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What a Mature CSR Team Looks Like
Christopher Wickert, David Risi, and Tommaso Ramus, Harvard Business ReviewAs climate change, social inequities, and other critical issues grow ever more urgent, many companies have built dedicated departments focused on corporate social responsibility (CSR).
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Mental Health Has Become a Business Imperative
Of the many issues we have faced throughout the past two years, perhaps the most surprising but important is mental health. Studies now show that nearly 81% of workers face some form of burnout or mental health issue, and 68% of employees say their daily work has been interrupted by these challenges.
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Creating mindfulness in your work through meditation
Lisa Leong, ABC Radio NationalUsing meditation to create mindfulness is an ancient practice, and the science backing it has been piling in for years now. But how can we be motivated to make meditation part of our essential routine? How will it actually help our working...
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Why M&M’s rebrand should drive CEOs to ask their marketers five critical questions
Kimberly A. Whitler, Forbes, 21 January 2022Mars has announced it will rebrand M&M’s, centred on the brand’s commitment to inclusion and global belonging. As another brand taking steps to increase societal impact, Forbes ponders whether it is time to pause and reflect on the need for brands to make such a shift and then promote…
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Tesla is now worth more than US$1 trillion
Christ Isidore, CNN Business, 26 October 2021Tesla has become the sixth company in US history to be worth $1 trillion (all are US-based except the Saudi Arabian state-owned Aramco oil entity). Tesla is the second fastest company to do so, reaching the US$1 trillion mark just more than 12 years after its 2010 initial public offering. Shares rose more than 12 per cent on Monday to close at...
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McDonald’s pledges to offer more sustainable Happy Meal toys worldwide by the end of 2025
Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 21 September 2021McDonald’s is pledging to offer sustainable Happy Meal toys made with dramatically less plastic by the end of 2025, as a result of children and parents alike asking for more sustainable toys. The fast-food giant said that it has already slashed use of virgin fossil fuel-based plastic in its toys by 30 per cent worldwide since 2018 after...
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Your CSR strategy needs to be goal driven, achievable, and authentic
Tabitha Upshaw, Harvard Business Review, 17 September 2021We are in the era of impact investing and big pledges as companies step up to tackle the environmental and social issues of our time. General Motors has vowed to be carbon neutral by 2040, Apple is investing $100 million in its Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, and Target plans for 100 per cent of its owned-brand products to be designed for...
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BHP sets ‘net-zero’ goals for suppliers as climate scrutiny grows
Nick Toscano, The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 September 2021BHP, the world's biggest mining company, has taken another step in the push to slash emissions across its global supply chain, with a new goal for suppliers and shippers to be carbon-neutral by 2050. In the latest sign of big emitters responding to the escalating pressure on climate change, BHP announced expansion of its existing goals to lower...
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Woke Corporations, ESG & the “Business of Business” with Wayne Burns
Very Public Affairs Podcast, Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, 09 September 2021The Centre's Analyst Cameron Chu is joined by the Centre's Executive Director Wayne Burns to discuss what defines a Woke Corporation, how it relates to the "business of business", and its connection to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards. Listen now.
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