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Why team building events can boost staff productivity

Don't underestimate the power of team building activities to make your workforce happier and more productive, especially as the January blues kick in.

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Why you should support London’s social enterprises

Social Enterprise UK’s communications & marketing officer, Shehan Perera, urges us all to consider supporting social enterprises for our new year resolution.
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Why team building events can boost staff productivity

Don't underestimate the power of team building activities to make your workforce happier and more productive, especially as the January blues kick in.

Business

NEMI Teas is making bags of change in London

NEMI is a London-based tea company offering a variety of whole leaf tea blends – both loose tea and in biodegradable tea pyramids – along with a chai syrup.
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Addressing social mobility is country’s greatest need

"Whether they are multinational corporations or innovative charities serving a community with urgent needs, we build relationships to deliver the best possible outcomes."
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How The Soap Co. is helping to clean up the planet

"CLARITY-The Soap Co. is committed to sourcing sustainably in all aspects of its manufacturing process, influencing both consumers and business through our example."
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‘Integrity’ key to rebuilding public trust in business

The Corporation has spent the last 12 months promoting previous Lord Mayor Charles Bowman’s ‘Business of Trust’ agenda, designed to repair the reputational damage inflicted in 2008.
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Chancellor did ‘best he could’ with Brexit Budget

City policy chief Catherine McGuinness said charting a course for the UK’s public finances is an “almost impossible job” as the Autumn Budget was announced.
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SMEs told to prepare for no-deal Brexit by Corp

The ominous warning comes from the City's policy chairman, Catherine McGuinness, with just just over five months until the UK is due to leave the European Union.
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Insurer Chubb gets in the saddle for social mobility

The reception foyer at Chubb HQ was a hive of activity on Wednesday as youngsters from London Youth rubbed shoulders with City suits at a social mobility event.
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Employees are told to stretch off workplace stress

A leading British charity is urging UK employers to allow staff the opportunity to de-stress from the workplace in a bid to promote emotional wellbeing.
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Fostering ‘responsible culture’ is duty of businesses everywhere

The world of business is changing, and that change is being driven by a fundamental shift in our expectations of the companies we buy from and work for.
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Bumping apprenticeship pay will give scheme fighting chance

The City Corporation’s policy chief fears the government’s bid to address the skills shortage will be toppled by apprenticeship pay that is “not sufficient”.
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Wellbeing stories shared for World Mental Health Day

Founders of some of the UK’s top high-growth businesses used World Mental Health Day to share the personal toll that building a successful company has had on their wellbeing.
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LV= making small changes now to ensure big change in future

Six months ago LV= - a firm that spends around £1billion across its supplier chain - became the latest company to join Social Enterprise UK’s Buy Social Corporate Challenge.
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New app for #LinkedInLocal forges face-to-face business connections

The pioneers behind the #LinkedInLocal business networking concept have founded a new platform to help networking hosts set up their own events around the world.
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Sadiq Khan: Business support crucial in no-deal Brexit

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has said it is “vital” that businesses across London get the support they need to start planning for a “no-deal” Brexit.
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1 in 3 say class holds them back in their careers

The top 50 UK employers to have pledged action in the field have been ranked in the 2018 Social Mobility Foundation Index – topped by KPMG.
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Hammond unveils plans for Green Finance Institute in the City

THE Square Mile will soon be home to a Green Finance Institute as the UK strives to raise the $93trillion it needs to meet its climate change commitments.
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Asian investors inject record cash into City skyscrapers

Asian investors are pumping record amounts into Square Mile skyscrapers, a whopping £3.39billion over the last six months, according to new research from real estate group Savills.
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Go figure: Zurich Bank crunches the numbers for CSR

Sophie Timms, head of corporate affairs at Zurich UK, explains how the insurance company is busy inspiring young people to become more passionate about numbers.
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Social champions shortlisted for City’s Dragon Awards

A global law firm, a leading national bank, and a world-renowned publishing house are just some of the organisations shortlisted for this year’s Lord Mayor’s Dragon Awards.
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Transition, talent and trade vital for Brexit talks

Aldgate Business Forum had the High Commissioner of India at its latest meeting of business minds, with British-India relations post-Brexit top of the agenda.

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Brothel owner ordered to pay back £300,000

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By Tom Oxtoby 14th January 2019
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Tension still high between residents of Golden Lane Estate and local developers

Our man in Golden Lane, Billy Mann, talks about the seemingly ever-present tension around...
By Billy Mann 14th January 2019
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Councillors vote down second Brexit referendum motion

Two-thirds of City of London Corporation councillors have voted down a motion to back...
By Talia Shadwell 14th January 2019
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Residents
New year, same issues for residents of the Barbican Estate

"Perhaps they could open up the gym and pool to the residents close-by who...
By Helen Hudson 11th January 2019
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Why team building events can boost staff productivity

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By Tom Oxtoby 11th January 2019
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Thief jailed for head-butting City of London Police officer

Hackney resident Jamie Patterson has been jailed for head-butting a City of London Police...
By Tom Oxtoby 11th January 2019
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Aung San Suu Kyi could be stripped of Freedom of the City

The process has begun which could see Aung San Suu Kyi become the first...
By Talia Shadwell 11th January 2019
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Centre for Music can ‘inspire a generation’ of new musicians

The Court of Common Council has approved the release of £2.49million to finance the...
By Tom Oxtoby 10th January 2019
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