Covid-19 loan schemes ‘a debt, not a grant’ cautions UK Finance
UK BUSINESSES are pessimistic about their growth potential once the COVID-19 crisis passes.
A survey of 1,200 firms has found that the pandemic has negatively...
Rising investment in UK climate tech development
INTERNATIONAL investment into UK climate tech companies risen from $4m in 2021 to $7.5bn this year — and the figure could rise to £20bn...
Go, Patagonia! Billionaire owner gives firm to charity
BILLIONAIRE Yvon Chouinard, founder of outdoor fashion retailer Patagonia, has given his company to a charitable trust to fight climate change.
Under the new structure,...
EV News Round-up Spring 2021
By RICHARD THOMAS
GOVERNMENT action and consumer demand: these factors will determine when the world’s auto manufacturers stop making cars powered by fossil fuels.
In recent...
Scope 4 emissions: Are they relevant to your business?
By LAURA BOWLER and SHANE HUGHES
SUSTAINABILITY and emissions reporting has become an expected business practice.
The newly formed International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) recently published...
Business for Peace award winners announced by ICC
THE INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the Business for Peace Foundation have announced the three winners of the 2020 Oslo Business for Peace...
Dr Bernard Kourchner: Activist of Humanitarian Intervention
Humanitarian, activist, doctor, and politician: Bernard Kouchner is an outspoken advocate for the duty of states to intervene in other countries in order to...
SDG6: Covid means access to clean water and sanitation goes down...
Of all the SDGs, few have suffered the impact of Covid-19 as rapidly or profoundly as number six: ‘To ensure availability and sustainable management...
Design your business for ‘tomorrow’s customers’
By MARK WILSON
BUSINESSES are facing tough times, with EU trade difficulties and inflation driving pessimism.
So, now’s the time to reimagine things using creativity and...
‘Securing the free flow of data to the UK economy will...
The UK Government has published proposals for future data sharing arrangements between the UK and EU.
Tom Thackray, CBI Director of Innovation, said:
“This paper is an...





































