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Better Business Act: Top brands lead calls for green reforms to Companies Act Reforms to the Companies Act to drive more sustainable business behaviour has long been sought by ambitious corporates John Lewis, Iceland, Brewdog and Bulb among 400 firms calling on government to amend Companies Act to put environmental responsibilities on statutory footing Over 400 leading British businesses have this week called on the government to strengthen the Companies Act to help ensure environmental and social issues are given due consideration by company directors. The Better Business Act coalition, whic...

The proposed new legislation, dubbed ‘The Better Business Act’, would require directors to advance shareholders’ interests ‘alongside those of wider society and the environment’

£20 million SME Brexit Support Fund opens for applications The fund will help smaller businesses with changes to trade rules with the EU. From: 15 March 2021 Smaller businesses can today (15 March 2021) apply for grants of up to £2,000 to help them adapt to new customs and tax rules when trading with the EU. The £20 million SME Brexit Support Fund enables traders to access practical support, including training for new customs, rules of origin and VAT processes. HMRC), said: We recognise that changes to customs rules have been challenging for small and micro businesses, and this is w...

By CHEN YINGQUN | China Daily | Updated: 2021-02-08 09:34 Share CLOSE A person walks past a store at Oxford Street in London, Britain Dec 23, 2020. [Photo/Agencies] The United Kingdom wants to develop unfettered trade links around the world to offset upheavals from Brexit, but its move to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, or CPTPP, presents limited benefits, analysts said. He Yun, an associate professor at the School of Public Administration at Hunan University in Changsha, said the UK gov...