The Tech Talent Charter (TTC) – a government-backed initiative aiming to address the tech industry’s diversity gap – has released its annual benchmarking report looking at the state of diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the UK’s technology sector. As stated in the report, the companies participating in the TTC are ones “leaning into D&I”. […]
It is now the expected norm for companies to have a sustainability strategy, with a YouGov survey finding that 70% of GenZ customers will pay more for sustainable products. However, there is sometimes suspicion that the stated goals do not match behaviour leading to accusations of greenwashing being levelled at organisations. The tech sector generates […]
Over the past 12 months, the sustainability landscape has strengthened and accelerated due to changing macroeconomic factors such as energy markets, upcoming legislation, and sustainability commitments. Companies are under greater scrutiny than ever before to be societal forces for good. Unfortunately, many enterprises have found sustainability integration challenging after setting bold green ambitions for […]
Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. March 2023 CW EMEA: How Sweden is accelerating digitisation Share this item with your network: Large conglomerates with diverse business portfolios face challenges when digitally transforming because one size cer-tainly doesn’t fit all. In this month’s CW EMEA, we find out how Richard Ventre, group CIO […]
Athina Kanioura, chief strategy and transformation officer at PepsiCo, is an experienced executive who is on a mission to use technology to help change the operational processes of the multinational food, snack and beverage company for the better. “My digital transformation ambitions involve a five-year journey and we are now two and a half […]
As part of its Making Finance Brilliant Programme, BT is implementing SAP S/4Hana for finance to provide a digital core to streamline procurement. The company has also migrated its suppliers to the SAP Ariba procurement platform and is deploying SAP Concur to manage expenses. BT Sourced, a separate procurement business within the telco, has […]
What is FACTA (Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act)? FACTA (Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act) is a federal law and amendment to the FCRA (Fair Credit Reporting Act). It was added to primarily protect consumers from identity theft. The act stipulates requirements for information privacy, accuracy and disposal; it limits the ways consumer information can […]
The UK government is introducing a revised version of its post-Brexit data protection reforms to Parliament, which it claims will save organisations £4.7bn over the next decade. Originally introduced to Parliament in July 2022, the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill was due for its second reading on 5 September – the day the […]
As International Women’s Day comes round again, the technology industry continues to make slow incremental progress towards achieving a healthy gender balance. The 2022 Nash Squared Digital Leadership Report showed that 14% of digital leaders are women. This is far below where it should be – but nevertheless it is the highest proportion we’ve […]
The Post Office Horizon helpdesk was a toxic, rudderless and resentful environment, where racism was a daily occurrence and subpostmasters were considered incompetent or corrupt, the public inquiry into the Post Office scandal has heard. Speaking at the latest hearing in the Post Office Horizon inquiry, IT consultant Amandeep Singh, who worked at ICL […]