Tag: The Open University

ESG is discussed in board rooms but lack of skills is holding back action, according to new report by The Open University

Stuart Mitchell

Less than a tenth (8%) of businesses have a fully realised environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy, despite nearly four in five organisations accepting that ESG factors impact their brand or reputation – a new report by The Open University has found. Published today, it explores business leaders’ attitudes and knowledge of ESG and barriers to adopting ESG, such as existing skills gaps within their organisations.  Surveying over 500 UK businesses, the report highlights that this disconnect between awareness and action is due to blockers such as a lack of…

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The Open University Amplifies The Power Of Distance Learning With The Return Of MTV’s Generation Change: Ones To Watch

Stuart Mitchell

Paramount-owned Velocity UK and Sky Media have announced the second series of their content partnership with The Open University and MTV UK. The four-part digital series, entitled Generation Change: Ones to Watch which launched recently, is developed with JUMP, part of Havas Entertainment and Havas Media group and produced by Gold Wala. Fronted by presenter, DJ and content creator Henrie Kwushue, the MTV Generation Change series will continue to spotlight the trailblazing efforts of alumni and current students from The Open University (OU) that are using the skills and knowledge…

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CareTech Charitable Foundation and Hallmark Care Homes Foundation partner with The Open University to launch life-changing scholarships for young carers

Stuart Mitchell

CareTech Charitable Foundation and Hallmark Care Homes Foundation have joined forces with The Open University (OU) to help fund the Carers Scholarships Fund – a unique initiative which supports unpaid carers by providing access to free OU education and wraparound careers support. As the first of its kind in the UK, the OU Fund will provide the equivalent of 50 undergraduate and postgraduate full fee-waiver scholarships a year to unpaid carers who so often miss out on higher education. The CareTech Foundation, who signed on as the first corporate partner…

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