Social responsibility
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.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Latest
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.
- by 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.
- by 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.
- by 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.
- by 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.
- by 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.
- by 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.
- by Jessica Yun
Exclusive
Gambling
Voters want gambling banned from sports sponsorship, not fossil fuels: poll
Only 27 per cent of Australians want to ban coal, oil and gas companies from sports sponsorship despite the stance taken by stars like Test captain Pat Cummins.
- by David Crowe
Make way for Gen Z: Young Australians are rewriting the rules of work
A force to be reckoned with: Generation Z are entering the workplace with an inherent belief in corporate responsibility – and the means to make it happen.
- by Jessica Yun and Anthony Segaert
COVID recovery king Nev Power’s ASX board seats facing fresh scrutiny
Mining magnate Andrew Forrest’s former right-hand man Nev Power is facing fresh scrutiny for maintaining board seats at three ASX-listed companies
- by Peter Milne
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