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New global survey finds COVID-19 is intensifying sustainable development challenges, but leading businesses are stepping up
Globescan, 28 July 2021New research from GlobeScan and the SustainAbility Institute by ERM finds that 40 per cent of sustainability experts believe the pandemic will increase poverty and inequality, with one-third believing COVID-19 will lead to more attention on the environment. Experts are more optimistic that the pandemic will not derail action...
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Is finance getting ‘woke’ on human rights?
Prof. David Kinley, University of Sydney News, 31 May 2021In a world first for the sector, Professor David Kinley and Kym Sheehan have compiled a Financial Services Human Rights Benchmark to measure the Australian sector’s compliance with the human rights standards that lie at the heart of good corporate responsibility. The Benchmark examines the human rights policies and practices of the 22...
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How to measure inclusion in the workplace
Lauren Romansky, Mia Garrod, Katie Brown & Kartik Deo, Harvard Business Review, 27 May 2021In today’s uncertain and rapidly changing work environment, employee feedback is an important input to any talent decision. As employees react to disruptions at work, home, and in the world around them, feelings and opinions can change faster than an annual engagement survey can detect. Many organisations are still navigating a relatively new...
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For the first time in over 20 years, all S&P 500 boards have at least one woman
Courtney Connolly, CNBC, 15 December 2020Every S&P 500 board now has at least one woman, after 59 per cent of 413 new independent board director appointments in 2020 went to women and minority men, according to a new report released by Spencer Stuart. Marking the first time this has happened since data tracking started in 1998, Julie Hembrock Daum, Managing Director at Spencer Stuart...
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Which economies are most vulnerable to COVID-19’s long-term effects?
The Economist Staff, The Economist, 15 December 2020Recent modelling by Oxford Economics sheds new light on the lasting economic effects of COVID-19, detailing which countries are more likely to experience long-term economic pain, and which could be the first to bounce back. The research, based on evidence from past crises, predicts that Britain, Spain and France will take longer to return to...
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Three takeaways for business leaders amid new corporate commitments
Elyse Rosenblum, Forbes, 14 December 2020A significant number of companies are starting to prioritise equity through employment, and in a year of disruption, businesses are re-imagining the way they hire, retain, and promote people in an attempt to produce positive social impacts and business benefits. 80 member companies of the US Business Roundtable – including Walmart, Deloitte,...
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How the Coronavirus Outbreak Has – and Hasn’t – Changed the Way Americans Work
Kim Parker, Pew Research Center, 09 December 2020About half of new teleworkers have more flexibility now but the majority of those working in-person worry about virus exposure, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. While not seamless, the transition to telework has been relatively easy for many but not all employed adults have the option of working from home ...
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Sexist culture isn’t just rife in politics. Corporate Australia also has questions to answer
Nassim Khadem, ABC News, 12 November 2020Over the past few years there has been a shift in the way corporate Australia looks at both consensual and workplace relationships, and sexual harassment. Companies are now more worried about public reputations and financial repercussions of shareholder discontent when chief executives are accused of sexism and harassment. Women in Australia...
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Australian charities reveal ‘huge financial blow’ from COVID-19
Daniel Hurst, The Guardian, November 5, 2020, 05 November 2020Australian charities and not-for-profit organisations have been dealt a 'huge financial blow', according to a new survey conducted by the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). The survey found while many of the organisations were already under pressure, they are worried about the rollback of the federal government's...
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YouTube amplifies Fox News as it cuts recommendations to fringe channels
Rebecca Bellan, Forbes, 04 November 2020Last year, YouTube stopped recommending conspiracy theory videos by fringe groups that were spreading disinformation but now Fox News is being promoted to the same extent. Data collected by the University of California showed that a video of Fox News host Tucker Carlson accusing Google of undermining democracy has been recommended by YouTube's...
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