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Coronavirus crisis: Woolworths appoints its first medical officer
The West Australian, 13 August 2020Woolworths has become the first Australian retailer to appoint a chief medical officer (CMO). The position was created to shape the retailer’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, and provide Woolworths Group with expert medical advice to shape company policies and strengthen customer safety.
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corporate responsibility
socio political environment
adaptive leadership
Corporate America worries WeChat ban could be bad for business
Neha Malara, Reuters, 12 August 2020U.S. companies with financial links to China are pushing back against the Trump administration’s plan to restrict business transactions involving WeChat, in another escalation of the trade and geo-political cold war between the US and China.
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socio political environment
‘Chilling effect’: media outlets warn legal reforms needed to keep public informed
Fergus Hunter, Brisbane Times, 10 August 2020In a Senate Committee hearing on press freedom, News Corp, the ABC, and Nine Entertainment submitted that the COVID-19 crisis highlighted the importance of the news media, and for laws to protect their work informing the public…
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socio political environment
Ben & Jerry’s serves up rocky road to the UK government
David Meyer, Fortune, 09 August 2020The UK Government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson is arguing with ice cream following Twitter posts by Unilever’s Ben & Jerry’s, a long-time advocate for refugees and racial equity. The ice cream maker criticised Home Secretary, Priti Patel’s pledge to make migrant boat crossings from France to the United Kingdom “unviable”....
socio political environment
advocacy
Barclays: We want our people back in the office
BBC News, 03 August 2020Barclays wants employees working from home as a result of the pandemic, and to return to the office over a period of time, according to the company’s Chief Executive, Jes Staley. 60,000 Barclays staff were working from home, with another 20,000 working in offices, branches and call centres. However, not all banks are taking the same approach,...
socio political environment
adaptive leadership
A Company Backs a Cause. It Funds a Politician Who Doesn’t. What Gives?
Andrew Ross Sorkin, The New York Times, 22 July 2020An examination of political spending over the past decade shows how some of America’s biggest public companies, and other Fortune 500 corporations, quietly funded political efforts that are antithetical to their public stances. For example, the Center for Political Accountability (CPA) found that Microsoft, which says it supports...
socio political environment
government relations
With coronavirus and bushfires, Australia is in the perfect conditions for fake news to flourish. Here’s how you tackle it
Elly Duncan and Ruby Cornish, The Drum, 21 July 2020Since the start of the year, Australia’s demand for news has surged. Nearly half of a group of participants surveyed by the News and Media Research Centre, get their news online. However, the first six months of 2020 have been defined by immense change, and a rise in ‘fake news,’ according to Anne Kruger, Australia-Pacific lead for global...
socio political environment
media relations
Businesses ‘more concerned’ now about Hong Kong security law
Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, Eric Cheung and Laura He, CNN Business, July 13, 2020, 15 July 2020Businesses are fearing the implications that will potentially be brought about by Hong Kong’s controversial national security law. The law was passed at the end of last month, and according to a new survey conducted by the American Chamber of Commerce, more than 68 per cent of businesses in Hong Kong said they were “more concerned” than a month...
socio political environment
government relations
Microsoft and Zoom join Hong Kong data ‘pause’
Leo Kelion, BBC, 10 July 2020Microsoft and Zoom have stated they will not process data requests made by the Hong Kong authorities following a national security law passed on the 30th June. They follow Facebook, Google and Twitter in ‘pausing’ data processing requests. Under these new rules, local authorities can jail employees of internet companies for up to six months if...
socio political environment
TikTok to exit Hong Kong ‘within days’
Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, Karishma Vaswani, BBC, July 7, 2020, 10 July 2020 Video sharing platform, TikTok, has said it will quit Hong Kong after China imposed a new national security law giving local authorities sweeping online censorship and surveillance powers. In a bid to change its global image, the Beijing-based company has consistently refused to hand over data to Chinese authorities arguing intervention raises...
socio political environment