In a move that has sent ripples across the business and environmental sector, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made the controversial decision to disband the energy efficient Taskforce just months after it was created. This decision is viewed as a significant shift in the government’s approach towards energy efficiency initiatives, sparking a wave of […]
The pleasure of watching streamed films with no commercial breaks is about to end for almost 13 million British households after Amazon announced it would introduce adverts to its Prime service. The “limited” content will be added to streamed movies and TV programmes early next year. UK subscribers will be able to choose an ad-free […]
Rupert Murdoch, the Australian-born media mogul known for his towering influence over British media and politics, has announced his retirement, marking an end to a career that has shaped the UK’s media landscape for more than half a century. Murdoch first ventured onto UK shores in 1969, acquiring the struggling tabloid News of the World. […]
Waste is a hot topic right now as companies battle to reach their ESG commitment Enter UNTHA UK; working to supply innovative solutions to help the country’s waste operators effectively deal with some of the most complex material streams – spanning metals, plastics, and waste wood, to waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), mattresses, tyres, […]
Passionate teams are higher in team progress, regardless of whether that passion is focused on one or multiple team activities, finds new research. According to Associate Professor Ewald Kibler, Head of the Entrepreneurship Unit at Aalto, and postdoctoral researcher Bernadetta A. Ginting-Szczesny, team entrepreneurial passion (TEP) plays an important role in business ventures as it […]
The vast majority of employees believe they would benefit from financial education and guidance from their employers, but only a third have access to it, according to new data. The data, sourced by the global employee pay company CloudPay, revealed that 91% of employees believe that they or their colleagues would benefit from employer-led financial […]
The average earnings in the IT sector have increased at a greater rate than the wider UK economy, despite a slowdown in hiring, indicating a continued struggle with skills shortages. That’s according to the latest Robert Half Jobs Confidence Index (JCI) – an economic confidence tracker produced in partnership with the Centre for Economics and […]
Hundreds of business professionals walked out of their offices today to demand the Government takes firm and urgent action on climate change. Critically timed ahead of party-political season, this peaceful queue for climate and nature, ran from St Paul’s through central London. The gathering organised by Business Declares, Business Stand Up & friends, called on […]
85 per cent of young people between 16 and 18 feel they have to move for better job opportunities, despite having desirable tech skills, according to Social Mobility Foundation research. School leavers believe that staying in their area is not an option, with over 80 per cent saying they need to move to get better […]
A small cleantech firm in Surrey has secured a £4 million order to supply its technology to a projected 2.0 gigawatt solar facility in India, unlocking a major export opportunity with support from UK Export Finance (UKEF). Gas Recovery and Recycle Limited (GR2L) is a micro-SME business which has developed, patented and exported cutting-edge technology […]