CBI: New boss Rain Newton Smith doesn’t take crisis-hit group’s future ‘for granted’ May 12, 2023 The new head of the crisis-hit CBI, Rain Newton Smith, has said she does not take the future of the group “for granted” and warned the task of winning back trust from businesses is “as big as it is urgent”. Newton Smith, who was parachuted in to head Britain’s biggest business group last month, made [...]
Capita warns of £20m hit from cyber attack May 10, 2023 A cyber attack against outsourcing firm Capita which saw personal information leaked onto the dark web is likely to cost £15-20m to resolve, the firm revealed this morning.
Record breaking Women’s Six Nations match is great send-off for Middleton’s England April 28, 2023 This weekend’s Six Nations showdown between England and France is a glass ceiling-smashing moment for women’s sport. More than 53,000 fans will be at Twickenham to watch this year’s championship decider. That bodes really well for the 2025 World Cup, with the Rugby Football Union hoping to sell out the final at the same stadium. [...]
CBI to be renamed in bid to rebuild after sexual misconduct scandal, new boss says April 27, 2023 The new boss of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said that the scandal-hit business lobby group would likely be renamed as the organisation looks to rebuild after a sexual misconduct scandal. In the last week, there has been a mass exodus of businesses from the CBI, including prominent groups such as John Lewis, [...]
New CBI boss determined to rebuild group and ‘win back trust’ after sexual misconduct scandal April 26, 2023 The new boss of the CBI has pledged to “rebuild and reimagine” the crisis-hit organisation and “win back trust” as the group continues to deal with an ongoing sexual misconduct scandal. Rain Newton-Smith, the new director-general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), today apologised to the women who made allegations of sexual harassment, assault [...]
Is the CBI is “finished”? City grandee and AJ Bell chair Baroness Morrissey says so April 25, 2023 The crisis-hit CBI is “finished” after the organisation admitted it failed to sack workers who sexually harassed female colleagues, City boss Baroness Helena Morrissey has said. Firms have deserted the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) in their droves after two rape allegations and a series of claims of a toxic work culture surfaced, reported by [...]
Not funding Sizewell C risks UK’s green ambitions, nuclear industry warns April 24, 2023 The nuclear industry has pushed the environmental benefits of Sizewell C amid reports the project is struggling to lure UK investors.
CBI admits group failed to root out ‘toxic’ workers amid sexual misconduct crisis April 24, 2023 The UK’s biggest business lobby group the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has issued a last gasp plea to its members to give them “reason to consider trusting us again,” its president said in an open letter issued this evening. Brian McBride, president of the organisation, which was founded in the 1960s, admitted it had [...]
The City View: As we close the door on the CBI – it’s time to ask what’s next April 24, 2023 An inordinate amount of ink has been employed discussing the future of the CBI. At the heart of it is a question; if not them, whom? There is no question that medium to large businesses wish for a collective voice; regrettable though it may be, too many CEOs are wary to put their head above [...]
Hunt for Britain’s next top lobby begins as CBI crumbles under scandal April 24, 2023 The hunt for the heir to the CBI’s throne has begun as industry chiefs begin casting around for Britain’s next top business lobby organisation. It comes as the “hopefully temporary” stand-in group BizUK emerged this weekend, in a bid to help steer political parties’ approach to industry ahead of the general election. City grandees suggested [...]