Yesterday
Why ESG and DEI could be the next big business risk
The instinctive reaction to the ESG and DEI “vibe shift” in the US was to persist, defend the status quo, and write off what was happening over there as an isolated phenomenon.
May
Trump’s attacks on Harvard make cutting a deal harder
The light-speed pace and heavy-handed manner of the US government’s demands have called into question the good faith underlying any negotiation.
January
Meta’s fact-check shift just confirms big tech’s cultural rethink
Mark Zuckerberg’s about-face on free speech is consistent with trends in US-based companies against a background of deepening polarisation and social division.
December 2024
Corporate advocacy isn’t passing the pub test
Controversy over business hand-wringing about Australia Day shows why taking public stances is fraught.
September 2024
There is a compromise for disputes like the one at MSO
Art is meant to disrupt, but audiences must be free of interference too. There is a time and a place for both.
June 2024
After the Voice, October 7, should business say less?
How should companies respond to contested social and political issues not directly related to core business?