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Good leadership requires moral courage

Matt Beard, Australian Institute of Company Directors

Moral courage enables a person to do what they know is right, despite the risks, difficulty, and potential personal costs. It’s the difference between knowing what needs to be done and seeing it through. Without moral courage, ethical progress happens at the speed of convenience, rather than at the pace of what’s...

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Anti Discrimination Policy

Australian Institute of Company Directors

Recent legal changes in Australia have introduced a "positive duty" for employers to proactively combat workplace sexual harassment and discrimination, with the Australian Human Rights Commission gaining expanded powers to enforce compliance.

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WEGA Gender Equality Scorecard 2023-2024

Workplace Gender Equality Agency

Gender equality is clearly on the agenda in Australian workplaces. 90 per cent of employers have a policy or strategy to support gender equality in the workplace. More employers are seeking to reduce their gender pay gaps and improve gender equality in their organisations, including in workforce composition,...

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What Makes Companies Do the Right Thing?

N. Craig Smith and Markus Scholz, MIT Sloan Review

Vaccine makers varied widely in their engagement with global public health efforts to broaden access to COVID-19 immunisations. Ethically motivated leadership was a dominant factor.

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It’s Time to Change How ESG Is Measured

Lauren Cohen, Umit G. Gurun, and Quoc Nguyen, Harvard Business Review

Estimates suggest ESG investing could surpass $50 trillion by 2025, as investors look for opportunities for their investment capital to have broader social impact. However, research suggests that ESG ratings suffer from a measurement trap that occurs when a metric used as part of the rating is systematically biased...

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Why stakeholder citizenship should prioritise young employees: five steps to improve social corporate responsibility in your company

Karina Ochis, Forbes

The youngest generational group of employees is often not treated as a priority in companies. The next generation of employees represents major stakeholders and should be prioritised under stakeholder capitalism, given the potential of stakeholder theory to improve ethical managerial and stakeholder...

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The 2023 State of Corporate ESG: How companies are embracing ESG for resilience and growth

Serena Dibra, Thomson Reuters

A new report looks at companies' need to address ESG risks and obligations, which has become even more essential for business sustainability.

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Six simple steps to green your office

Making office spaces more sustainable can feel like a daunting task, especially for firms facing budgetary restrictions. But low-tech, low-cost solutions could help companies cut carbon emissions, save on energy bills and even improve staff morale.

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To prove your company isn’t greenwashing, endorse smart regulation

Kristina Marusic, Harvard Business Review

Whether you call it propaganda or greenwashing, companies have long used marketing to tout the good they do for the environment while obfuscating any negative externalities of their businesses.

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