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A Company Backs a Cause. It Funds a Politician Who Doesn’t. What Gives?
Andrew Ross Sorkin, The New York Times, 22 July 2020An examination of political spending over the past decade shows how some of America’s biggest public companies, and other Fortune 500 corporations, quietly funded political efforts that are antithetical to their public stances. For example, the Center for Political Accountability (CPA) found that Microsoft, which says it supports...
socio political environment
government relations
Businesses ‘more concerned’ now about Hong Kong security law
Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, Eric Cheung and Laura He, CNN Business, July 13, 2020, 15 July 2020Businesses are fearing the implications that will potentially be brought about by Hong Kong’s controversial national security law. The law was passed at the end of last month, and according to a new survey conducted by the American Chamber of Commerce, more than 68 per cent of businesses in Hong Kong said they were “more concerned” than a month...
socio political environment
government relations
Aerospace industry seeks Brexit reassurance
Faisal Islam, BBC, Friday October 11, 2019, 08 October 2019As negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union draw to a head, the UK’s leading aerospace industry body has sought reassurance from the British government over its commitment to EU regulatory institutions after Brexit. The peak industry body is growing increasingly worried about regulatory alignment across Europe and the...
government relations
socio political environment
stakeholder
California’s Contractor Law Stirs Confusion Beyond the Gig Economy
Kate Conger & Noam Schieber, The New York Times, Wednesday 11th September, 2019, 14 September 2019 A landmark bill passed by legislators in California could force companies like Uber and Lyft to reclassify hundreds of thousands of independent contractors as employees, paying overtime and giving access to other benefits. The new law has not gone down well with the companies in question. Companies like Uber and Lyft are concerned as their drivers...
government relations
socio political environment
Government orders Google not to restrict employees’ free speech
Annie Palmer, CNBC, Thursday 12th September, 2019, 11 September 2019 Google has been told by the National Labor Relations Board that it is within employees’ rights to openly debate political and workplace issues. This decision comes after a controversial community guideline sent by CEO Sundar Pichai in August ruled against such discussions in Google’s offices and online forums. In a series of employee complaints...
government relations
public policy
Amazon, Facebook and Google hit back at tax on digital companies’ sales, warn of trade wars
Nassim Khadem, ABC News, Tuesday 3rd September, 2019, 03 September 2019 Tech giants Amazon, Facebook and Google are the targets of a suggested tax on sales as the Australian Government discusses an OECD and G20 plan to resolve tax avoidance in the digital economy. Europe are already acting, with the French Senate recently passing a three per cent turnover levy that will apply to companies with more than 25 million...
public policy
government relations
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...
government relations
socio political environment
corporate responsibility
Who’s in the room? Access and influence in Australian politics
Danielle Woods and Kate Griffiths, Grattan InstituteAustralians are rightly concerned about the role of special interests in politics. Well-resourced interests – such as big business, unions and not-for-profits – use money, resources, and relationships to influence policy to serve their interests, at times at the expense of the public...
government relations
The business case for proactive government relations
Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, Vol. 22 No. 1, 04 April 2012Click here to download the March 2012 Centre for Corporate Public Affairs Newsletter (Member login for access)
government relations
Government relations in Australia - A change of emphasis, rather than a brave new world
Smith, Dean, Vol. 15 No. 2 2005, 01 June 2005
government relations