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Why companies aren’t living up to their climate pledges
John Goddard, Harvard Business ReviewOrganisations are increasingly making firm commitments to sustainability. However, new research conducted by L.E.K. Consulting suggests many of these organizations are struggling to deliver on their commitments. Setting and balancing priorities is the main...
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2022 Corporate Public Affairs Oration
2022 Corporate Public Affairs Oration delivered by Professor Marcia Langton AO.
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15 key considerations for businesses when commenting on political or social matters
Forbes Agency Council, ForbesPolitics and social issues can be thorny subjects, especially if a company doesn't understand where its audience's sentiments lie. A wrong step could mean a public relations disaster of epic proportions....
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Stewarding an international stakeholder brand in a regional or national market with Antonia Sanda and Guy Matthews
Very Public Affairs Podcast, The Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, 09 June 2022In this episode of the Very Public Affairs Podcast, Antonia Sanda, Director, Communications APAC at Deel, and Guy Matthews, Managing Director, Head of Corporate Public Affairs at Citi, are in conversation with the Centre's Executive Director Wayne Burns to discuss the challenges within the corporate...
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Belonging, inclusion, and connection: the first steps in getting diversity right at work
This Working Life Podcast, ABC, 18 May 2022Australia’s renowned for its multiculturalism. But when it comes to the workplace and leadership positions, that diversity isn’t represented. So, what’s going on? In part two of this special series, host Lisa Leong dives into some solutions to improve diversity and inclusion at work to see Australia's multiculturalism reflected in leadership...
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Why working from anywhere isn’t realistic
The Economist, 17 May 2022Home has now also become a place of work. “Working from anywhere” envisages a completely untethered existence - the Bahamas, Malta and Costa Rica are now offering digital nomad visas, and "working from anywhere" has been endorsed by Airbnb.
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Amid low birth rate worries, China increases pressure on women
Chauncey Young, The Diplomat, 17 May 2022China seems to be reversing its oppressive familial policies, in favour of encouraging (and almost pressuring) women to undertake more traditional roles of motherhood and childbearing. In a state endorsed interview, legislator Li Huacheng criticised Western ideals for influencing China's youth, and called for the
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Sri Lanka is the first domino to fall in the face of a global debt crisis
Larry Elliott, The Guardian, 17 May 2022Sri Lanka is the first nation to buckle under economic pressures compounded by Russia’s war on Ukraine, but it won’t be the last. Around the...
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What’s lost when we talk “ESG” and not “sustainability”
Andrew Winston, MIT Sloan Management Review, 17 May 2022Company discourse around ESG has become increasingly investor focused – “does our commitment to battling climate change create shareholder value"? By placing profit above all else, companies exacerbate ecological collapse and increase inequalities.
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Elon Musk’s goals for Twitter are beyond ambitious
Ina Fried, Axios, 11 May 2022Musk believes himself capable of producing more financial growth for Twitter unlike any company has seen in history. In a leaked...
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