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Banks condemn Hong Kong violence in newspaper adverts
BBC News, Thursday 22nd August 2019, 04 August 2019 HSBC and Standard Chartered, two British financial services companies with large presences in Asia have taken out newspaper ads in Hong Kong criticising the ongoing protests that have rocked the region. In its newspaper advert, HSBC called for a return to civility and the rule of law. "We strongly condemn violence of any kind and the disruption...
advocacy
socio political environment
Cathay Pacific’s CEO resigns following Hong Kong Protests
SBS News, Saturday 17th August 2019, 01 August 2019 After a torrid week for the Hong Kong airline, Cathay Pacific announced the shock resignation of its CEO Rupert Hogg. The flagship airline and its CEO became embroiled in the pro-democracy protests that have plunged Hong Kong into crisis. Some of Cathay Pacific’s 27,000 workforce participated in the protests, which led to Chinese state media...
socio political environment
crisis management
Useless Dads and Placid Women: U.K. Bans 2 Ads Over Sexist Stereotypes
Palko Karasz, The New York Times, Thursday 15th August 2019, 30 July 2019 The United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority has banned two television ads in Britain after they were deemed harmful to society. The banned ads were from German car giant, Volkswagen and American multination, Mondelez. The regulator said Volkswagen’s ad showed a series of men “engaged in adventurous activities,” while the only two women...
socio political environment
Why Cathay Pacific changed its tune on Hong Kong protests
Bill Wilson & Robert Plummer, BBC News, Tuesday 13th August 2019, 28 July 2019 Cathay Pacific has warned its staff that anyone participating in the pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong will lose their jobs as the company takes a zero-tolerance approach to the matter. Cathay Pacific were forced to renege on their previous pledge to not interfere if staff members wanted to participate in the pro-democracy demonstrations....
socio political environment
adaptive leadership
Rupert Stadler, Ex-Audi Chief, Is Charged With Fraud in Diesel Scandal
Melissa Eddy, The New York Times, Wednesday 31st July 2019, 27 July 2019 Rupert Stadler, the former Chief Executive Officer of Audi, was charged with fraud related to the Volkswagen diesel scandal that continues to plague the German car giant. The charges relate to Volkswagen and its subsidiaries such as Audi, deliberately installing illegal diesel emission software devices in cars that would cheat regulatory tests....
socio political environment
Facebook’s big federal fine could just be the beginning
Barbara Ortutay & Marcy Gordon, The Sydney Morning Herald, Sunday 28th July 2019, 26 July 2019 Although Facebook just received a record $US5 billion fine from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), senior management should expect more investigations and regulations to affect the tech giant, according to analysts. Facebook is still facing numerous probes around the world, and the FTC recently announced that the tech giant will be facing an...
reputation
socio political environment
Bots are listening to your CEO’s conference call
Simon Jemison, Bluenotes, Tuesday 16th July 2019, 15 July 2019 Natural language processing (NLP) is changing the way we operate. Algorithms, linked mostly to targeted advertising on social media, are now working on divining corporate speak from spin. Why read 20 pages or labour through a conference call when an algorithm can alert you when the company’s investment thesis is pivoting? Or when voice forensics...
socio political environment
measurement
Gender stereotypes banned in British advertising
Valeriya Safronova, The New York Times, Friday 14th June 2019, 18 June 2019 Scenes which play on gender stereotypes have now been banned in the UK, as a December announcement from Britain’s advertising regulator comes into effect. The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority said in a statement that it will also ban ads that connect physical features with success in the romantic or social spheres; assign stereotypical traits...
socio political environment
Social media are ruining political discourse
Jay David Bolter, The Atlantic, May 2019, 17 June 2019YouTube’s design to catch you and not let go, where it suggest related content endlessly, seems harmless enough when you’re simply watching movie trailers for half an hour instead of the five minutes you’d planned for. But what if you followed a link to a conspiracy video, which led you to one conspiracy video after another? False conspiracy...
socio political environment
Key Insights: Trends and Developments in Leadership Communications
Wayne BurnsThe Centre recently held a full day executive education module focused on trends and developments in leadership communications. The module was led by the Centre’s Executive Director Wayne Burns, and Guest Faculty was Melissa O’Neill (General Manager Corporate Affairs – Bunnings) and Liz McNamara (Group Director,...
socio political environment