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Australia’s top corporate givers revealed (paywalled)
Sally Patten, BOSS (AFR)Woolworths, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and health insurer NIB were among the companies to record a surge in philanthropy in 2023.
corporate community investment
giving
The 2023 State of Corporate ESG: How companies are embracing ESG for resilience and growth
Serena Dibra, Thomson ReutersA new report looks at companies' need to address ESG risks and obligations, which has become even more essential for business sustainability.
csr
corporate community investment
corporate responsibility
2023 CSR trend forecasts
David Hessekiel, ForbesWhat does the year ahead portend for the world of corporate social impact? Corporate social impact advisors share their top forecasts for trends that will impact the sector.
csr
corporate community investment
corporate responsibility
Australian tycoon to help small publishers strike deals with Google and Facebook
Byron Kaye & Renju Jose, Reuters, 22 November 2021Australian small publishers will get a leg up in their fight to secure licensing deals with Google and Facebook after the country's richest person said his philanthropic organisation would seek a collective bargaining arrangement for them. The Minderoo Foundation, established and funded by mining tycoon Andrew Forrest and his partner Nicola,...
socio political environment
corporate community investment
csr
Apple invests millions to back entrepreneurs of colour, part of racial justice effort
Stephen Nellis, Reuters, 13 January 2021Apple Inc will be putting (US) $60 million into projects aimed at challenging systemic racism, along with venture capital funding for entrepreneurs of colour. Apple said it would invest (US) $10 million in a fund with Harlem Capital, and another fund that provides financing to minority-owned firms. The efforts are part of Apple's $100 million...
corporate community investment
corporate responsibility
Taken for granted? Charities’ role in our economic recovery
06 August 2020Social Ventures Australia and The Centre for Social Impact investigate the state of Australian charities during COVID-19, and how decisions made now will strongly impact whether charities will be “COVID-19 casualties or partners in recovery.” This third report updates the modelling presented in a previous report published in June 2020, and...
corporate community investment
public policy
Finding meaning through skills-based volunteering
Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship, 20 October 2019Skills-based volunteering can provide a number of benefits: it’s a professional development opportunity, can increase employee engagement and allows workers to learn about themselves and one another. And over the last five years, it’s increasing – according to the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship’s 2019 Community Involvement...
corporate community investment
giving
measurement
2019 Corporate Public Affairs Oration
2019 Corporate Public Affairs Oration delivered by Alison Watkins, Group Managing Director Coca-Cola Amatil. In an age of high distrust in corporations, what is the social contract that corporations need to forge with the community?
corporate community investment
corporate responsibility
executive education
Measuring corporate responsibility investment’s impact with Kylie Macfarlane
29 April 2019Following on from an interview with Allegra Spender from the Australian Business and Community Network, Centre Director Wayne Burns speaks with Commonwealth Bank's Head of Corporate Responsibility to speak about the importance of social impact from a business perspective, and the importance of being able to measure...
measurement
corporate community investment
community relations
Measuring social impact with ABCN CEO Allegra Spender
15 April 2019The Centre's Executive Director Wayne Burns sits down with the CEO of the Australian Business and Community Network Allegra Spender to talk about measuring and reporting on social impact, and her experience leading the ABCN.
measurement
corporate community investment
community relations