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Media Round Up, 2 June 2008 02/06/2008 |
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Start-ups squeezed as suppliers rein in credit
Financial Times, p.4 Fledgling businesses and start-ups are being squeezed to the limit as suppliers further tighten their credit criteria, a leading credit management specialist has warned.A poll of 400 companies by Graydon UK found that 56 per cent would become more picky about who they offer credit to during the rest of 2008. | |||||||||
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Migration fears risk adding to skills shortages
Financial Times, p.4 A climate of hostility towards immigration risks harming the ability of UK companies to attract skilled, talented people from abroad, an independent report warns today.The study published by the Work Foundation says that Britain could lose out if it fails to attract sufficient numbers of highly-skilled "knowledge workers" in sectors such as finance, engineering, scientific research, IT, education and healthcare. | |||||||||
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Green seal of approval for small outfits
Financial Times, p.16 Seventh Generation and Method Home Products both sell environmentally friendly household cleaning products. In supermarkets and discount stores across the US, Vermont-based Seventh Generation's naturalistic green and white labels fight for space against the luridly high-technology packaging of San Francisco-based Method.The packaging may be different, but the rivals share common ground as participants in a fledgling sustainability initiative run by Philadelphia-based B-Lab. | |||||||||
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Jobcentres and employers urged to value volunteering
The Guardian, p.4 The Department for Work and Pensions should recognise volunteering as a legitimate job-seeking activity for those on unemployment benefits, and employees who want to volunteer should be given an annual, flexible day off, according to a report published today. | |||||||||
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Packaging helps supermarkets bag top spots in green poll
The Guardian, p.23 High-profile green advertising campaigns by supermarkets appear to be paying off with five of the country's biggest grocers coming out top in a survey of the most environmentally friendly brands. | |||||||||
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