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The Female-Founded Businesses Paving the way for Financial Empowerment
To honour International Women’s Day, we spotlight the female-founded businesses aiming to boost economic empowerment for women and promote financial literacy in the UK.
The five trends Non-Executive Directors need to know about in 2022
The issues that are going to be at the forefront of Board discussions in 2022, from ESG and wellbeing to new ways of working.
How your board can minimise the risks of ransomware attacks
It’s important Board members stay proactive about ransomware to guard your business against attacks. Here’s what you can do.
Only two-thirds of FTSE 350 companies have published plans to tackle climate change
The recent Boardroom Bellwether report surveyed the secretaries of the FTSE 350 to investigate how companies are responding to environmental issues.
8 questions non-executive directors need to ask before joining SPACs
Joining the board of a SPAC may seem tempting but what are the risks and what questions should you be asking?
Practical answers to ESG questions for Boards
“They are liars or they’re just stupid and they don’t know”. This is how Arnold Schwarzenegger described those who still believe that “going green” is economically detrimental.
Four 2022 wellness predictions that non-executive directors need to know about
We looked at the key emerging trends non-executive directors (NEDs) need to keep in mind in 2022, particularly in relation to wellbeing.
The challenges for non-executive directors joining high-growth start-ups
Startups need the experience that non-executive directors offer, but the role and relationship is different from working with larger companies.
Shining a spotlight on Africa in the climate change debate
When Vanessa Nakate, a Ugandan activist, was cropped out of a photo of young climate leaders that included the likes of Greta Thunberg, it sparked a debate about the discrimination experienced by many minority activists. Vanessa later said “a photo crop-out is an easy way to describe it but it’s really a metaphorical crop out from the narrative of climate science in general”…