NEXT: Edition 3

Gain a deeper perspective on emerging digitisation considerations around privacy, and cyber risk and its litigation potential.  We look at the climate challenge from both business and political perspectives, and explore the communication challenge for any business facing a crisis. 

Highlights

• Kirsten Bowe and Rebecca Slater look abroad to analyse the prospect that cyber incidents become cyber class actions. Peter Yeldham examines the insurability of those risks for organisations weighing them up.
• Continuing the digital theme, Michael Swinson explains the implications for digital businesses (and consumers) from the Australian Information Commissioner’s landmark privacy decision against ride-hailing and delivery provider Uber – a decision that provides insight into the interesting question of what it means to achieve global scale in a time of increasing data sensitivity.
• Looking up from the screen, Emma Newnham and Meredith Paynter provide a deeper understanding of how Australia’s biggest companies are facing into the climate challenge and how this is (literally!) redefining the notion of corporate social responsibility.  Our research and explanation of the ASX50’s approach to ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) risks is a ready reckoner on the architecture and program building underway to address the climate imperative.
• Mark Beaufoy explains the concept of the ‘Green New Deal’ and how climate and sustainability are already influencing the direction of economic recovery from COVID’s ravages.
• Finally, Andy Gray welcomes crisis communications expert Gabriel McDowell for a fascinating conversation on communicating in a crisis – the hypothetical scenario is both frightening and strikingly real. You can listen to this via podcast too.

It’s an exciting mix and we hope you both enjoy, and find it insightful reading.