News Update
Year: 2017
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An action plan to tackle Europe’s gender pay gap
Read moreThe European Commission (EC) has released an action plan to tackle Europe’s gender pay gap from all possible angles between now and the end of 2019.
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The tech challenges in growing NFP giving and volunteering
Read moreA new report reveals that while Australian charities are making progress in using new technologies to facilitate giving and volunteering, there’s plenty of room for improvement. The study, Giving and volunteering: the nonprofit perspective November 2017, identified a significant uptake of new technologies since a previous Giving Australia study in 2005.
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Whistleblowing bolsters SEC enforcement activity
Read moreWith the Australian government hoping to have a single whistleblower protection regime in place by next year, the latest update on the effectiveness of the US’s whistleblower program makes interesting reading.
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Climate change and human rights on ACSI’s radar
Read moreThe Australian Council of Superannuation Investors’ (ACSI) recently released Governance Guidelines provides insights for the first time on how large investors expect climate change and human rights issues to be managed.
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More guidance released on the notifiable data breaches regime
Read moreThe Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has released further draft guidance on the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) regime that comes into effect in just over three months’ time.
The NDB scheme, which commences on 22 February 2018, will require private sector businesses and government agencies covered by the Australian Privacy Act 1988 to notify affected individuals as well as the head of the OAIC, the Australian Information Commissioner, of ‘eligible data breaches’.
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Moves to fix NFP fundraising
Read moreSeveral moves are underway to restore faith in the fundraising activities of Australian charities amid some scandals here and abroad.