Under mounting pressure from the UK government, firms are embracing greener, more sustainable practices. Meanwhile, global financial markets increasingly focus on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues, as sustainability efforts become a top priority among regulators, asset owners, investors and companies alike. However, despite increased international attention and threats including…
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Securing Supply Chains
Shipping disruptions and input shortages have led to major bottlenecks in global supply chains. This has driven up prices and created shortages as the economy strives to adapt the recovery phase of the pandemic. After cutting prices and laying off workers at the onset of COVID, manufacturers, suppliers and retailers…
Is Now The Time For Businesses To Expand Beyond The EU?
The UK’s exit from the EU came as no surprise to businesses – Brexit negotiations had been well documented in the four years prior – however, the outcome remained uncertain until January 1st 2021. Even when eleventh-hour deal was finally agreed on 24th December 2020, just one week before the…
Women in Cybersecurity: Bridging the Workforce Gap
The International Information System Security Certification Consortium reported the U.S. alone lacks 359,000 qualified cybersecurity specialists, while the global shortage is estimated to be at 3.1 million. The numbers are particularly alarming in the context of the current cyberthreat landscape. IBM’s Cost…
Today’s Cryptocurrency Investors Are Tomorrow’s Masters Of The Metaverse
Cryptocurrency investors of today are likely to be the “masters of the metaverse”, which has the potential to change how we live, interact and do business, predicts the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organisations. The prediction from Nigel Green, the CEO…
Biotech Stocks: What Should We Expect Once The Pandemic Is Over?
As the biotech industry continues to reach new heights, Maxim Manturov, Head of Investment Research at Freedom Finance Europe, explores the growing popularity of this market and whether retail investors should look to invest. “The biotech sector has experienced unparalleled highs over the past eighteen months, with anyone and everyone…