Reshaping CSR – The Return of In-Person Volunteering November 14, 2024 By Andrew Troup, Director of Corporate Giving & Engagement Strategy at Blackbaud After years of remote interactions, employees are finally emerging from the haze of pandemic-era isolation and embracing in-person volunteering once again. While this shift clearly marks a return to “normal” – it also emphasises the need for companies to reassess how they engage [...]
Boohoo urges shareholders to reject Mike Ashley’s demands November 14, 2024 Boohoo has urged its shareholders to reject Mike Ashley’s demand to be placed in charge of the struggling fast fashion group, saying that that Ashley is “not suitable” and subject to conflicts of interest due to his role at Frasers. Boohoo and Frasers have been engaged in a public disagreement over how to take the [...]
Mark Kleinman: Thames needs to clear murky waters to restore credibility November 14, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column. This week he tackles resetting Reeves, Thames Water and challenges for challenger banks Reeves’s post-reset reset may need new faces at City regulators How about a post-reset reset? Such has been the turbulence of Labour’s [...]
UK airport operator bought by Canadian pension fund for £1.5bn November 13, 2024 An operator of UK airports has been bought by Canadian pension fund PSP, with the firm set to take over Glasgow, Aberdeen and Southampton airports in the £1.5bn deal. AviAlliance, a private airport operator which is wholly owned by the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), announced the takeover of AGS Airports today. The [...]
Elon Musk and Fox News host chosen for Trump cabinet and advisory roles November 13, 2024 Tech billionaire Elon Musk and Fox News host Pete Hegseth have been asked to serve as advisors and in Donald Trump’s cabinet. Musk is set to lead a new US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) which will advise the President on how to reform and make savings in the government, after he previously claimed he [...]
Homebase sold in rescue deal to CDS but 2,000 jobs still at risk November 13, 2024 Homebase has been sold in a rescue deal to retailer CDS in a move securing up to 1,600 jobs and 70 stores, administrator Teneo has said, but around 2,000 workers and 49 shops still remain at risk.
US inflation picks up as Fed considers pace of interest rate cuts November 13, 2024 US inflation increased on the back of stubborn housing costs, new figures show, strengthening the case for a gradual approach to cutting interest rates. The consumer price index increased to 2.6 per cent in October, according to figures from the Bureau of Labour Statistics, up from 2.4 per cent the month before but in line [...]
Supreme Court rules Sky acted in bad faith with trademark November 13, 2024 UK media giant Sky acted in bad faith when it applied for its trademarks, the Supreme Court said today in a long awaited and closely watched decision.
Post Office: Jobs and branches could be axed in post-scandal shake up November 13, 2024 The Post Office has announced a significant overhaul, with the closing of 115 branches and hundreds of jobs at risk.
Fresh data reveals ‘more complex picture of economic welfare’ November 13, 2024 Many advanced economies have suffered from a slowdown in GDP growth since the financial crisis.