EcoActionAI Future Pathways Workshop
Welcome to the resource hub for participants of the EcoActionAI Future Pathways Workshop, hosted by CSIRO and Digital Village. This workshop is a design-led collaboration to shape the future of a powerful new climate risk tool. Everything you need to prepare is below.
Overview: What to Expect
You’ve been invited because of your experience, expertise, or curiosity about sustainability, AI, reporting frameworks, or systems change.
Over two fast-paced sessions, we’ll explore how EcoActionAI—an experimental tool developed by CSIRO—could be evolved into a valuable asset for real-world users. Whether you’re from industry, government, tech, or research, your voice will shape how this tool serves climate resilience and disclosure in the years to come.
You’ll ideate with peers, apply empathy-driven design, consider commercial models, and help sketch viable implementation roadmaps. To prepare, please read this pack, log in to the tool, try the GPT assistant, and come ready to build something meaningful together.
Location: Online (Google Meet)
Session 1: Tuesday, 17 June | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Session 2: Wednesday, 18 June | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Agenda
📅 Tuesday, 17 June | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📅 Wednesday, 18 June | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Purpose & Objectives
Objective:
To identify viable pathways for EcoActionAI's future through collaborative design and strategic exploration.
Identify viable use cases for EcoActionAI in different sectors
Explore how the tool could evolve to meet real user needs
Co-create potential business and partnership models
Define implementation pathways for scaling and sustainability
Contribute to the development of a responsible innovation framework
How might we support stakeholders with company disclosure reporting?
  • 1 st time report preparers struggling to get started ...
  • Analysts assessing report quality ...
  • Investors evaluating opportunities across sectors... How might the CSIRO brand of ‘trustworthiness’ be delivered in company disclosure reporting?
  • Provision of data and analytics
  • Guidance and decision support
  • Provide equity of knowledge access vs pay-for-advice models of service

Responsible Innovation Future Science Platform

The future of climate risk reporting: design-led approaches to improving integrity - Responsible Innovation Future Science Platform

How might we reconsider the data and information underpinning climate disclosures (and the work required to generate them), to assure robust claim making and integrity of action?

Pre-reading links
We encourage you to explore these in advance.
Workshop Process
Technology Deep Dive
Learn how the tool works
Use Case Ideation
Generate and prioritise ideas
Empathy Mapping
Understand user needs
Solution Refinement
Clarify features, risks, and changes needed
Business Model Canvas
Design pathways to sustainability
Technology Overview
EcoActionAI is in its infancy with a 1st time report preparer in mind. Our main interest is in how we might encourage a report preparer’s early steps, improve accessibility of information, and go beyond compliance by promoting a business-relevant climate response. There are three features in this early-stage prototype evaluation:
  1. Explore the regulations, options, available evidence and estimated costs related to risk identification and response through a customised chat interface
  1. Discover past company reports regarding the risks and actions reported across main industry types
  1. Develop content for TCFD (Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures) company reports using an AI writing assistant
Key Features
Discover
Analyze risks, actions, and industry patterns
Chat
Ask TCFD-aligned questions
Write
Draft disclosure content from inputs
Built With:
  • Claude 3.6 Sonnet
  • RAG system architecture
  • Industry-standard TCFD pillars
  • Categorization by risk, action, and industry
📌 Note: The tool is a functional proof-of-concept, not a final product.
Tool Access Instructions
Please register and explore the tool before the session
With a test account, you will have the opportunity to:
  • Test the EcoActionAI tool and provide valuable feedback
  • Contribute to the development of a tool that promotes robust climate action and reporting
  • Consider how AI can be responsibly deployed to support sustainability efforts
The invitation is for a short time only. You can use the details provided below to login to the tool. In about a week’s time, you will receive an email including a research consent form and a  short feedback survey. You are welcome to send further feedback or request a discussion with the Project Team at cara.stitzlein@csiro.au 
Your log in details are
Email: your email
Password: 123456.$
📢 This version is experimental—use only for learning purposes.
Use Your AI Assistant
We've created a custom GPT assistant to help you brainstorm use cases and stakeholder ideas before and during the session.

ChatGPT

ChatGPT - EcoActionAI Workshop Assistant

Co-designs future use cases and strategies for EcoActionAI

Research Participation Notice
Research Contribution
Your participation may inform research conducted by CSIRO
Data Analysis
Workshop discussions may be analyzed for insights (anonymously)
Session Recording
The session may be recorded for note-taking purposes
✔️ Consent to participate is assumed upon attendance. Contact us if you have concerns.
Who's Attending?
Here's a snapshot of your fellow participants:
Tech Setup
Be ready!
  • Log in to Google Meet via the link in the calendar invite
If you need support, contact Jason Hardie
0427 258 320
Your Preparation Checklist
Read the background material
Register and explore the tool
Try the GPT assistant
Familiarise yourself with Miro
Bring your ideas and curiosity
Let's Build the Future Together
You're helping shape the next generation of AI-enabled climate reporting. This workshop isn't just a discussion—it's a springboard for innovation, partnership, and lasting impact.