Susan Pascoe: Acting ethically
Date: 22 May 2023
Acting Ethically
One of the critical responsibilities of a board member is to act ethically. This can cut across all aspects of board work from strategic, financial, human resource and environmental decisions - to name a few. However, ethical issues are rarely straightforward and require discernment and judgement on the part of board members under the leadership of the chair.
Adjunct Professor Susan Pascoe AM has years of experience on boards, as a chair, and as the inaugural commissioner of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. She joins ICDA for a special Rethinking the Community Sector lecture to discuss the role of the chair in ensuring that decisions are made in an ethical manner, using examples she has seen and experienced.
Details
This lecture is free.
This lecture took place on Monday, May 22, 2022 from 1pm to 2pm AEST
Rethinking the Community Sector
The Rethinking the Community Sector lecture
series is a member-only offering hosted by the Institute of Community Directors Australia. This lecture will be recorded and a copy will be sent out to every registrant. If you aren't able to watch the webinar live at the
scheduled time you can still register above and we'll send you a copy
you can watch at your own pace after the live
broadcast. Registrants will also receive a published text version of the lecture.
About Susan Pascoe
Susan chairs ICDA’s advisory arm, the Community Directors Council, which has been shaping the future for community directors in Australia for almost a year.
As the former and inaugural ACNC Commissioner, Susan is well placed to understand the sector’s challenges having already tackled some of the toughest assignments in the country with calm, insight and perseverance.
She was the Commissioner of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission, the Chair of the Australian National Commission for UNESCO, the Chief Executive of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority in Victoria and Chair and CEO of the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria.
Susan is currently the President of the Australian Council for International Development, is a director Mercy Health, and a Trustee of St John of God Health Care.
She was made a member of the Order of Australia in 2007 for her contribution to education.