Flourish Health & Wellbeing Magazine - Mar 24 - Flipbook - Page 63
THE AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE
The backdrop of the Australian bush昀椀res
and the ongoing e昀昀ects of the COVID-19
pandemic have underscored the resilience
and adaptability required from Australian
business leaders. KPMG’s survey of over
300 leaders revealed that in addi琀椀on to
cybersecurity and talent management,
environmental sustainability has emerged
as a cri琀椀cal concern, re昀氀ec琀椀ng a broader
societal awakening to the impacts
of climate change. The University of
Melbourne’s report on the future of
work highlights how the pandemic has
exacerbated feelings of exhaus琀椀on and
unpreparedness among workers for the
digi琀椀sed future, signalling a need for
a more suppor琀椀ve and adap琀椀ve
workplace culture.
GLOBAL TRENDS INFLUENCING
THE WORKPLACE
The global response to the pandemic,
including the shi昀琀 to remote work and the
accelerated adop琀椀on of digital technologies, has
fundamentally altered the employer-employee
rela琀椀onship. Gallup’s research points to a
signi昀椀cant transforma琀椀on in workplace trends
for 2024, with a focus on employee well-being,
digital op琀椀misa琀椀on, and leadership trust as key
areas of concern. The drama琀椀c societal shi昀琀s,
including the Black Lives Ma琀琀er movement and
increased awareness of social jus琀椀ce issues,
have further in昀氀uenced corporate policies and
prac琀椀ces, pushing organisa琀椀ons to priori琀椀se
diversity, equity, and inclusion.
FSG’s commentary on the future of social
impact stresses the role of corporate and
philanthropic leaders in addressing health
equity and climate jus琀椀ce in a post-pandemic
world. The pandemic has laid bare longstanding
health dispari琀椀es, while the climate crisis,
exempli昀椀ed by the unprecedented global
weather events and natural disasters, has called
for a concerted e昀昀ort towards sustainable
business prac琀椀ces and climate resilience.