INTHEBLACK April 2025 - Magazine - Page 8
FAS T F O C U S
Number crunch
Words Susan Muldowney
97%
of Australia’s top companies reported on sustainability
performance in 2024. Of those, 67 per cent obtained some
level of external assurance, compared with 55 per cent in 2023.
Source: Australian Sustainability Reporting Trends report, KPMG
AI a high priority
for businesses
32%
Incorporating artificial intelligence
(AI) into business operations
is a key priority for businesses
this year — and employees are
keen to upskill in this area. A global
survey from cloud-based team
communication platform Slack
shows 97 per cent of executives
say they “feel some level of urgency
to incorporate AI into business
operations”. More than 75 per cent
of employees also “feel urgency
to become an AI expert”, with
the top two reasons cited being
industry trends and personal goals.
AI adoption has steadily increased
across the globe. Slack’s research
estimates that between September
2023 and March 2024, AI adoption
grew from 20 per cent to 32 per cent
of all office workers.
of people globally have experienced deep-fake attacks or scams
for personal information and/or money in the past year.
Read the survey
Source: Accenture Life Trends 2025 report
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