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Companies Plan to Increase Staff in 2015

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 23rd January 2015 - More than half of Australian CEOs expect to boost their staff numbers in the next 12 months, according to the results of a new survey. Forty-six Australian company CEOs were involved…

Board Engagement Critical to Sustainability Success

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 14th January 2015 - Business executives insist that the board is a key driver of sustainability success yet the majority or boards are still not even moderately engaged in company sustainability efforts,…

Corporate Philanthropy Increases Workers’ Productivity – Study

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 14th January 2015 - Working to benefit a good cause increases employee productivity by up to 30 per cent, according to the findings of a new UK study. Research from the University of Southampton showed…

GRI Convenes International Discussion on Sustainability Reporting

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 14th January 2015 - The organisation behind the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting framework has launched a project aimed at promoting international discussion on the future…

Impact Investing in Conservation – Report

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 3rd December 2014 - An inaugural global survey of conservation impact investing has revealed a fast-growing market totaling approximately $US23 billion over a five-year period. From 2009-2013 private…

NFP Employee Investment Failure – Report

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 1st December 2014 - A lack of investment in professional development opportunities for employees means the Not for Profit sector is not having as great an impact as it could, according to a new major report.…

Australia Not Yet an Inclusive Society

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 25th November 2014 - Compared with the average Australian, people with disability are over four times more likely to experience reduced social and economic participation, according to research organisation,…

Women Still Missing on ASX200 Boards

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 19th November 2014 - The proportion of women directors on ASX 200 boards has reached new highs but remains “unacceptably low” according to the Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI).…

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Backing Up or Carving Out? The Role of Government in Supporting Social Enterprise

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 19th November 2014 - Recognition of the role of social enterprises and intermediaries is needed in Australia to clarify their place in, and importance to Federal policy and the economy more broadly writes…

Not for Profits Should Deliver CSR Messages: Report

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 19th November 2014 - Beneficiaries of Corporate Social Responsibility programs and Not for Profits are the preferred voices for consumers to hear from when companies deliver CSR communications, according…

Indigenous Risk for Complacent Companies

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 19th November 2014 - Mining, oil and gas companies working on project sites worldwide remain poorly positioned to manage work on Indigenous lands, posing high risk to shareholders and investors, according…

Outdated Charity Stereotypes Linger – Research

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 11th November 2014 - The general public holds a variety of outdated stereotypes about modern charities and how they work, according to UK research. The report Getting the Message Across by nfpSynergy’s…

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