Social responsibility
‘Not going to stand for this’: The IKEA exec emboldened by Donald Trump
In the face of the US president’s strident attack on climate action, this IKEA executive has urged fellow corporates to stay the course.
- Jessica Yun
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- Opinion
- World markets
The Republicans declare war on multibillion-dollar Wall Street giants
Things are heating up, even before Donald Trump returns to the White House and the Republicans take control of Congress.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Alcohol
Being sober the new black for big business
Many mining and manufacturing workplaces already have liquor bans in place, and it’s a safe bet that workplace drinking could go the way of the dinosaurs within a decade.
- Elizabeth Knight
MPs pocketed $200,000 working for disgraced super fund
The superannuation fund deceived investors about its exposure to coal, gambling and Russian companies, a landmark court case found.
- Harriet Alexander
Rio Tinto unveils $215m ‘green steel’ Rockingham research plant
Australia’s biggest iron ore producer has 16,000 employees, 17 mines, four port terminals and 2000 kilometres of rail in the Pilbara. Now it plans to transform their impact.
- Jesinta Burton
Lawyers mull class action over Rio Tinto sexual harassment claims
Two years after a damning report into sexual discrimination, assault and bullying at Rio Tinto was released, an investigation into the claims could lead to a lawsuit.
- Claire Ottaviano
‘Has to be genuine’: Corporate Australia urged to hold firm on Indigenous reconciliation
Despite the defeat of the Voice, Australian companies and their business leaders have been urged to stay the course on Indigenous reconciliation.
- Jessica Yun
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
The fat cat myth: Who should we really blame for high inflation?
The argument that companies took advantage of the pandemic to drive up their prices has been popular. But we may need to point the finger elsewhere.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Analysis
- Australia Day
Companies shouldn’t do their dirty ‘woke washing’ in public
Corporate support for social and political issues has been called out as woke washing when deemed as tokenistic.
- Anna Patty
‘Even if not everybody agrees’: Australia Day corporate winners call for date debate
Former Telstra boss Andy Penn and leading director Nicola Wakefield-Evans are among the Australia Day honours recipients who think the date for the national holiday should be revisited.
- Jessica Yun
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/corporate-social-responsibility-1mt9