HIGH STREET ROYALTY SETS SIGHTS ON QUEEN’S SPEECH Mary Portas, Queen of Shops, joins as Co-Chair of campaign to update law in upcoming Queen’s Speech The Better Business Act, supported by over 1,000 businesses, would update company directors’ duties on environmental and social impact Mary Portas, the high-profile business woman, today announced at the Women […]
What kind of world do we want to live in? If the events of the past 12 months have presented human society with huge challenges, they have also offered each of us a historic opportunity to take stock of our lives and our direction. From the social and economic fault-lines laid bare by the pandemic, […]
We’re going to create an economy where every business is at its best The climate emergency and social inequality are profound and pressing problems, thrown into sharp relief by the COVID-19 crisis, that can only be solved if we harness the enormous potential of entrepreneurs, innovation and enterprise. The world needs business at its best. […]
Our objective is to see these four principles reflected in an amended Section 172 of the Companies Act. In doing so, the government will establish a new level playing field for all UK businesses. For many directors, this change in law will not materially affect their behaviours or the actions of their companies, but by […]
While we know that the challenges we face – the climate emergency and social injustice – are growing in urgency, we also know that these issues have aligned public opinion behind the change we seek. In May 2020 , B Lab UK commissioned a poll with over 2,000 adults which showed that the vast majority […]