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Everyone wants to be an influencer
Hope King & Sara Fischer, Axios, 26 September 2021The number of people looking to become online influencers has exploded during the pandemic. With platforms such as TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Instagram, almost anyone can find themselves in a position to become an influencer, and brands are throwing billions of dollars at online content creators. The pandemic expedited the shift to e-commerce...
socio political environment
Should we really aim for sustainable development?
Future Tense Podcast, ABC, 26 September 2021This episode of the Future Tense podcast explores the terms ‘sustainability’ and ‘sustainable development’. The panel discusses why focussing on sustainability can mask the real problems of dealing with climate change and managing the world’s...
socio political environment
Who wants to be a company director? Top leaders give their tips
Anne Hyland, The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 September 2021It might seem like a prestigious job to be on the board of BHP, Rio Tinto or Commonwealth Bank, or any company in the ASX 200. But the pay is relatively modest, the hours formidable – if you do the job properly – and the risks enormous. Directors are typically the first to be blamed in courts, inquiries, and royal commissions when something...
adaptive leadership
measurement
What is happiness?
Big Ideas Podcast, ABC, 23 September 2021In this episode of the Big Ideas podcast, the panel discusses why many of us spend years building up our skills and climbing the career ladder. They investigate: does this make us happier? If not, what does? The panel also discusses how gratitude and positive thinking play a role in...
socio political environment
Taiwan applies to join Pacific trade pact week after China
Reuters, 23 September 2021Taiwan has formally applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), less than a week after China said it too had applied. "Applying to join the CPTPP is an important economic and trade policy that the government has worked hard to promote for a long time," Taiwanese Cabinet spokesman, Lo...
socio political environment
Evergrande’s collapse could be very bad news for Australia and the world
David Taylor, ABC News, 22 September 2021For the first time since the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers in late 2008, there is a serious risk of global financial contagion. There is a possibility that investors, en masse, will withdraw their cash from major institutions around the world and those banks in turn will not be able to meet their own funding or lending...
socio political environment
McDonald’s pledges to offer more sustainable Happy Meal toys worldwide by the end of 2025
Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 21 September 2021McDonald’s is pledging to offer sustainable Happy Meal toys made with dramatically less plastic by the end of 2025, as a result of children and parents alike asking for more sustainable toys. The fast-food giant said that it has already slashed use of virgin fossil fuel-based plastic in its toys by 30 per cent worldwide since 2018 after...
corporate responsibility
csr
UK power firms stop taking new customers amid escalating crisis
Rachel Morison, William Mathis & Todd Gillespie, Al Jazeera, 21 September 2021In a dramatic escalation of the country’s energy crisis, the British government held an emergency meeting with small power suppliers on Tuesday. By the late afternoon Igloo, Green, Ampower, Utilita and NEO Energy updated websites saying they were closed to new business. Several of the companies’ rivals have already gone out of business this...
socio political environment
Board games: is a cosy directors’ club a risk to corporate Australia?
Anne Hyland, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 September 2021The number of directors holding multiple board portfolios has raised claims of a cosy "directors' club" in corporate Australia. For many years, global funds management groups such as BlackRock and Vanguard have raised concerns about over-committed directors and their significant workloads. This is because businesses have become increasingly...
socio political environment
Your CSR strategy needs to be goal driven, achievable, and authentic
Tabitha Upshaw, Harvard Business Review, 17 September 2021We are in the era of impact investing and big pledges as companies step up to tackle the environmental and social issues of our time. General Motors has vowed to be carbon neutral by 2040, Apple is investing $100 million in its Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, and Target plans for 100 per cent of its owned-brand products to be designed for...
csr
corporate responsibility