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The big issue : arena shopping for success

Wayne Burns, Vol. 17 No. 3, 01 September 2007

Centre Director Wayne Burns, who is also a member of the international Issues Management Council, writes that selecting — or being forced into — an issues ‘arena’ can often determine how operational and reputation issues will be resolved.

Challenges and tips relating to public affairs measurement and reporting

Practitioners, Vol.17 No. 3, 01 September 2007

Coral Kee, Analyst at the Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, asked senior public affairs practitioners in Australia about the challenges and tips for public affairs measurement and reporting.

List of Lists : A Compilation ofInternational Corporate Reputation Rankings

Charles J. Fombrun, Vol. 17 No.3, 01 September 2007

Charles J. Fombrun, of the Reputation Institute (USA) provides an overview of international reputation ratings. This article has been reproduced with permission from Charles, also Editor-in-Chief of Corporate Reputation Review.

Book Review : Walking the talk by Carolyn Taylor

Yolanda Beattie, Vol. 17 No.3, 01 September 2007 Reviewed by Yolanda Beattie, Senior Adviser, Group Corporate Affairs, IAG

Corporate Public Affairs

Vol. 17 No. 2, 01 June 2007 Complete copy of Newsletter.

Corporate community investment in Australia

Geoff Allen, Vol. 17 No. 2, 01 March 2007

The Centre's report on 'Corporate community investment in Australia', documents current corporate thinking around, and practice of corporate community investment in Australia, following a survey of more than 100 large companies and conversations with CEO's and public affairs practitioners.

Important attributes to have as a public affairs practitioner

Practitioners , Vol. 17 No. 2, 01 March 2007 Coral Kee, an analyst at the Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, asked senior public affairs practitioners in Australia about the qualities considered important to succeed in the profession.

Committing to stakeholder engagement : 10 tips for getting internal buy-in for you external relations program

Chris Roberts, Vol. 17 No. 2, 01 March 2007

Chris Roberts, External Relations Manager at Transpower NZ, offers tips for selling your external stakeholder management program to senior management and other internal stakeholders.

Trends in responsible business internationally

David Grayson, Vol. 17 No. 2, 01 March 2007

Article adapted from a presentation delivered at workshops held by the Centre for Corporate Public Affairs in Sydney and Melbourne in February/March 2007, by David Grayson, Director of Business in the Community in the UK and the new Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility at the Cranfield School of Management.

A new focus for corporate community investment - skill-based volunteering

Anne Irvine, Vol. 17 No. 2, 01 March 2007

The Allen Consulting Group (which manages the Centre for Corporate Public Affairs) completed a report on global trends in skill-based volunteering for NAB.