Employers need to do more to boost IT skills

UK businesses looking to attract staff to tackle sills shortages in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity are likely to have to increase budgets, re-jig work-life balance offerings and upskill staff. 

Almost half (47 per cent) of technology professionals responding to Read more

Port congestion risks global supply chain trouble

Congestion at Singapore’s largest container port hub has been at the worst levels since the pandemic over the past few weeks and could point to possible global supply chain disruption.

While congestion began to ease in recent days, container Read more

Business investment lags confidence

Improving sales and cashflow in the second quarter of 2024 saw UK business conditions returning to pre-pandemic levels, according to the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC). Over half (58 per cent) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) responding Read more

Digital risk management maturity increases

Organisations said that while sophisticated digital strategies were a must for combating digital threats, 65 per cent reported being in advanced stages of digital risk management maturity, according to a survey by Audit Board. That included actively mitigating Read more

Asia-Pacific ESG efforts on the rise

Businesses across the Asia-Pacific region have increased efforts to improve the quality of their environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting, but significant challenges remain.

Most Chinese businesses said they were adopting ESG data because of regulatory requirements (25 per Read more

Court rules on tougher climate risk assessments

A landmark ruling by the UK’s Supreme Court said that a local council should have considered the full climate impact of burning oil from new wells – rather than restricting its assumptions to the impact of their construction.

That Read more

Earlier adopters of gen AI balance gains with risk

Businesses that have invested heavily in generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) are seeing direct results on their profitability, according to research by the consultancy Mckinsey.

While those organisations represented only a small sample of the overall group in Read more

Grey zone aggression rises

Organisations are increasingly concerned about disruptions to global commerce by so-called grey zone aggression, according to a survey by wtwco.

Elisabeth Braw, a senior fellow with the Transatlantic Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council, is quoted by the Read more