Airline ads that encourage taking too many flights and carmakers that show SUVs tearing up the countryside are set to fall foul of a crackdown on marketing that encourages environmentally irresponsible behaviour.
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Waste management start-up Recycleye set to announce £3.5M investment as COP26 looms
A London-based company which uses artificial intelligence to transform waste into reuseable resources is raising millions of pounds from investors amid frenzied interest in the sector.
Northern Ireland entrepreneurs backed US Game of Thrones producer launch worlds first in-connected fitness market
A Belfast connected fitness company is set to launch a world first in the at-home fitness equipment market following a major investment boost from American Game of Thrones producer, Bernadette Caulfield.
Calls for industry review over concerns musicians get ‘meagre returns’ from streaming
The competition watchdog has been asked to look at the structure of the UK music industry over concerns musicians are getting “meagre returns” from the current streaming system.
A Northern Irish Welcome
As life opens up, the future looks brighter still. We’ve all got a list of things we’ll never take for granted again.
Electronic Arts completes $1.4bn deal to buy UK video games maker Playdemic
Electronic Arts has completed the $1.4bn (£1.04bn) deal to buy Playdemic, the mobile games maker known for its Golf Clash franchise, the latest British video games maker to be snapped up by the California-based giant.
Ministers to give workers immediate right to request flexible working
Employees of all companies will be able to request flexible working arrangements when they start new jobs under proposals to be published by ministers.
British Business Investments announces new £15m commitment to Liberty Leasing
British Business Investments, a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, today announces a new £15m commitment to Liberty Leasing, which will increase access to finance for UK smaller businesses in the construction, engineering, transport, agriculture, and printing sectors.
High streets could yet enjoy revival as independent shops are bringing new life to towns
Received wisdom has it that already embattled high streets face being pushed over the edge by factors such as the pandemic-related acceleration in the shift to online trade, the removal of emergency support and the return of overheads such as business rates, as well as planning reforms that could result in shops being turned into homes.
Arts Council England announces commitment to 54 priority places
Arts Council England’s three-year Delivery Plan has been unveiled setting out a detailed roadmap to implement the vision of their strategy Let’s Create: by 2030
How to value your SME business during uncertain times
Most SME owners who were planning on selling their business in early 2020 were forced to put their plans on ice when the pandemic hit.
Inflation figures prompt fears of £1bn rise in business rates
Employers are facing a punitive £1 billion spike in business rates next year as a result of soaring inflation caused largely by distortions during the pandemic.
Cash vs cashless economy: The ongoing debate about trust, freedom and risks
It often feels like we live in the age of the whistleblower. Wealthy and developed nations appear in a state of perpetual angst, jittery about another mass surveillance scandal, privacy polemic or Big-Data-Silicon-Valley controversy.
Employees ‘too busy to say thank you’ as lack of time is biggest barrier to giving recognition
The two simple words “thank you” only take a couple of seconds to say, but a recent survey has found 40% of respondents only occasionally or never get the recognition they believe they deserve.
