for the new ECGI Blog
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- ## [All round benefits of NZ adopting a circular economy](https://www.newsroom.co.nz/ideasroom/benefits-to-nz-of-adopting-a-circular-economy#new_tab)
1 December 2021
A circular economy provides a new model for sustaining human well-being within planetary boundaries and opportunities to improve competitiveness and economic resilience, explains Chemical and Materials Engineering Associate Professor Saeid Baroutian….Continue Reading All round benefits of NZ adopting a circular economy
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