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Nature-related reporting: the next big chapter in the global baseline
Toby Roxburgh, ICAEW’s Sustainability Manager for Nature & Biodiversity, explores the growing investor demand for high‑quality nature‑related information and how this has led the ISSB to begin nature-related standard-set...
Meta strikes deal with Mark Zuckerberg to help him foot billionaire tax bill
Chief executive agrees to remain in California for eight years even if state brings in one-off 5% wealth taxMeta has struck a deal with Mark Zuckerberg to help him foot a possible California wealth tax targeting billiona...
Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as bank’s bosses hail AI productivity advances
Equating to the loss of 5% of its 93,000 global staff, job cuts come as bank announces jump in quarterly profitsBarclays is cutting 5,000 jobs as part of wider cost-saving plans that its bosses say are being driven by ad...
Rosebank row: will Labour block the oilfield? – podcast
The government has given the go-ahead for the Jackdaw gasfield, but that was the easy part. The next big headache is the Rosebank oilfield. The energy secretary, Miatta Fahnbulleh, has indicated she might reject this lic...
Tax online sales more heavily to save high streets, Burnham urged
Exclusive: British Chambers of Commerce president calls for overhaul of business rates and greater powers for local leadersHow Middleton’s revival could inspire struggling townsWhat makes a good town? Here are five key i...
Sainsbury’s expects challenging run-up to Christmas as households feel squeeze
Supermarket urges government not to ‘further aggravate’ pressure on costs for businesses in next week’s budgetSainsbury’s has warned of a “pretty challenging” market in the run-up to Christmas as households are “finding...
PM&M promotes 16 staff across audit and tax teams
The Audit, Accounting and Advisory team has seen the largest number of promotions, with 14 employees progressing to new roles
Top brass enjoy bigger pay rise than employees
Executives and senior officials enjoyed a larger pay rise than their juniors between 2025 and 2026, an analysis of official data has shown, even as the national minimum wage was hiked. An analysis of pay growth by the Of...
DJH completes acquisition of Surrey firm TWP
As part of the deal, TWP managing partner Paul Hawksley will continue to lead the firm
Budget 2026: Sainsbury’s boss urges Labour to tackle Neets crisis
The boss of Sainsbury’s has urged the government to tackle the UK’s youth unemployment crisis, as he hit out at previous hikes to the cost of hiring workers. Simon Roberts, chief executive of the UK’s second-largest groc...
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