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The impact of DEI cuts on Retail
NumeratorEarly data suggests recent changes to DEI initiatives may be linked to a decline in store traffic and market share.
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The next round in the US trade war has the potential to be more damaging for Australia
Felicity Deane, The ConversationOn April 2 the US is set to implement a new wave of tariffs under its Fair and Reciprocal Trade Plan. Details of the plan that will impact all US trading partners are not yet known, but the US administration has suggested these tariffs will target any rules it considers “unfair”.
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US trade tariffs: What your board needs to know
Peter Hanlon, ALast week, US President Donald Trump said his administration would introduce tariffs of 25 per cent on steel and aluminium imports into the United States. As the impact on Australia remains unclear, experts are urging boardrooms to ignore the noise and continue to stay the course and govern with pragmatism.
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Top Five Predictions for 2025
We could not have predicted in 2015, when we first published our Top 5 Predictions for the coming year that a decade on, we’d still be...
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What Comes After DEI
Lily Zheng, Harvard Business ReviewWhile backlash to DEI has challenged how companies and practitioners approach creating more equitable workplaces, fewer have considered whether DEI work itself has room to improve. A new framework, built around the core outcomes of fairness, access, inclusion, and representation (FAIR) that DEI was supposed to...
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Which companies are enforcing office returns?
Sam Forsdick, RaconteurLast year, several large companies announced strict return-to-office mandates. This led some to speculate that in 2025 more companies will end their remote and hybrid-working arrangements, many of which were introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Chief Economists Outlook: January 2025
World Economic ForumThe January 2025 Chief Economists Outlook explores key trends in the global economy, including the latest outlook for growth, inflation, monetary and fiscal policy. It discusses the impact of US policy on the global economy, investigates fragmentation trends and discusses the turbulent outlook for global trade.
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Substack: The next big thing or another media bubble?
Catherine Baab-Muguira, QuartzThe media industry needs a Saviour. Maybe the entire knowledge economy does. Enter Substack, the newsletter platform that punches far above its weight in cultural impact, despite its mere $650 million valuation.
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The Future of Jobs Report 2025
World Economic ForumTechnological change, geo-economic fragmentation, economic uncertainty, demographic shifts and the green transition – individually and in combination are among the major drivers transforming the global labour market by 2030.
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The UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting should be a turning point for corporate America
Ranjay Gulati and Alison Beard, Harvard Business ReviewThe murder of Brian Thompson — and the public’s reaction to it — show frustration with corporations has reached a fever pitch. This is due, in part, to the failure of business to deliver value to customers, employees, and communities (including shareholders), simultaneously.
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