Category Archives: Australia

Can super investors really bank on ethical investment?

[Article originally published on The Conversation.] One quarter of Australians would be willing to switch superannuation funds to avoid investing in coal or coal seam gas, according to a recent survey. Not only does this research raise important questions about the … Continue reading

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The retreat of CSG: the power of social licence in action?

[Post originally published on the CSRConnect.ed LinkedIn Group] Last week, Metgasco announced that it was suspending its coal seam gas (CSG) exploration activities in northern New South Wales. While this news disappointed some who were anticipating economic benefits, it has … Continue reading

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The ACCSR Conference on Responsible leadership – the summary

The ACCSR Conference on Responsible leadership – summarised on twitter. This year our 6th Annual Conference ‘The State of CSR’ explored the issue of leadership in an age of  responsibility. Our speakers inspired and challenged us with endless ideas and hints … Continue reading

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Issues of Scale: SMEs and Sustainability Report Assurance

Industry associations can play a pivotal role in driving the uptake of sustainability practices.   Our series profiling speakers at our upcoming Annual Conference continues with Amir Ghandar from CPA Australia sharing his insights on sustainability report assurance and his organisation’s … Continue reading

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Restoring the balance between business and society

As part of our series of speaker profiles for ACCSR’s Annual Conference, we spoke with Danny Almagor, impact investor and CEO of Small Giants, about social enterprise, B-Corps and re-framing the role of business in society. For Danny Almagor, failures … Continue reading

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Responsible leadership: the foundation for corporate social responsibility

In the lead up to ACCSR’s Annual Conference, we spoke with Professor David Allen, management academic and strategy expert about the perils of responsible leadership and delivering value through CSR. Ongoing financial crises and institutional scandals have highlighted the role (and … Continue reading

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Leadership & CSR: Celebrating the (extra)ordinary

After a relaxing holiday period, we thought we’d make the New Year back at work a bit easier by providing a sneak peek into the results of our State of CSR in Australia Annual Review 2012/2013. This study is the largest … Continue reading

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CSR wears a shiny new suit

Mark Kramer’s recent visit to Melbourne has once again stirred welcome discussion on the role of business in society. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have by now read, or at least heard of, Kramer’s article in … Continue reading

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Paying the Price for Stakeholder Conflict

The Australian media is currently afire with “he-said, she-said” accounts of the recent industrial dispute between the construction company, Grocon and the Construction Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU). For nearly three weeks, the CFMEU and its members blockaded the … Continue reading

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What price pollution? D-day for a carbon tax

“We’re all doomed, you know. The whole, silly, drunken, pathetic lot of us. Doomed by the air we’re about to breathe.” Or so says Julian Osborne in an Apocalyptic Melbourne in the doomsday classic On the Beach. The vehemently debated July … Continue reading

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