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Boeing discloses new flaw with 787 jet as problems mount
Chris Isidore, CNN Business, 04 September 2020Boeing's woes continue after the company disclosed a new problem with the manufacturing of its 787 Dreamliner, in addition to setbacks in delayed deliveries and cancelled orders. The company has struggled to contain the issues caused as a result of last year's flight disasters.
reputation
Leading crucial conversations - with Kylie Walker
GovComms: The Future of Government Communications, 03 September 2020In this podcast, Kylie Walker from the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering gives a masterclass on how to build communication plans from day one.
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leadership communications
Facebook and Twitter ban Russian accounts trying to influence US politics
ABC News, 02 September 2020Facebook and Twitter have deleted several Russian-based accounts posing as freelance news sites. “We see these actors continuing to try to target public debate ahead of the US 2020 elections, and they're not having a lot of success," Facebook’s head of cybersecurity policy, Nathaniel Gleicher said. Twitter has also promised to add ‘context’ to...
socio political environment
Unilever to drop fossil fuels from cleaning products by 2030
Siddharth Cavale, Reuters, 02 September 2020Unilever has pledged one billion euros by 2030, to lower the creation of carbon emissions by one-fifth created from the production of its cleaning products. Instead of petrochemicals, the company will now use constituents created from plants and other biological sources. Currently, the company emits about 100 million metric tonnes of carbon...
corporate responsibility
csr
corporate reputation
Starting a new job is hard. So is being made redundant. Working from home during COVID-19 makes both even harder
This Working Life, ABC, 02 September 2020Employees being made redundant during COVID-19 are facing new challenges. Given current restrictions, “caring for people during the redundancy process is important for both the individual being made redundant, and for the company's brand,” says Gabrielle Harris, the chief executive of a management consulting firm. According to the podcast,...
socio political environment
Facebook threatens news sharing ban in Australia
BBC, 01 September 2020Facebook has threatened a news sharing ban for its Australian users. This comes in response to a new law forcing the company to pay publishers for their articles. In response, ACCC chairman, Rod Sims said: "The code simply aims to bring fairness and transparency to Facebook and Google's relationships with Australian news media businesses."...
socio political environment
government relations
Rio Tinto boss to meet with traditional owners in Pilbara after company blasted ancient rock shelters
AAP, The Guardian, 31 August 2020Rio Tinto’s CEO, Jean-Sebastien Jacques, has pledged to hold talks with the Pilbara people after the company’s destruction of their 46,000-year-old Juukan Gorge shelters. Rio Tinto also issued a written apology to the Indigenous group, apologizing for the destruction.
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socio political environment
corporate responsibility
community relations
Machine-enhanced decision making; and clapping, flapping drones
Future Tense, ABC Podcasts, 30 August 2020Artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies are now being used to make important business and legal decisions. This podcast episode asks subject-matter experts what works and what still needs refinement.
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adaptive leadership
AustralianSuper seeks tougher penalties for Rio Tinto cave blast
Nick Toscano, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 August 2020AustralianSuper has met with Rio Tinto arguing that the executive bonus cuts announced earlier this week fall significantly short of appropriate corporate accountability. Ian Silk, chief executive of Australia’s largest superannuation fund made it clear to Rio Tinto’s chairman that the proposed penalties were an inadequate...
corporate responsibility
advocacy
Parliamentary committee recommends press freedom changes in wake of ABC, News Corp raid
Matthew Doran, ABC News, 26 August 2020A review of press freedom by the powerful Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has recommended search warrants for journalists’ homes and offices should only be issued by senior judges. The probe also recommended a review on how national security legislation is being applied to the classification of government...
socio political environment