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Designing a climate advocacy strategy

Sophie Dembinski, Charmian Love, and Beth Thoren, Harvard Business Review

Although the business community has made progress toward climate goals since the 2015 Paris Agreement, fewer than one-fifth of net-zero targets set by national and subnational governments and only a third of the largest public corporations with net-zero targets meet science-aligned criteria. Further, anti-climate...

How Artificial Intelligence could reinvent the communications industry

Marina Anderson, Forbes Communications Council, 09 March 2023

With the continuous improvement of AI, expert research shows that AI has the power to double yearly economic growth rates by 2035 and completely revolutionise how humans work, create, and communicate. It is poised to reinvent the entire communications industry and pave the way for better, more accessible human expression by eliminating...

Become more comfortable making bold decisions

What happens when you’re faced with a decision that requires a leap of faith? Most of us want to turn and run from these kinds of decisions. Leaps of faith make great scenes in a movie, but in real life they fill us with stress and uncertainty, two emotions that are not comfortable for the human brain. In...

Five strategies for improving work-life balance

Erik Pham, Forbes

Work-life balance means prioritising both your personal life and work life. When you are employed and have to deliver on certain key performance indicators, sometimes, work-life balance can be tough. A good work-life balance means you can partition your professional and personal life better. This includes finishing...

Top Five Predictions for 2023

Wayne Burns

“Let there be a special place in Hell for pundits who make predictions”, said US historian Rick Perlstein.

Given we’ve been publishing our...

What is ESG?

McKinsey & Company, McKinsey & Company

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are useful in measuring a company’s progress toward achieving social goals in addition to creating shareholder value.

Communications and media in Australia: How we watch and listen to content

ACMA, ACMA

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) have released a report titled Communications and media in Australia: How we watch and listen to content

Don’t Let an Indifferent Boss Hold You Back

Octavia Goredema, Harvard Business Review

Don’t let an indifferent manager derail your ambition, career values, or goals. Your career is the most valuable — and the most personal — investment you’ll ever make.

How women on boards navigate the “warmth-competence” line

Tiffany Trzebiatowski, Courtney L. McCluney, and Morela Hernandez, Harvard Business Review

Gender parity on boards is showing signs of improvement. But having a seat at the table is just the first step; exerting influence around high-stakes decisions is vital, too. 

2023 CSR trend forecasts

David Hessekiel, Forbes

What does the year ahead portend for the world of corporate social impact? Corporate social impact advisors share their top forecasts for trends that will impact the sector.