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BUSINESS LEADERS EMBRACING THE FUTURE
Liv Garfield Chief Executive, Severn Trent plc CBI Conference 2018
Fiona Murchie examines what the leading organisations and industry sectors are doing to support growth. We look at priorities for business and how the CBI annual conference highlighted emerging frameworks for HR, global mobility professionals and international managers with the emphasis on putting people first.
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arolyn Fairbairn in her speech to the 1500 delegates at the CBI’s National Conference in London, leaving aside Brexit, summarised the key challenges to business as the robotics
revolution, the rise of China, climate change, rising inequality and global protectionism. Alluding to mistrust of the business sector, lack of regional parity and uncertainty around Brexit she was keen to emphasise the need to pull together and clearly recognised the importance of global trading now and in the future, which will resonate with Relocate’s readership. “I don’t claim business has all the answers we need. But we
do have some that are proven and powerful, and working today,” she said. “Because of business, employment in this country is at a record
high; 27 million jobs and counting; four fifths of all UK tax revenue enabled by private enterprise.” She reminded her audience that business has been more resilient
than anyone could have imagined during this period of seismic uncertainty, protecting livelihoods across the country. “Business has proven itself time and time again to be an
extraordinary force for lasting and positive change,” she said. Referring to what the CBI call ‘Prosperity, Shared,’ she said, “We have a common goal – to build an economy of high-
productivity jobs across the whole country. An economy built on science, innovation, rule of law, services and – dare I say it – predictability. That renews our infrastructure and doubles our innovation spend. That creates opportunities for everyone in the next generation, in which every young person has the training and skills to succeed, regardless of background or birthplace. “In short, business and politics agree – we want the UK to be
prosperous and fair.” But how will this be achieved? Some of the country’s leading employers shared their views.
LinkedIn making the case for diversity and inclusion Josh Graff, UK country manager & VP EMEA, LinkedIn spoke out about the importance of diversity and inclusion citing a survey of recruiters where 82% of respondents saw diversity as crucial to
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