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US election: can corporate political activism sway the result?
Professor Debbie Haski-Leventhal, Macquarie University, 21 September 2020Global CEOs are speaking out against social, political and environmental injustices as the U.S. presidential election approaches. This new wave of corporate political activism is making its way across many multinational companies.
socio political environment
community relations
Rio Tinto expected to destroy 124 more Aboriginal sites, inquiry told
Calla Wahlquist, The Guardian, 21 September 2020A parliamentary inquiry into the destruction of the Juukan Gorge caves has heard that Rio Tinto is planning to destroy another 124 Indigenous heritage sites at a new iron ore development less than 100km away from the recently exploded rock shelters.
reputation
socio political environment
‘Public interest journalism is important’: Government gives AAP $5m
Lisa Visentin & Zoe Samios, The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 September 2020The Australian Associated Press (AAP) has been given a $5 million 'lifeline', as the Federal Government insists on the news organisation's importance for maintaining media diversity. Federal Communications Minister, the Hon. Paul Fletcher, said that "public interest journalism is important now, more than ever."
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socio political environment
stakeholder
Getting communication right
GovComms Podcast, contentgroup, 14 September 2020Trish Johnston, Assistant Secretary at the Communications Advice Branch at the Australian Government Department of Finance, discusses how to embed communications strategy in every conversation, and how to deal with government policy when faced with complex communications decisions.
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government relations
public policy
leadership communications
Homework: The future of the office
The Economist, 14 September 2020The Economist Podcast examines whether workers are happier and more productive working remotely from home. The podcast explores the future of the officer, and investigates how workplace communication has changed because of
adaptive leadership
Investors that manage US47tn demand worlds biggest polluters back plan for net-zero emissions
Adam Morton, The Guardian, 14 September 2020A group representing investors that collectively manage more than US$47tn in assets has demanded the world’s biggest corporate polluters in an attempt to force the implementation of net-zero strategies.
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advocacy
csr
Rio Tinto exits seen reverberating across boardrooms
Paulina Duran and Byron Kaye, Reuters, 11 September 2020The departure of Rio Tinto chief executive, Jean-Sebastian Jacques, over the destruction of the Juukan Gorge sites, has put mining companies and executives around the world on notice. In a push for more sustainable business decisions, pressures are growing for board rooms to address environmental and social issues.
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socio political environment
reputation
Rio Tinto sackings won’t solve Indigenous relations problem
Peter Ker, Australian Financial Review, 07 September 2020Superannuation giant HESTA has warned against expectations that dismissals of Rio Tinto's senior executives would automatically fix the fractured relationship between mining companies and traditional owners.
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reputation
socio political environment
Rallying around purpose: An interview with IAG’s managing director & CEO
Jason Li, McKinsey Quarterly, 06 September 2020Peter Harmer, managing director and CEO of Insurance Australia Group sat down with McKinsey to discuss the COVID-19 crisis, the "Asian Century", and why IAG is doing well to manage the current economic and health crisis.
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crisis management
crisis communications
Journalists perceive stories published in local news outlets to be less newsworthy
Mark Coddington & Seth Lewis, Nieman Lab, 05 September 2020A survey-based experiment with 1,510 American newspaper journalists has discovered journalists consider news stories published in national publications didn't give stories a newsworthiness boost compared to the same story being unpublished or published by a mid-size paper. However, a story published in a local newspaper was seen as less...
media relations