a strong Australia
The Business Council of Australia strives for a stronger Australia.
The Business Council will actively collaborate with other community and business groups, political leaders at all levels of government and engage directly with the community to achieve our vision and purpose.
We work to ensure Australia is economically strong to support a fair, free and inclusive society for all Australians. Achieving this requires successful, well-run businesses that create meaningful jobs and inclusive work environments which reflect and are accountable to the broader Australian community.
The Business Council champions the role that responsible businesses play in generating sustainable economic growth and advocate for policy settings that are in the national interest.
We believe the role of business is to generate returns for shareholders over the medium to long term, and that doing this requires businesses to be good corporate citizens, and for big and small business to work together across our cities and regions.
This means to act in good faith, have products and services that are fit for market, represent those products fairly and balance the needs of all stakeholders and interests including employees, shareholders, customers, suppliers, the community and the environment.
New climate financial reporting standards will provide more certainty to investment
28 March 2024
The Business Council supports the implementation of climate financial reporting to better enhance investment decisions in projects linked to Australia’s net zero transition. Business Council Chief Executive Bran Black said...
Bran Black, interview with Laura Jayes, AM Agenda, Sky News
26 March 2024
Event: Bran Black, interview with Laura Jayes, AM Agenda, Sky NewsSpeakers: Laura Jayes, Host, AM Agenda; Bran Black, Chief Executive, Business Council of AustraliaTopics: Minimum wage; Greens’ divestiture Bill; productivity;...
New body to provide important co-ordination role in transition to net zero
27 March 2024
The Business Council supports the establishment of a Net Zero Economy Authority (NZEA) to better coordinate the long-term objective of decarbonising the economy and reaching net zero by 2050. The...
Greens’ supermarket break-up bill poses threat to prices, jobs
25 March 2024
This opinion article by Business Council Chief Executive Bran Black was published in The Australian on 25 March 2024 This week parliament will consider a new law that could increase...