The ACCC today published draft guidance to improve the integrity of environmental and sustainability claims made by businesses and protect consumers from ‘greenwashing’. The draft guidance aims to address the concerning conduct identified by the ACCC’s recent greenwashing internet sweep, which found 57 per cent of businesses reviewed
The energy transition requires a dramatic increase in the supply of critical materials, yet their supplies chains remain vulnerable to a range of geopolitical risks. While there is no scarcity of reserves for energy transition minerals, global capabilities for mining and refining them are limited.
Since Saturday, Australians have been required to wait until the age of 67 until they can get the age pension. The original so-called “retirement age” of 65 for men dated back to 1909. Women had their pension age lifted from 60 to 65 between 1995 and 2013.
Seventy-eight percent of consumers are prioritising value for money when shopping, as Australians are almost twice as likely to be stressed about higher prices of groceries and essentials than they are about the cost of housing, new research from Shopify has revealed. The Shopify Australian
Today, people2people Recruitment shares their latest poll revealing that one in three Australian employers have cut employee perks in the last six months. The perk-cession is fast becoming a global trend, and Australia appears to be adopting this trend alongside New Zealand, who only recorded one in
Since 2005, annual labour productivity growth (growth in output per hour worked) has been the best part of one percentage point below its long-term average in Australia and other developed countries. The Productivity Inquiry that I helped conduct for the Productivity Commission found this will lead to
You’re in a meeting, with something important to say. Just as you begin, a colleague sighs and shares an eye-roll with their buddy. And not for the first time. Workplaces aren’t always harmonious. Whether it’s a cafe, factory or parliament, people do and say hurtful
Melbourne fintech Zeller today releases the first Zeller Small Business Resilience Report– see the full report here. The report, collated from the responses from over 600 Australian small businesses, reveals insights into how business owners are impacted by and are responding to, challenging economic conditions. Key data from the
Since 2005, annual labour productivity growth (growth in output per hour worked) has been the best part of one percentage point below its long-term average in Australia and other developed countries. The Productivity Inquiry that I helped conduct for the Productivity Commission found this will lead to
Jobs have grown again in regional Victoria and the regional unemployment rate has dropped to a near record low, underscoring the strength of the state’s economic resurgence. Today’s Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures show that more than 3,900 Victorians found work in regional Victoria
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