Hopes for the end of lockdown are rising – and bond yields are rising with them. In the UK and the US vaccination programmes are going very well indeed. Infection rates have plummeted, the strain on hospitals is easing and people are yearning for even the smallest taste of freedom. I know I am, at […]
Zehrid Osmani, Portfolio Manager, Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust Sustainable investing has entered into the mainstream. With issues such as climate change and plastic pollution dominating the headlines, many investors are now much more aware of how their money is being put to use and want to align this with their values. But when […]
A wave of future healthcare demand driven by an ageing population has been looming over the UK for years. The pandemic has brought that future into the present, focusing many minds on the need for more investment, smarter methods and better technologies to care for our sick and infirm. Like many other Western nations, the […]
Of the many lessons the global pandemic has taught us, one of the most pressing is that in order to survive as a species we need to protect the earth we inhabit. As the United Kingdom finally heeds national treasure Sir David Attenborough’s warnings, Scotland is investing £2bn to become a net zero emissions economy. […]
Dr Ronnie Palin, Life Sciences sector manager at Skills Development Scotland, explains how Scotland’s skills and learning system is responding to the COVID-19 crisis. News of the recent breakthroughs of COVID-19 vaccines and announcements of significant growth in testing capacity are hugely encouraging and represent a striking reminder the crucial role Scotland’s life science sector […]
Glasgow is due to host COP 26 in November 2021. With China recently committing to becoming ‘carbon neutral’ by 2060, and President-elect Joe Biden promising to re-join the Paris Agreement, there is growing optimism that COP 26 could be a turning point towards a more sustainable form of development. Getting on to a trajectory that […]
Later this month CMS is joining forces with The Scotsman to bring together leading business and academic figures for the Leadership for a Sustainable Future event. Insights will be shared by a range of specialists including Zoë Arden, Fellow, Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership; James Withers, CEO, Scotland Food & Drink; Liz Lowe, Head Of Sustainability, Great […]
Ahead of The Scotsman’s free to attend webinar Leadership for a sustainable future on Wednesday 25th November we hear the thoughts of its keynote speaker Zoë Arden, Fellow of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership Volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. Four words that sum up these unprecedented times. A second UK lockdown underway, […]
CMS Scotland is delighted to be working in partnership with The Scotsman to deliver a virtual event on leadership for a sustainable future. Sustainability has increasingly been on the agenda of business, investors, funders, the public sector and third sector. The pandemic has accelerated change and sharpened focus in this area. These challenging times are […]
Revolutions pit the old order against the new. An unlikely source of just such a clash is currently happening in financial services. The Open Banking revolution, as it has come to be known, is a direct result of the EU Directive on payment services (PSD 2). This rather dull sounding piece of legislation is ripping open the banking sector’s […]