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Facebook wants to make sure you’ve read the article you’re about to share
Mitchell Clark, The Verge, 10 May 2021Facebook announced it will start testing a pop-up that asks users if they are sure they want to share an article they have not opened. The pop-up will prompt users to read the article, but will not prevent them from sharing it, if they haven't. Facebook says the pop-up is meant to help people be more informed about the articles they share,...
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AGL takes Greenpeace to court over use of its logo in ‘biggest climate polluter’ campaign
Lisa Cox, The Guardian, 08 May 2021Energy giant AGL has launched legal action against Greenpeace Australia Pacific over a campaign that targets the company as Australia’s biggest corporate greenhouse gas emitter. AGL has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court to have its logos removed from the campaign, alleging copyright infringement. Greenpeace Australia Pacific has...
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corporate narrative
How The Conversation’s journalism made a difference in April
Benjamin Clark & Susan Hornbeck, The Conversation, 07 May 2021In the month of April, The Conversation’s academic insights reached millions. The story garnering the most interest from audiences in April was about why new COVID variants necessitate a global ‘maximum suppression’ strategy. Eighty-four per cent of its readers were from outside Australia. Likewise, multiple authors saw their articles impact...
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Emission impossible
Planet Money Podcast, NPR, 07 May 2021This episode of the Planet Money podcast discusses how more and more corporations are working to be environmentally friendly, or at least to seem that way. The podcast also investigates the carbon offset industry, assessing how effective it is at fighting…
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Should America’s mega-companies be broken up?
The Economist Asks Podcast, The Economist, 07 May 2021In this episode of The Economist Asks podcast, US Senator, lawyer, author and Democrat presidential primary candidate, Amy Klobuchar, explains whether America’s mega-companies should be broken up. Also, discussed is how the Apple v Epic Games will increase competition, whether Facebook’s oversight board was right to uphold the...
socio political environment
Facebook upholds Trump ban but will reassess decision over coming months
Lauren Feiner & Salvador Rodriguez, CNBC, 05 May 2021Facebook’s oversight board has ruled to uphold the company’s decision to suspend former President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts. But, the board said, the indefinite time frame of the suspension “was not appropriate.” The board asked that Facebook complete the review within six months and made suggestions for how to create clear...
socio political environment
Risky business: 54% of Australian companies plan to slow ‘green’ initiatives due to COVID
Sukhbir Sandhu, The Conversation, 29 April 2021More than half of Australian companies plan to scale back environmental initiatives to weather the financial harm caused by the COVID pandemic, according to new research from Deloitte. However, Sukhbir Sandhy, Associate Professor in Sustainability and Ethics at the University of South Australia, argues “rather than abandoning environmental...
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socio political environment
How corporate positions on social issues affect the workplace culture
Erika Johnson, Forbes, 29 April 2021Corporations are navigating the complexities of the social justice climate, aiming to balance their objectives with stakeholder demands for a more equitable and fair society for all. This is also influencing workplace culture. Work environments aren’t detached from the world, rather, they are “societal microcosms”. Hence, as political tensions...
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stakeholder
How effective is your Board at elevating the stakeholder voice?
Australian Institute of Company Directors, 27 April 2021The Australian Institute of Company Directors has developed a new guide to help directors identify and elevate key stakeholder voices to the Board. The guide explores the Board’s role in stakeholder governance; director’s legal duties; how Boards can balance the interests of stakeholders when…
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socio political environment
Stories of innovation: climate-resilient cities
New Foundations Podcast,, The Economist, 26 April 2021This episode of the New Foundations podcast discusses how cities are at the frontline of climate change. Urban security and climate experts Robert Muggah, Trude Rauken, Thomas Rau, Sabine Oberhuber, Neil Adger and Kongjian Yu, also explore how cities can become more resilient in a climate-stressed...
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