Accessibility, Customer Focus and Inclusivity: Refreshing disability strategies February 23, 2023 | Sponsored DiverCity® Podcast · Accessibility, Customer Focus and Inclusivity: Refreshing disability strategies In this episode, host Julia Streets is joined by Toby Mildon, Diversity & Inclusion Architect and founder of Mildon, a consultancy and advisory business, and Johnny Timpson OBE, principal of Johnny Timpson Consulting and Non-Executive Chair of specialist military insurance brokerage Absolute Military. Together they [...]
Top UK investment body slams FCA for moving too fast on greenwashing rules February 22, 2023 A top investment body has slammed the UK’s financial services regulator for moving too fast on environmental, social and governance (ESG) rules today, claiming it risked “dislocating” a major section of the sector. Officials at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced plans in October to clampdown on the labelling of ESG financial products in a [...]
How Do You Create The Right Culture To Deliver On ESG? February 22, 2023 | Sponsored We all have a journey in life that shapes who we are and how we view our world. We also know the morality and ethics of doing what is right for the benefit of others and ourselves. Yet, many organisations still have cultures that do not give sustainable change a fair chance to manifest. In [...]
Flagship £450m green energy boiler scheme needs urgent reform to prevent it failing, Lords committee warns February 22, 2023 The government’s boiler upgrade scheme is failing to deliver on its objectives, warned the environment and climate change committee.
A REIT mess: Home REIT execs to be grilled on takeover approach and shoddy housing at AGM February 20, 2023 Beleaguered housing investor Home REIT is set to be grilled by investors today over the state of its finances, its dilapidated property portfolio and the suitability of a recent takeover approach from a firm with links to its former investment advisor. The troubled former FTSE 250 firm is due to face shareholders at its annual [...]
The Be a Better Business Handbook February 13, 2023 | Sponsored It can be hard to know where to start when thinking about embedding purpose into your organisation. However – we’ve done it ourselves – and as the first UK law firm to be a B Corp, we are proof that finding the right mix of purpose and profitability is achievable. Our team of expert lawyers [...]
ESG: City firms feel pressure of rule changes as clampdown on greenwashing expanded by regulators February 13, 2023 City firms are feeling the pressure of impending environmental, social and governance (ESG) rules this year as regulators expand plans to clampdown on greenwashing, new research has found. Financial firms in the UK have pointed to rules on sustainability as the main pinch point facing them for a second year running, ahead of a major [...]
London-based Osmosis wins $4.5bn ESG mandate from Dutch pension fund February 12, 2023 London-based asset manager Osmosis has won a $4.5bn sustainable investment mandate from a top Dutch pension fund looking to slash the environmental impact of its investment portfolio.
Improving London’s carbon footprint with VOLT February 7, 2023 | Sponsored Despite the efforts of both the national government and the Mayor, London’s air pollution challenge remains. Research has identified London as one of the most polluted cities in the world by nitrogen oxide levels, close to Beijing and Delhi. It is clear that to overcome London’s air quality challenge, businesses and individuals across London will [...]
Green energy: Subsidies need planning reform to stop firms being lured by US billions – Wartsila boss February 6, 2023 Subsidies for green energy will only lead to a ramp up of renewables if they are matched with planning reforms, warned Wartsila.