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BHP to exit oil and gas in Woodside mega-deal as climate pressure heats up

Nick Toscano, The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 August 2021

BHP, the world’s top mining company, is accelerating its retreat from fossil fuels with a deal to sell its global oil and gas assets to Australian energy giant Woodside Petroleum. Following months of speculation, the companies announced an all-stock merger of BHP’s entire petroleum division spanning Australia, the Americas, and North Africa,...

Bonds Australia gives all employees COVID lockdown mental health day-off

Sarah Sharples, news.com.au, 16 August 2021

Clothing company Bonds has been applauded on social media after announcing it was giving its employees a day off to support their mental health. In a post shared on Facebook, the company said its support and distribution centres would be closed for one day to give staff a well-earned rest, and to help those struggling with...

Is climate change inaction morally corrupt?

Big Ideas Podcast, ABC, 16 August 2021

This episode of Big Ideas discusses the idea of making our governments and institutions legally compelled to act for future generations. Professor of Philosophy at the University of Washington, Stephen Gardiner, also explains why some people are distorting reality to disguise an unethical stance, leaving the problem to future...

Bitcoin: silly speculation or the future of finance?

Future Tense Podcast, ABC, 15 August 2021

In this episode of the Future Tense podcast, Edwina Stott unpacks some of the biggest headlines in Bitcoin to get to the bottom of what’s really going on and what it means for the future. The podcast also explains how a proliferation of stories surrounding Bitcoin has made it...

Can Australian employers make you get a COVID-19 vaccine?

Joo-Cheong Tham, The Conversation, 11 August 2021

Australia’s official policy on vaccines is they be voluntary and free. But the federal government hasn’t shut the door completely on employers pursuing mandatory policies of their own. So far just two Australian companies, regional air carrier Alliance Airlines and canning company SPC, have declared they will make a COVID-19 vaccination...

Mining lobby defends green goals amid push for BHP to quit

Nick Toscano, The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 August 2021

The Minerals Council of Australia chief executive Tania Constable has defended accusations of lobbying to block meaningful climate action and criticisms for saying Australian coal could reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. She argues that the association supports the Paris Agreement and has made significant progress on environmental, social...

Atlas of AI

Big Ideas Podcast, ABC, 10 August 2021

This episode of Big Ideas analyses how the benefits of machine learning can be better balanced against its harms. AI expert Kate Crawford looks behind the technology, at its environmental footprint, hidden labour and at how a handful of companies dominate global computing by using...

Samsung’s jailed leader Lee Jae-yong to be released on parole

Yoonjung Seo, CNN Business, 09 August 2021

Samsung's vice chairman, and de facto leader, Lee Jae-yong is to be released on parole this week, South Korea's Justice Ministry said on Monday. Lee, also known as Jay Y. Lee, was sentenced to two and a half years behind bars in January after the Seoul High Court found him guilty of embezzlement and bribery. He will now be released on August...

Driving social impact by putting the ‘S’ in ESG

Thomas Bognanno, Forbes, 09 August 2021

Corporate citizenship has continued its evolution from corporate social responsibility (CSR) through philanthropy and cheque writing to creating shared value and win-win models. Today, CSR efforts have a more holistic focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices, engaging all stakeholders and embedding these areas into all...

TikTok overtakes Facebook as world’s most downloaded app

Rei Nakafuji, Nikkei Asia, 06 August 2021

A global survey of downloads in 2020 shows short video-sharing app, TikTok, on top of the list of social media providers for the first time since the study was conducted in 2018. However, some believe that personal information shared with TikTok is not secure. This comes as data protection is becoming more important to...