Shareholders and product safety
KPMG Australia has today released a report on what motivates retail shareholders in the context of declining trust in corporate businesses: Shareholder value: Shareholder values.
The report notes that while the desire for
better transparency…
Associations and product safety
Product safety is a vital aspect of any consumer goods business. Businesses should manage product safety without relying on governments to intervene. And business and industry associations have a key role to play.
Business and industry…
Product safety panel discussion – Part 1
National Consumer Congress 2019 held in Melbourne, 14 March 2019
This is Part 1 of the product safety panel
discussion transcript from the 2019 national consumer congress. The full audio
recording is available on podcast.
The safety…
Product safety panel discussion – Part 2
National Consumer Congress 2019 held in Melbourne, 14 March 2019
This is Part 2 of the product safety panel
discussion transcript from the 2019 national consumer congress. The full audio
recording is available on podcast.
Moderator…
Product safety panel discussion – Part 3
National Consumer Congress 2019 held in Melbourne, 14 March 2019
This is Part 3 of the product safety panel
discussion transcript from the 2019 national consumer congress. The full audio
recording is available on podcast.
In this…
Product safety panel discussion – Part 4
National Consumer Congress 2019 held in Melbourne, 14 March 2019
This is Part 4 of the product safety panel
discussion transcript from the 2019 national consumer congress. The full audio
recording is available on podcast.
In this…
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In my blog article: Button batteries -…
Product safety podcast – Interview with Matthew Smith
Interview with Matt Smith, President and Founder of supply chain transparency company ICIX
How do you know what’s in your products? Which companies are supplying the component parts? Who’s provided them with the raw materials?…
IoT product safety – Work in progress
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There’s plenty of attention on this issue
and many minds are exercised.…