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Vol 65 No 5 • ISSN 1174-5339 (Print), 1179-3910 (Online)
IT’S A BIG JOB AND
GETTING BIGGER
Sometimes, as a non-CEO, I find it daunting
to think of the legion of areas that a CEO
must deal with. Not only does he or she
have to deal with the juggernaut that is AI
and automation and the implications around
that, but there’s also rapidly changing
employment trends; ongoing growth of
the business and its people; increasing
sensitivity around customers’ privacy;
diversity in all its forms; gender balance and
the very big geopolitical strategic picture.
There’s also the shift in corporate reporting
towards a more holistic style where
environmental, societal and governance are
seen as part of a company’s ongoing risk
management strategy.
This is the focus of our lead story this
issue where we delve into how one company
is hoping to drive real change through
consumers putting a dollar value on their
own sustainable and ethical values. It’s a
hugely interesting area on a number of
fronts as a growing number of people want
to spend their money with companies who
are doing good things in the world. And
they want to work for those companies too.
See page 6.
We also take a look at AI and the ethical
implications around transparency. As the
article on page 10 notes, we must know
how an AI system comes to one conclusion
over another and have confidence in that
process. Companies must be able to explain
the foundation of their algorithm’s decision-
making process. I’d certainly want to know
if an algorithm reaches the decision to turn
me down for a loan or decides I am an
unacceptable insurance risk.
Another area CEOs will be turning their
attention to is the European Union’s General
Data Protection Rules (GDPR) which will
impact on any international organisation
handling personal data of anyone in the
European Union, and that will include New
Zealand companies. We’ll be following up
on this in a coming issue to see who has
been impacted here and how they have dealt
with these new privacy rules, so if you have
been involved in anyway we’d love to hear
from you.
Have a good month.Annie Gray
FROM THE EDITOR
EDITOR
Annie Gray
[email protected]ADVERTISING MANAGER
Leanne Moss
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Rachel Witberg
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George WardPUBLISHER
Cathy Parker
[email protected]CONTRIBUTORS
Isuru Fernando, Mela Hajderaj,
Kate Kearins, Douglas Lang, Jane
McCarroll, John McGill, Jackie O’Fee,
Sarah Pearce.SUBSCRIPTIONS &
CIRCULATION ENQUIRIES
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