Month: November 2025

Two-Thirds of Britons Say Background Still Affects Career Success, Co-op Research Finds

Stuart Mitchell

Two-thirds (68%) of Britons say their background still affects how far they can go in their career – suggesting social mobility in the UK is stalling rather than improving, according to new research for Co-op. More than half (52%) also think businesses should treat social mobility as part of their wider diversity and inclusion commitments. The findings highlight how many people believe bias in recruitment and a lack of professional networks continue to limit opportunity across the UK. To help tackle this, Co-op has launched two free toolkits to make…

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Mars Recognized for Climate Leadership as TIME Names Kevin Rabinovitch to 2025 TIME100 Climate List

Stuart Mitchell

Mars has been recognized for its leadership on climate action, with Kevin Rabinovitch, Global Vice President of Sustainability, named to the 2025 TIME100 Climate list – a recognition of the 100 most influential leaders driving business climate action. The recognition reflects Mars long-term commitment to tackling climate change across its full value chain. Through its Net Zero Roadmap, Mars is taking action to reduce emissions from raw materials to retail, including sourcing 100% renewable electricity across its full value chain, advancing climate smart practices with farmers, and reimagining product design…

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Natural England sets out new vision for nature and growth with corporate strategy

Stuart Mitchell

The role of nature recovery in driving economic growth is to be set out under new corporate strategy from Natural England published recently. Healthy nature is the foundation of a strong and productive economy. This strategy, “Recovering Nature for Growth, Health and Security”, reflects Natural England’s ambition to build more diverse partnerships and enhance collaboration with different sectors to realise the opportunities that nature recovery holds for growth. Investing in nature pays dividends. Healthy ecosystems play a vital role in our national security, economic growth and health and wellbeing. England’s peatlands…

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HSBC backtracks on climate in updated net zero transition plan – ShareAction response

Stuart Mitchell

Reacting to HSBC’s recent net zero transition plan, Louise Marfany, Director of Financial Sector Standards at ShareAction, said: “Today’s update from HSBC is an egregious example of backtracking on climate that responsible investors will not tolerate. This is profoundly irresponsible behaviour from one of the largest banks in the world at a time when extreme heat, droughts and floods exacerbated by climate change are destroying lives and wreaking havoc on economies around the world. “HSBC has declared more than 80 per cent of its clients expect to accelerate their approach…

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9 in 10 companies say science-based targets deliver positive business impact

Stuart Mitchell

A new SBTi report finds science-based targets boost business performance across four key measures of competitive advantage: strategic cohesion, stakeholder confidence, financial performance and climate impact. Science-based targets are delivering measurable business value for companies navigating evolving regulation, investor scrutiny, and turbulent markets, according to a new global report from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The Impact of Setting Science-Based Targets on Businesses report—drawing on a survey of 171 companies with validated targets and 22 studies—finds that 91% of companies report overall positive business impacts, particularly in strategic cohesion,…

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