November 2007: The Age
Big shake-up looms for corporate responsibility approach
An article about what the New Labor Government will mean for corporate social responsibility by Dr Leeora Black. (Reproduced with permission.)
July 2007: TV NZ - ASB Business
What does the buzz word of the last decade really mean for business and how seriously does business take the concept? (Reproduced with permission.)
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October 2006: Company Director magazine
“Defining your social responsibilities”
An article about the implications of CSR for directors, by Helen McCombie, quoting comment by Dr Leeora Black (Reproduced with permission.)
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October/November 2006: Waste Streams magazine
“Historic Aussie breakthrough or greenwash talkfest?”
A review of the Federal inquiry into corporate social responsibility by Dawn Cohen, quoting comment by Dr Leeora Black. (Reproduced with permission.)
22 September 2006: Sky News Business Report
Richard Goncalves interviews Dr Leeora Black
about the state of CSR in Australia
(Reproduced with permission.)
Listen to the Interview (3.7 MB WMV)
13 July 2006: The Age newspaper
“Political parties push boundaries, but companies must take the lead role” By Rebecca Jones and Leeora Black. (Reproduced with permission.)
6 April 2006: The Age newspaper
“Embrace positive power of business”
By Leeora Black and Paul Hohnen. (Reproduced with permission.)
26 March 2006:
Channel Nine “Business Sunday”
Interview with Dr Leeora Black on the role of corporate-community partnerships in CSR
(Reproduced with permission.)
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25 August 2005: The Age newspaper
“A quick mirror check is the first step on the road to an effective CSR”
By Leeora Black.
(Reproduced with permission.)
Interview with Paul Hohnen, Director, Sustainability Strategies from the Diplomat Magazine
Conversation Hour: Corporate Social Responsibility
Leeora Black, Managing Director of ACCSR, speaks to Ali Moore and Cath Pope on ABC’s Conversation Hour about corporate social responsibility.
CSR in SMEs – Special Feature in Corporate Citizen Magazine
Kate Niblock-Siddle and Leeora Black write about how small and medium-sized businesses can change the CSR landscape.
Westpac’s new CEO, Gail Kelly, opens ACCSR 2nd Annual Conference
Raising the Bar: Leading Sustainable Business in 2008 was opened by Westpac’s new Chief Executive Officer on February 20th in Sydney.
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Corporate Social Responsibility: Making it Real
ACCSR’s Managing Director, Leeora Black spoke on ABC’s Radio National program, Life Matters on February 20th with Oil Search’s Managing Director, Peter Botten.
To listen to the program click here (6.4 MB MP3)
New Labor Government will be good for Corporate Social Responsibility
ACCSR’s briefing paper on what the new Labor Government means for CSR. This article appeared in The Age.
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ACCSR released Australia’s 1st survey on the role of the CSR Manager in October 2007
The research report examined the key demographics of people working in CSR in Australia; and includes information on the CSR Manager’s work environment, job activities, pathways into CSR, remuneration and benefits, and support structures.
New Zealand Companies Play Catch-up on CSR
“New Zealand companies are still grappling with CSR issues and have yet to come to grips with the concept and what it means to them…But they are not alone…”
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This article appeared in New Zealand’s Management magazine in September 2007
Pension Funds Come Alive
Rapid growth in superannuation funds in Australia has brought with it a new core driver of corporate social responsibility – the pension fund industry itself…
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This article appeared in Ethical Corporation in July 2007
The Importance of CSR for SMEs
“Small to medium-sized enterprises account for about 90 percent of businesses worldwide and are responsible for 50-60 percent of employment. As such, they play a fundamental role in society and can potentially have a huge impact on social welfare.
It is surprising, therefore, that corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, so far, have tended to focus on large companies and multinationals. As SMEs have stakeholders and an impact on society, the concept of CSR is just as valid for small companies, as for large companies…”
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This article is adapted from ACCSR’s submission to the Victorian Government Family and Community Development’s inquiry (June 2007) into the involvement of small and medium businesses in CSR.
ASX Corporate Governance Council
ACCSR recently tendered a submission to the ASX Corporate Governance Council (ASX CGC) review of its Corporate Governance Principles.
Read the ACCSR submission to the ASX CGC
Read ACCSR’s analysis of the submissions to this enquiry