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Future-proof your climate strategy

Joseph E. Aldy & Gianfranco Gianfrate, Harvard Business Review Magazine, May-June 2019 Edition, 02 May 2019 The threat that climate change poses for companies is no longer theoretical. Businesses are working to protect their assets from extreme weather events, and more companies are figuring such ‘climate risk’ into their calculations. Investors are paying close attention. But there is a related threat that many haven’t fully taken in: carbon risk – the...

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Glencore moves to cap global coal output after investor pressure on climate change

Nassim Khadem, ABC News, Thursday 21st February 2019, 21 February 2019 Australia’s largest coalminer Glencore has announced it will cap its global coal output at 2019 levels, succumbing to shareholder pressure to take action to address climate change. “To deliver a strong investment case to our shareholders, we must invest in assets that will be resilient to regulatory, physical and operational risks related to...

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Australia’s biggest companies failing to plan for climate change risks: report

Nassim Khadem, ABC News, Monday 18th February 2019, 18 February 2019 Australia’s biggest companies are not heeding calls from regulators and investors to do more to mitigate climate change risks, according to a new report by environmental campaign group Market Forces. The report is based on public information from 72 big listed companies operating in sectors considered high-risk on climate change. It found that...

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Sustainability reporting: a best practice

The Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship, Fall Issue 2018, 17 January 2019 The reporting process and the resulting report has become essential for strategic decision-making, enabling stronger long-term planning, stakeholder relations, and data-driven insights. And as disclosure becomes more popular, reports become more sophisticated (and useful). According to the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship’s State of...

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Google stays above the fray in Corporate Responsibility RepTrak

Vicky Valet, Forbes, Friday October 11 2018, 11 October 2018 Much of the global business community – including big tech companies – has been in damage control this past year. And while Apple and Facebook have seen their brands tarnished, Google appears to have stayed above the fray. “Google is still viewed as an employer of choice. It’s an aspirational, ‘do no evil’ kind of company,” says Stephen...

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Corporate responsibility a good business strategy

Wayne Burns and Coral Kee, Business Times (Singapore), 5 April 2007, 05 April 2007

The Centre for Corporate Affairs offers international best practice learnings on corporate citizenship and establishing a corporate foundation in this article. The foundation should focus on two to three areas of community investment, have clear objectives and a transparent governance structure. The company’s stakeholders should be consulted...

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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.

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Communicating responsible business

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

Thoughts about how to effectively communicate a company's corporate social responsibility activities.

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The do’s and don’ts of CSR reporting and engagement : Case study

Jenny Symes; Julie Bisinella, Vol.16 No.3, 01 September 2006

Edited version of presentations delivered during a telesymposium in October 2006 to Centre members

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