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Top 5 sustainability trends for 2025

January 21, 2025

By Mark McLardie, Head of ESG, Westcon-Comstor As 2024 slides into the rear-view mirror, policymakers and business leaders are left to reflect on a mixed and challenging year in the fight to protect the planet from the effects of climate change. New data confirms last year was the hottest on record, with Earth warming by more [...]

Prince Harry settles as The Sun’s publisher offers ‘unequivocal apology’ for phone hacking

January 21, 2025

Prince Harry has settled his legal case with the News Group Newspapers a day into a mega-trial at the English High Court.

Tesla’s brand value plummeted in 2024 as Musk splits opinion

January 21, 2025

Tesla‘s brand value plummeted in 2024, paving the way for Toyota to claim the top spot as the global auto market’s most valuable brand. According to research from the consulting firm Brand Finance, the US EV maker’s brand value dropped 26 per cent last year to $43bn (£35bn), the second straight year it has fallen. [...]

‘We need to get back to our very best’: Boohoo boss vows to make 2025 a ‘year to remember’

January 21, 2025

The chief executive of fast-fashion giant Boohoo has said the group “needs to get back to our very best” as he vowed to make 2025 “a year to remember”. Daniel Finley was speaking a day after shareholders voted to keep co-founder Mahmud Kamani on its board in another blow to Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group. But [...]

UK entrepreneurs have mixed views on Trump agenda

January 21, 2025

Two thirds of British entrepreneurs see Donald Trump’s second term in office as “good for business” as it could provide opportunities for expansion and growth, but fears linger of the impact of US trade policy. Helm, a group of 400 UK entrepreneurs with a combined revenue of £8bn, found that while 66 per cent of [...]

PRA under pressure to cut red tape as growth plans fail to excite the City

January 21, 2025

The banking regulator is under pressure to go further and faster in its efforts to cut red tape from the City after it outlined plans to boost the growth of firms within its remit last week. In a letter to the Prime Minister and Chancellor, the PRA, which sits within the Bank of England and [...]

Victorian Plumbing billionaire in line for huge pay day after bonus boost

January 21, 2025

The billionaire founder and chief executive of Victorian Plumbing is in line for a huge pay day after his company decided to up his salary and potential bonus. The London AIM-listed company’s remuneration committee has decided to increase Mark Radcliffe’s base salary from £250,000 to £400,000 from 1 April, 2025. The committee has also increased [...]

Trainline shares fall as national ticketing service unveiled

January 21, 2025

Trainline shares dipped this morning after ministers unveiled plans to introduce a national rail ticket website as part of wide-reaching reforms The stock fell more than five per cent in early trading as investors reacted to the news. Great British Railways (GBR), the arms-length body that will oversee the UK’s reformed railway system, will bring [...]