By Dr Nana Osei Bonsu, Research Fellow Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Responsible Business, University of Birmingham Yet businesses and states went home empty-handed, with their numerous delegates achieving no significant and clear pathways to keep the 1.5-degrees target alive. So what now? Countries and businesses worldwide are stepping up their commitments to reduce greenhouse … Continue reading “How ‘scenarios thinking’ can help localise net-zero targets from COP27”
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The UK’s broken promises need mending at COP27
By Professor Ian Thomson Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Responsible Business, Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham Businesses have to change and adapt if the UK is to reach its net zero targets and keep its COP26 promises. But they need governments to set an example with clear and consistent net zero measurements and policie … Continue reading “The UK’s broken promises need mending at COP27”
Love me Do: How to fall in love with your local high street
By Dr Sarah Montano Birmingham Business School In 20 years’ time, as a society, do we want to look back and wish that we had saved our high-streets and not missed our window of opportunity? During the pandemic, one of the key changes in the retail sector was that consumers went back to shopping locally … Continue reading “Love me Do: How to fall in love with your local high street”
Exploring the limits of platformisation: can the fashion modeling industry be platformised?
By Abigail Harrington PhD Management, Birmingham Business School Why is there not an Uber for modeling? Drawing from research on the live music industry, researchers offer three identifiable characteristics to explain why some industries may prove difficult to platformise: Complex qualitative evaluations to determine value Complex transactions that are intertwined and require ongoing negotiation A fragmented organizational … Continue reading “Exploring the limits of platformisation: can the fashion modeling industry be platformised?”
Interest Rates Hike: A Double-Edged Sword
By Dr Jing Du Assistant Professor in Finance, Birmingham Business School We should not panic and know that in the war to combat inflation, the UK is not alone. At the end of September, the Bank of England (BoE) announced an increase in interest rates, the seventh consecutive rise since December 2021. The increase of … Continue reading “Interest Rates Hike: A Double-Edged Sword”
The Benefits (and Limits) of Learning by Exporting
By Dr Christian Darko Department of Management According to the World Bank, nearly 30% of global domestic product is made up of exports, up from less than 20% as recently as 1990. As globalisation marches on, how are firms in different countries impacted in unique ways? The disruptions in the global supply chain, brought about … Continue reading “The Benefits (and Limits) of Learning by Exporting”
Growth and the City: Back to the Future
By Professor Andy Mullineux Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Responsible Business, Emeritus Professor of Financial Economics But the underfunding spooked the capital markets, putting pressure on the pound and government (‘gilt-edged’) bond prices, raising the cost of government borrowing and mortgages, and exacerbating the cost-of-living pressures. The Blair-Brown government, elected in 1997, adopted a Thatcherism-lite … Continue reading “Growth and the City: Back to the Future”
How insincere attempts at diversity and inclusion are failing the UK’s ethnically diverse workforce
By Olivia Tomlinson Research Fellow, Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Responsible Business Celebrate differences, and finally stop encouraging colleagues to “be more white” – because in the words of one male survey respondent, “if we keep doing the same thing we will end up with the same results”. As with every October in the UK, … Continue reading “How insincere attempts at diversity and inclusion are failing the UK’s ethnically diverse workforce”
Will the Energy Price Guarantee prevent households from falling into fuel poverty?
By Dr Lindsey Appleyard, CHASM Associate Assistant Professor (Research), Coventry University On 8 September, the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss announced that an energy price cap will be introduced to protect households from spiralling energy costs. This is because household energy costs have doubled in the last year from an average of £1,277 to the … Continue reading “Will the Energy Price Guarantee prevent households from falling into fuel poverty?”
The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and the UN Sustainable Development Goals
By Professor Ian Thomson Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Responsible Business, Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has been lauded as one of the most successful Games of all time, and the most successful hosted in Britain. With a record number of over 1.5 million tickets reportedly sold, and around … Continue reading “The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and the UN Sustainable Development Goals”