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Hong Kong Protesters Are Targeting Starbucks. Apple Could Be Next.
Edward Wong, The New York Times, Tuesday October 15, 2019, 09 October 2019Pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong are now singling out companies that are sympathetic with the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing. Information is being circulated on apps and websites used by protesters to identify companies that are soft on China. Sometimes the stories of the companies are simply based on rumours or even comments made...
socio political environment
NBA boss Adam Silver defends freedom of speech amid China row
BBC News, Wednesday 9th October 2019, 08 October 2019The National Basketball Association (NBA) in the United States has defended free speech after the General Manager of the Houston Rockets, Daryl Morey tweeted his support for the Hong Kong protests. The tweet caused an uproar among basketball fans in China, while his attempt to backtrack upset American fans who support the protests. NBA boss...
socio political environment
Aerospace industry seeks Brexit reassurance
Faisal Islam, BBC, Friday October 11, 2019, 08 October 2019As negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union draw to a head, the UK’s leading aerospace industry body has sought reassurance from the British government over its commitment to EU regulatory institutions after Brexit. The peak industry body is growing increasingly worried about regulatory alignment across Europe and the...
government relations
socio political environment
stakeholder
Disney’s CEO Gets Why Employees Want Their Bosses to Be More Political
Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic, Wednesday 25th September, 2019, 25 September 2019 Walt Disney Company chairman and CEO, Bob Iger says the most influential companies in the United States have a duty to effect social change and fill in public policy gaps on behalf of employees. Iger, who considered running in the 2020 Presidential Election said his employees’ trust in the government has dwindled and that they are turning to...
socio political environment
public policy
Facebook’s Suspension of ‘Tens of Thousands’ of Apps Reveals Wider Privacy Issues
Kate Conger, Gabriel J.X. Dance and Mike Isaac, The New York Times, Friday 20th September, 2019, 16 September 2019 Facebook has suspended tens of thousands of apps for improperly gathering users’ personal information. The suspension highlights the privacy concerns that have troubled the social media company for several years remain an issue. Unsealed court filings revealed Facebook had suspended 69,000 apps and 10,000 apps were flagged for potentially...
socio political environment
reputation
California’s Contractor Law Stirs Confusion Beyond the Gig Economy
Kate Conger & Noam Schieber, The New York Times, Wednesday 11th September, 2019, 14 September 2019 A landmark bill passed by legislators in California could force companies like Uber and Lyft to reclassify hundreds of thousands of independent contractors as employees, paying overtime and giving access to other benefits. The new law has not gone down well with the companies in question. Companies like Uber and Lyft are concerned as their drivers...
government relations
socio political environment
Politically incorrect speech can be good politics
Ephrat Livni, Quartz, Friday 13th September, 2019, 13 September 2019 A new study by researchers at Harvard and Berkeley universities, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, examines the idea of political correctness and its interplay with authenticity. Researchers defined “correctness” as what seems morally right during a certain time with a certain group. One of the study's key findings was...
socio political environment
States led by Texas target Google in new antitrust probe
Rachel Lehrman & Marcy Gordon, Associated Press, Tuesday 10th September, 2019, 10 September 2019 Google will face an antitrust probe after fifty US states and territories announced they will examine “potential monopolistic behaviour”. Scrutiny of large tech companies from US congressional authorities and European regulators has mounted recently, with an investigation into Facebook’s dominance announced by two US states last week. Google’s...
socio political environment
Quick Comment: Walmart’s CEO enters the gun debate in the United States
The Centre's Executive Director Wayne Burns talks about the decision by the CEO of Walmart to enter the contentious gun debate in the United States and what signal this sends to the rest of the community.
socio political environment
leadership communications
advocacy
US opioid crisis ruling leads to $845 million fine for drug maker Johnson & Johnson in Oklahoma
ABC News, Tuesday August 27th, 2019, 06 August 2019 The Cleveland County District has ordered American pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries to pay $844 million, ruling that it helped fuel the opioid crisis in Oklahoma after launching an aggressive and misleading marketing campaign. The US state has been ravaged by opioids, with Attorney-General Mike Hunter stating that...
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