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Greening Great Britain's meetings

There are various industry standards and certification that the events sector can gain to prove its sustainability. But there are also simple ways to green any event, writes Jon Proctor

Conferences & Events

Public health pest

The British Pest Control Association’s Simon Forrester examines the UK’s growing pest problem and how local authorities have a central role in maintaining control of public health pests

Facilities Management

Business confidence 'improving in UK'

Companies operating across the UK have reported their confidence is continuing to improve, despite the current economic climate.

Public sector jobs preferred to private sector roles

Jobseekers favour roles in the public sector by three to one, according to research from leading UK jobs website totaljobs.com.

Government adopts "cloud-first" policy for IT procurement

Central government departments must consider deploying new systems in the cloud before on-premise alternatives.

Energy Minister welcomes hydrogen cars report

The UKH2Mobility report predicts over one and a half million hydrogen powered vehicles could be on UK roads by 2030.

Public Sector borrowing falls

The total amount of public sector net borrowing has fallen to £120.6bn over the last financial year, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Small businesses facing more cyber attacks

A survey undertaken by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) finds some attacks caused more than £1 million of damage.

Government dishes out £85m for research into new technologies

Universities are being invited to bid for £85 million of new capital funding for research into three of the “eight Great British technologies” that are expected to drive growth.

Oil and gas strategy published in bid to boost jobs

The government has unveiled a fresh oil and gas industrial strategy with an aim of promoting billions of pounds worth of investment in the sectors.

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