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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 May 2010
Many organisations have already assessed their carbon footprints and whether they comply with state and Federal regulations. But what do they do next to reduce their carbon emissions?
Andrew Griffiths
and
Alexander Stathakis
provide some pointers.
Beyond carbon compl...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2010
A number of reform initiatives could lead to an overhaul of the not-for-profit (NFP) sector. We asked three NFP directors how they believed the role of directors could change and what new challenges could be created for them.
Shaking up the NFP sector
Darren Beazley MAICDPresident, Asth...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Mar 2010
An AICD study unveils details about the huge contribution Australia’s directors make to the not-for-profit sector.
Directors’ Social Impact Study
Towards the end of 2009, AICD set out to gain further insights into the contribution directors make to the economy and society through their engagem...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Feb 2010
Mary Verschuer
examines the challenges faced by Australian directors following the recent Copenhagen climate summit.
Post-Copenhagen climate change challenges
The outcome of the Copenhagen climate summit was somewhat less than expected. Many hoped for some certainty about the cons...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Nov 2009
A peek at some of the issues directors need to consider as we edge into an increasingly carbon-constrained business world.
Climate change update
Corporate Australia has passed a key first hurdle with flying colours as it enters a new carbon constrained world.
The Department of Climate Change’s...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 May 2009
There is no escaping the new carbon economy.
Giles Parkinson
provides an update on the climate change homework directors need to do to avoid any surprises.
Gearing up for the carbon economy
There is no doubt that the carbon economy is upon us. Even with the uncertainty surroundin...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2009
Climate change poses yet another governance challenge for directors.
Dr Chris Mitchell
explains why vigilance and engagement are crucial for boards.
The new green-fields thinking
In a rapidly changing world, directors are required to reconsider old issues in new ways and are conf...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Feb 2009
Letters to the editor
I share E C Fox’s concern with the proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) (Letters, Company Director, December 2008). The jolt to the political momentum behind the CPRS, delivered by the current global financial and economic crises, provides a timely opportunity to ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2008
Origin Energy chairman
Kevin McCann
outlined what climate change meant for Australian directors and businesses at a recent AICD lunch in Sydney. Here’s an abridged version his speech.
The brave new world of climate change
There is an overwhelming consensus across...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2008
Ric Hallgren
provides some pointers on how to plan for the environmental tsunami heading the way of your business.
Riding the tsunami
Much has been written about the macro issues to do with what seems like an impending tsunami of environmental business impacts, threatening to overwhelm b...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Mar 2008
Ian Porter
provides tips on how to prepare for a greener business world.
A new shade of green Sustainability has become an issue which all companies need to build into their thinking. The way we use resources as a society is changing and the demands from our customers are changing...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Mar 2008
Stephen Hennessy
provides some tips on how to reduce a property’s carbon footprint.
Becoming carbon neutral
There is a lot of discussion in the corporate property world at present about carbon neutrality in the built environment. Unfortunately, its meaning and importance are often misunders...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Nov 2007
Avoiding staff turnover
Nearly 90 per cent of employee turnover is avoidable, according to a new study by Insync Surveys.
The study reviewed benchmarkable exit study data from 1,181 employees over the last year.
It found that the top five reasons for leaving an organisation – and within the employe...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2007
Directors and climate change
What should directors do about climate change?
What should you do if you are a director, but also a confirmed sceptic, a firm believer that global warming is a neo-Marxist delusion or caused by cosmic rays? Is it enough to proclaim your scepticism far and wide? Even if ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2007
Gareth Johnston provides pointers to directors on how to manage risks and capture any opportunities presented by climate change.
Moving beyond climate neutral
Weather and climate have shaped human history and the development of many of our economic systems. Despite this, some directors have co...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2007
Socially responsible supply chain management and ethical sourcing are emerging areas. Grant Harrod explains how these can protect your organisation, and its brand, from being tarnished by an unethical supplier.
The weakest link in the supply chain
Australian companies need to take their corpor...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2007
Companies are increasingly finding that they can only flourish if they support their communities. Ian Dunlop discovered at the National Business Leaders Forum on Sustainable Development that corporate responsibility is here to stay.
A wake-up call for directors
The 8th National Business Leade...
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Content Type:
Media Release
12 Dec 2006
For immediate release
Sydney, 12 December 2006
The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) supports today’s report The Social Responsibility of Corporations released by the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee (CAMAC) that outlines suitable laws are already in place to al...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2006
Letters to the editor
In the May 2006 issue of Company Director, Ralph Kerle in his article ‘Creative Solutions to Business Problems’ touches on several key facets of the links between art and philosophy and its interplay with business. The article suggests that the business artist works on an empt...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jun 2006
Letters to the editor
In the April issue of Company Director, the article on ‘Six Priorities for Boards in 2006’ took my attention. It prompted a simple, instructive test, based on two questions: Find the word ‘marketing’ and count the number of times the words ‘customer’ or ‘consumer’ are mentione...