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‘Chilling effect’: media outlets warn legal reforms needed to keep public informed

Fergus Hunter, Brisbane Times, 10 August 2020

In a Senate Committee hearing on press freedom, News Corp, the ABC, and Nine Entertainment submitted that the COVID-19 crisis highlighted the importance of the news media, and for laws to protect their work informing the public…



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Ben & Jerry’s serves up rocky road to the UK government

David Meyer, Fortune, 09 August 2020

The UK Government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson is arguing with ice cream following Twitter posts by Unilever’s Ben & Jerry’s, a long-time advocate for refugees and racial equity. The ice cream maker criticised Home Secretary, Priti Patel’s pledge to make migrant boat crossings from France to the United Kingdom “unviable”....

Top CEOs, directors call for clearer COVID-19 Plan

Top CEOs, directors call for clearer COVID-19 Plan

Emma Koehn and Elizabeth Knight, The Sydney Morning Herald, 08 August 2020

Senior executives of some of Australia’s largest companies have called for governments to provide a clearer long-term blueprint for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. “I would say that all business leaders a looking for a plan, and a plan that takes us through multiple sets of circumstances,” said Virgin...

Corporate Social Responsibility: Consumers Will Remember Companies That Led in 2020

Karen B. Moore, Forbes, 07 August 2020

The impact of coronavirus, along with economic, social and political upheaval across the United Sates, is ushering in a new era for corporate social responsibility (CSR). Consumers have long demanded that companies contribute to the greater good of society through their business practices and by leveraging their influence. The recent calls for...

How to Build a Company That (Actually) Values Integrity

Robert Chesnut, 06 August 2020

An ethical revolution is taking place within the corporate sector. For decades, business leaders were expected to focus merely on financial results. However, leaders are today obliged to adopt multi-stakeholder approaches that serve both social purposes as well as investor demands. To inspire their workforces and stay proactive, business...

Australia Post sets new, ambitious environmental targets

Australia Post Newsroom, Australia Post, 04 August 2020

Australia Post has announced that its 2020 environmental targets have been a success, reducing carbon emissions by 25 per cent and diverting 100,000 tonnes of material from landfill. The organization also pledged to increase its recycling rate by 2025. “Since 2000 we have reduced our carbon emissions by 25 per cent. But there is always more to...

Barclays: We want our people back in the office

BBC News, 03 August 2020

Barclays wants employees working from home as a result of the pandemic, and to return to the office over a period of time, according to the company’s Chief Executive, Jes Staley. 60,000 Barclays staff were working from home, with another 20,000 working in offices, branches and call centres. However, not all banks are taking the same approach,...

Dubai Chamber: Prioritizing CSR Initiatives Made Businesses Respond Better To The COVID-19 Crisis

Entrepreneur Middle East Staff, Entrepreneur, 31 July 2020

Businesses in Dubai that prioritized corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives have been able to better respond to the COVID-19 crisis, as per a recent study carried out by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Centre for Responsible Business. The survey, conducted in May and June 2020, showed that giving importance and adhering to...

Apple’s 2030 carbon-neutral pledge covers itself and suppliers

Leo Kelion, BBC, 22 July 2020

Apple has announced that it pledges to become carbon neutral across its entire business and manufacturing supply chain by 2030. It looks to become 100 per cent renewable within ten years, reducing its current carbon footprint by a further 75 per cent before the 2030 deadline. This comes as the company also announced the creation of a consortium...

A Company Backs a Cause. It Funds a Politician Who Doesn’t. What Gives?

Andrew Ross Sorkin, The New York Times, 22 July 2020

An examination of political spending over the past decade shows how some of America’s biggest public companies, and other Fortune 500 corporations, quietly funded political efforts that are antithetical to their public stances. For example, the Center for Political Accountability (CPA) found that Microsoft, which says it supports...