Ahead of this month’s employment figures, a report published this morning by The Work Foundation warns the Government’s response to the youth unemployment crisis is “insufficient and fragmented, with...
Deloitte is pioneering a business simulation that aims to help HRDs accelerate the implementation of corporate responsibility and sustainability. The game enables companies to experiment with a...
Kite Foundation, a not-for-profit think-tank, this morning launched an app initiative that unites corporate social responsibility (CSR) and charitable giving with learning and development (L&D),...
Walk past the HQ of an investment bank in London a few weeks ago and you might have noticed something odd – a demonstration of sorts, outside the entrance, the campaigners cordoned off from employees...
A report by global brand consultancy Calling Brands has revealed a "dramatic shift" in employee attitudes towards work – with corporate ‘purpose’ emerging as a powerful new driver of attraction,...
The UK’s “failing pension architecture” is leading millions of employees to abandon pension saving entirely, preferring to trust other vehicles such as ISAs, according to a report from the Institute...
HRH The Prince of Wales has joined the prime minister David Cameron and 650 business leaders to call on businesses to help transform UK communities.
Law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has entered into a partnership with the Faculty of Laws at UCL (University College London) to provide two scholarships per year for law students from socially...
The context that businesses now operate in has changed considerably since the turn of the century as a result of globalisation, demographic changes in the workforce as well as environmental and social...
According to the Taoist philosopher, Lao Tzu, “a leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say, we did it ourselves”.
There has been much discussion from commentators, notably Harriet Harman, about the idea that had Lehman Brothers included women at the very top, the recent financial crisis may not have happened.
When Unilever announced its Sustainable Living Plan last year, a comprehensive strategy to decouple growth from environmental impact, it embarked on one of the most ambitious transformational change...
