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Riverside Appoints Chief Sustainability Officer

Riverside Appoints Chief Sustainability Officer

Dörte Höppner Will Oversee Global ESG Initiatives The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on the smaller..

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Employees become chameleons to fit in with strong workplace cultures

Employees become chameleons to fit in with strong workplace cultures

People struggle to express themselves authentically at work because they feel a need to conform to the tenets of the workplace culture, Dame Inga Beal..

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Open University to focus on societal challenges that concern young people – with research on sustainability, inequality and health and wellbeing highlighted

Open University to focus on societal challenges that concern young people – with research on sustainability, inequality and health and wellbeing highlighted

  The Open University has surveyed 4,300 young adults from across all 4 Nations of the UK to find out what societal challenges concern them most...

Women in Engineering Day 2022: Tech leaders come together to reimagine the role of women in engineering

Women in Engineering Day 2022: Tech leaders come together to reimagine the role of women in engineering

  By:  Secondmind, Sopra Steria, Amelia, Grayce, Automata and Rackspace The age-old problem of encouraging diversity across the e..

Intelligent-recycling entrepreneurs and Imperial College London graduates Victor Dewulf (25) & Peter Hedley (27) win Young Inventors prize 2022

Intelligent-recycling entrepreneurs and Imperial College London graduates Victor Dewulf (25) & Peter Hedley (27) win Young Inventors prize 2022

  European Patent Office honours Belgian-British duo for their efficient AI-based waste-sorting system • With a computer vision..

Why do companies need a trained menopause coach?

Why do companies need a trained menopause coach?

  By Lauren Chiren  https://www.womenofacertainstage.com/ Being Menopause savvy is a vital part of HR, diversity, wellbeing, incl..

How the Metaverse Could Impact Employee Mental Health

How the Metaverse Could Impact Employee Mental Health

  By: Natasha Bourgourd on behalf of Kura. We’re spending more time online than ever before in both our professional and personal..

Philips’ Future Health Index 2022 report shows healthcare leaders are rebooting priorities as they emerge from the pandemic

Philips’ Future Health Index 2022 report shows healthcare leaders are rebooting priorities as they emerge from the pandemic

 Nearly 3,000 healthcare leaders across 15 countries reveal how they are harnessing the power of data and digital technology to addres..

The Ultimate Start-Up Stress-Test? Launching in the US & The UK

The Ultimate Start-Up Stress-Test? Launching in the US & The UK

By: Ishveen Jolly, the female founder of OpenSponsorship? “I was born in Carlisle, but I was made in the Royal Navy.” Thi..

Many small law firms are thinking big when it comes to the tech they need to see them through another period of profound change

Many small law firms are thinking big when it comes to the tech they need to see them through another period of profound change

More than 80% of small and medium law firms reported financial performance at or better than expectations.  But the post-COVID boom is..

Hybrid Cloud Dominates and Security Tops the To-Do List in Canonical’s 2022 Kubernetes and Cloud Native Operations Survey

Hybrid Cloud Dominates and Security Tops the To-Do List in Canonical’s 2022 Kubernetes and Cloud Native Operations Survey

83% of respondents are using either hybrid or multi-cloud 38% see security as the biggest concern Nearly 50% say lack of in-house ski..

Credit Suisse Group rating downgraded by S&P

Credit Suisse Group rating downgraded by S&P

ZURICH (Reuters) -Credit Suisse Group AG’s credit rating has been downgraded to BBB from BBB+ by Standard & Poors, a blow fo..

Barclays warns of sub-parity euro, 5 ppt GDP hit if Russia turns off gas taps

Barclays warns of sub-parity euro, 5 ppt GDP hit if Russia turns off gas taps

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Analysts at Barclays have warned of a 5 percentage point hit to euro zone GDP and a dive below ..

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Mental Health Awareness Week: How to support the mental health of employees that work remotely

Mental Health Awareness Week: How to support the mental health of employees that work remotely

  By Tanya Woolf, Head of Psychological Services at Onebright With Mental Health Awareness Week taking place Monday 9 to Sunday 15 May, we wanted..

How Are Immigration Laws Changing in a Post-Pandemic and Post-Brexit Nation?

How Are Immigration Laws Changing in a Post-Pandemic and Post-Brexit Nation?

By: Younes Ech-Chadi, Senior Associate at Winckworth Sherwood The UK is recovering from the economic  effects of COVID-19. In fact, t..

Struggling British pig industry calls for Tesco to step-up

Struggling British pig industry calls for Tesco to step-up

LONDON (Reuters) – The trade body for Britain’s pig industry on Thursday told Tesco, the country’s biggest supermarket gro..

Rising oil prices buy Iran time in nuclear talks, officials say

Rising oil prices buy Iran time in nuclear talks, officials say

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -Emboldened by an oil price surge since Russia invaded Ukraine, Iran’s clerical rulers are in n..

Greece, Bulgaria say new LNG terminal will help cut reliance on Russia

Greece, Bulgaria say new LNG terminal will help cut reliance on Russia

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece and Bulgaria said on Tuesday a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility to be built off the northern G..

Russia halts gas to Poland, Bulgaria, taking aim at European economies

Russia halts gas to Poland, Bulgaria, taking aim at European economies

By Marek Strzelecki, Tsvetelia Tsolova and Pavel Polityuk WARSAW/SOFIA/KYIV (Reuters) -Russia halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Pola..

Foresight VCTs invests in HomeLink Healthcare Limited, a provider of Hospital-at-Home and Virtual Ward services supporting the NHS

Foresight VCTs invests in HomeLink Healthcare Limited, a provider of Hospital-at-Home and Virtual Ward services supporting the NHS

      A specialist provider of clinical services to patients in their own homes, alleviating pressure on the NHS, freeing up vi..

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Foresight launches Sustainable Future Themes Fund expanding OEIC range

Foresight launches Sustainable Future Themes Fund expanding OEIC range

  FP Foresight Sustainable Future Themes Fund will invest in a global portfolio of listed companies addressing the core themes of sustainable de..

AAT calls for a national debate on tax amid cost of living crisis

AAT calls for a national debate on tax amid cost of living crisis

Ahead of next week’s Spring Statement, AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) has published a new ‘Time for Change’ report, outli..

SellersFunding Announces Addition of Director of Sales to Fuel International Growth

SellersFunding Announces Addition of Director of Sales to Fuel International Growth

Former Capitalise Executive Michael John Cass joined SellersFunding to strengthen the company’s international expansion NEW YORK..

STONEHAGE FLEMING BOLSTERS WEALTH PLANNING TEAM WITH SENIOR HIRE

STONEHAGE FLEMING BOLSTERS WEALTH PLANNING TEAM WITH SENIOR HIRE

London, 15 March 2022 – Stonehage Fleming, one of the world’s leading international Family Offices, announces the expansion of its Wea..

Architas Launches a New Sustainable Focussed Fund

Architas Launches a New Sustainable Focussed Fund

March 2022: Architas, a part of the global AXA Group, has launched their E.P.I.C Global Equity Opportunities Fund, offering investors ..

Scant progress evacuating Ukrainian civilians despite Russian ceasefire promise

Scant progress evacuating Ukrainian civilians despite Russian ceasefire promise

By Natalia Zinets LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russia announced a new ceasefire in Ukraine on Wednesday to let civilians flee besie..

FCB India wins Grand Prix at Spikes Asia 2022 for the 4th consecutive time!

FCB India wins Grand Prix at Spikes Asia 2022 for the 4th consecutive time!

New Delhi, March 07, 2022: FCB India marks its 4th consecutive Grand Prix win at the Spikes Asia 2022! FCB India won the Grand Prix fo..

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Jambo Raises $7.5M From Coinbase Ventures, 3AC, Alameda Research, Tiger Global and Others To Seed the Web3 “Superapp” of Africa

Jambo Raises $7.5M From Coinbase Ventures, 3AC, Alameda Research, Tiger Global and Others To Seed the Web3 “Superapp” of Africa

Seed funding and a network of established advisors will bolster the release of Jambo’s all-in-one education, play-to-earn, and personal finance app Ke..

TripActions Group Announces Third Acquisition in Nine Months with Addition of Sweden’s Resia AB

TripActions Group Announces Third Acquisition in Nine Months with Addition of Sweden’s Resia AB

Leading Scandinavian travel management company adds another 1,300 customers to group BERLIN and PALO ALTO, CA, March 1, 2022 — TripAct..

UK equity investment hits record high

UK equity investment hits record high

1 March 2022: Judith Hartley, CEO of British Patient Capital, comments on the findings of the British Business Bank’s Small Business F..

Lockheed Martin invest in Satellite Vu to bring its world-first climate change technology to the US.

Lockheed Martin invest in Satellite Vu to bring its world-first climate change technology to the US.

American investors Lockheed Martin and In-Q-Tel have spotted the potential of a British aerospace company producing the world’s first..

Check Point Software’s Cloud Security Report Reveals Complexity of Managing Multi-Cloud Environment and Skills Shortages

Check Point Software’s Cloud Security Report Reveals Complexity of Managing Multi-Cloud Environment and Skills Shortages

Misconfiguration is the number one cause of cloud-security incidents in 2021. Call for unified security solution across all cloud prov..

Tyr Capital launches long-only hybrid venture fund

Tyr Capital launches long-only hybrid venture fund

The fund delivers exposure to long-term returns of liquid tokens, pre-launched tokens and multi-stage venture capital equity.  Tyr Cap..

Amati AIM VCT hits target

Amati AIM VCT hits target

Amati’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) VCT has sold out within five days of launching its offer, raising £25 million from private investors, £13 ..

How to decide between a corporate job and entrepreneurship

How to decide between a corporate job and entrepreneurship

The idea of being your own boss might sound more tempting than a secure corporate job with fixed conditions and benefits, but is being..

Sterling falls 1% versus dollar, rises against euro

Sterling falls 1% versus dollar, rises against euro

LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling declined 1% to $1.3216 as the dollar strengthened against a basket of currencies on safe-haven deman..

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Lulu Guinness Bags a Modern Accounts Payable Department with Yooz

Lulu Guinness Bags a Modern Accounts Payable Department with Yooz

23 February 2022 –  Lulu Guinness, the quintessentially British and iconic handbag brand, has partnered with Yooz, the cloud-based provider of real-ti..