The future of the Covid generation rests on putting skills first Throughout my career, the skills crisis has never felt more acute than it does now — and nor has the momentum to address the challenge been greater. We are reminded today, UN World Youth Skills Day, that while the pandemic has amplified the problem, it is not the cause. Even before Covid-19 took its grip [...]
The UK should be confident in its business future With the UK just days away from leaving the EU, one might think it would be a major talking point at the World Economic Forum in Davos. However — and perhaps refreshingly — conversations are largely focused on other geopolitical issues, those fundamental to our future global society, like inequality, societal divisions, and the climate [...]
Businesses can lead the digital upskilling revolution from their own backyards There is much that business is uncertain about at present, but not the accelerating pace of automation, disruption, and the need to improve digital skills. Barely a week goes by without the publication of new research on the rise of the robots. Recent PwC analysis, for example, predicts that 30 per cent of jobs are [...]
Big firms can enhance social mobility in 2017 by committing to buy from social enterprises December 20, 2016 I suspect that, if you ask many in Britain what they want for Christmas this year, they might say “hope” or “change”. Reflecting back on 2016, the EU referendum showed that too many ordinary people haven’t felt the benefits of our strong economy and now find themselves on the margins of society. As the chairman [...]
Why we’re embracing radical transparency to tackle social, gender and ethnic inequalities at PwC September 12, 2016 There is little doubt that trust in business isn’t riding high. The feelings of distrust towards big business sparked by the 2008 financial crisis remain and, to some degree, have been reignited by the EU referendum vote. Recognising this, Theresa May pledged in her first speech as Prime Minister to make Britain a country that “works [...]