Marcos Tabacow, PhD

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[Marcos Tabacow, PhD @mtabacow]

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[Marcos Tabacow, PhD @mtabacow]

Big news as NSW moves to implement anti-slavery law. Although there are fears the laws will be watered down, businesses will need to start thinking about how to report on the risk of slavery in their supply chains in the near future.
#ModernSlavery

https://t.co/LpLUUkDdr2

[Marcos Tabacow, PhD @mtabacow]

Ground-breaking report revealing the companies that produce the majority of single use plastic waste globally and the financial institutions that enable them. #NoPlasticWaste #ClimateAction

[Minderoo Foundation @minderoo]

REVEALED: just 20 companies - supported by a small group of financial backers - are responsible for producing over 50% of the world's single-use #plastic waste.

View the list here: https://t.co/jOAn5nwooh

#PlasticWasteMakersIndex #SourceOfPlasticWaste #WeSeeYou #NoPlasticWaste

[Marcos Tabacow, PhD @mtabacow]

Great conversations underway!

[Global Philanthropic @GPhilanthropic]

Join us for what will be a thought-provoking day of discussions, case studies and research with world leaders in philanthropy.

Register here - https://t.co/qDaA0HPGoN

#TalkingPhilanthropy @Tsinghua_Uni @caps_asia @CambridgeCSP @BirdLife_News @unfoundation

[Marcos Tabacow, PhD @mtabacow]

The @EU_Commission published a Proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive that would require a general EU-wide audit for #sustainability reports. The aim is to have a similar level of assurance for financial and sustainability reporting.

https://t.co/EZaxPVVBkS

[Marcos Tabacow, PhD @mtabacow]

How to balance a #SpeakUp vs. Call Out culture so that employees feel motivated to share concerns and provide constructive suggestions in organisations?

Here's a great piece that draws on research to outline the key considerations.

https://t.co/7cIwM9eZCf via @EthicalSystems

[Marcos Tabacow, PhD @mtabacow]

5 reasons why #COVID19 herd immunity remains an increasingly elusive prospect.

https://t.co/Q7ZE4T976p

[Marcos Tabacow, PhD @mtabacow]

To avoid cultural meltdowns in chat rooms one company is reinstating some face-to-face dynamics:“employees who want to post a link to the company Slack must first make a video explaining their thoughts about the link; anyone who wants to respond must record a video of their own.”

[Alison Taylor @FollowAlisonT]

Everyone is talking about what went down at Basecamp. Here's @bsgallagher's take for @EthicalSystems

https://t.co/BT4R0Y1tNl

[Marcos Tabacow, PhD @mtabacow]

#Remoteworking is here to stay. How to create a team environment where people are encouraged to speak out, even when they only see each other through a screen? Here are some great tips for creating #psychologicalsafety in virtual teams.

https://t.co/9X1aDPSdBC

[Marcos Tabacow, PhD @mtabacow]

Informative piece on #COVID19, #compliance and organisational culture.

https://t.co/arGkbjBw9i via @cci_compliance

[Marcos Tabacow, PhD @mtabacow]

As Australian Universities respond to sector disruptions brought about by the #pandemic, scenario testing and
#riskmanagement emerge as key tools for institutions to anticipate future shocks.

https://t.co/0A3FNUS4xd via @ConversationEDU

[Marcos Tabacow, PhD @mtabacow]

Great resource on organisational #culture

[Ethical Systems @EthicalSystems]

ICYMI: We recently published a new Research page on assessing corporate culture. Though a rather nebulous psychological construct, it's nevertheless part of an organization's personality—and informs how people behave. Learn about measuring culture here:

https://t.co/qromiWiGjc

[Marcos Tabacow, PhD @mtabacow]

The perils of giving out bonuses to #compliance officers. How then to best reward people whose job it is to help make sure that nothing happens?

https://t.co/mde24uV9iu

[Marcos Tabacow, PhD @mtabacow]

Can organisational #resilience improve through simple rules, routines, and improvisation? This piece draws on a Mount Everest climbing expedition to explain why the answer might be yes.

https://t.co/K0VYanj2pa

[Marcos Tabacow, PhD @mtabacow]

Facebook hired its first-ever Chief #Compliance Officer. Reflects the social media giant’s anticipation of much greater scrutiny of its behaviour into the future. Surprising that this position never existed before. Better later than never! #corpgov

https://t.co/o1QkB3Sz1k

[Marcos Tabacow, PhD @mtabacow]

‘Clean’ countries are not immune to #corruption. Australia ranks in the top 10, but its banking and real estate sectors are vulnerable to money laundering risks. Via @anticorruption

https://t.co/OGWHk0te95

[Marcos Tabacow, PhD @mtabacow]

@LowyInstitute compared #COVID19 performance among almost 100 countries. New Zealand rates as the most successful, while Brazil ranks last. There is also no difference in performance between democratic and authoritarian governments.

https://t.co/vV18WTjBOT

[Marcos Tabacow, PhD @mtabacow]

#Socialmedia regulation in the #davosagenda. The EU thinking of ways to curb big tech power in the name of democracy. https://t.co/WwpMWukV1j

[Marcos Tabacow, PhD @mtabacow]

How can #compliance functions counteract human bias? Here’s an insightful piece with real life examples. Pleased to see the emphasis on second-line roles to challenge the status quo. #corpgov

https://t.co/vNJSGFuSWV

[Marcos Tabacow, PhD @mtabacow]

We need to move beyond #ESG measures to understand the inter-connected nature of the various systems we are trying to protect: “no matter how and what we measure, we need to act our way into greater understanding, insight, and even purpose.” #corpgov

https://t.co/8JsC1TU8ee