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Clare Payne

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Faculty at Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)
📍 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Clare Payne is a global leader in business ethics, currently serving as the Ethics, Trust and Transparency Leader for EY in Oceania. A former lawyer, she founded The Banking and Finance Oath and previously managed Macquarie Banks Integrity Office. She holds a Bachelor of Laws from Macquarie University.

Outside her corporate role, Clare is an accomplished author of two books, including "One – Valuing the Single Life. " She is also a marathon swimmer, having swum solo around New York City, and is a passionate advocate for social causes, including tobacco-free finance and gender equality.

Unique fact: Before the 2008 financial crisis, her paper Ethics or Bust won the inaugural Ethics & Trust in Finance Prize in Geneva.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Faculty
Job Level
Senior
Location
North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Priorities

Topics Clare cares about

Business Ethics
Her entire career is dedicated to this field, from her role at EY to founding The Banking and Finance Oath and authoring "A Matter of Trust".
Sustainable Finance
Actively advises Tobacco Free Portfolios and advocates for ethical investment, encouraging the finance sector to drive positive social change.
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Career

Work history

2-2023 - 12-2023
Faculty
Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)
7-2018
Ethics, Trust and Transparency Lead (formerly the Fellow for Trust and Ethics)
EY
1-2018
Honorary Fellow, Business and Economics
The University of Melbourne
6-2015
Sustainable Finance - Advisor
Tobacco Free Portfolios
9-2012 - 9-2017
Founding Board Member
The Banking and Finance Oath
In the press

Media appearances

EY Better Questions: Clare Payne. Featured in YouTube
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Clare Payne – EY Fellow for Trust and Ethics. Featured in EY
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Education
1994 - 1998
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
Macquarie University
2005 - 2006
Vincent Fairfax Fellowship for Ethics in Leadership
Cranlana Centre for Ethical Leadership
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