Sustainability and ESG management and reporting platform FuturePlus has partnered with CorpCare, an ESG consultancy firm, to enhance its sustainability offerings in the Caribbean, a region acutely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

Studies show one in four people in the UK are struggling with their mental health, with the most common complaint employee assistance programme providers receive being about stress.

Award-winning gynaecological health startup Daye expanded its at-home tampon-based screening kit to include HPV testing.

For the first time, Spain will be the host of The Sustainability World Cup, an international gamification competition that aims to spread awareness about sustainability and to publicise strategies to promote business with the lowest possible environmental impact. In this sense, the city of Málaga, Andalusia, will be home to the awards ceremony of the championship, in which teams from 17 countries have participated, which have learned about the effective application of responsible tools and policies in corporate strategies.

Relocating for work is a significant step for employees. For businesses needing to support those employees, it can be costly, time-consuming – and potentially risky.

Cellugy, a Danish industrial biotechnology startup, has raised €4.9M in seed funding to scale up production of its EcoFLEXY dry cellulose product to industrial volumes. The round was led by Germany’s ICIG Ventures and Denmark’s Unconventional Ventures, with new US-based investor Joyance Partners joining, along with existing investors PSV DeepTech, The Footprint Firm, and EIFO.

Research from Towergate Health & Protection into health and wellbeing support reveals that 83% of employers with overseas staff give their employees a cash lump sum for them to choose their own benefits – which, it warns, is rarely the best option.

Zoa, the AI-powered consumer energy management platform, announced today a leadership change with Sara Brooks and Tom Fraine appointed as co-CEOs. Previously, Sara served as Chief Revenue Officer and Tom as Chief Operating Officer, both contributing significantly to the company's growth.

For decades, European companies have primarily focused on the "Big Four" – China, India, Japan, and South Korea – for their Asian expansion strategies. While these established markets offer undeniable economic power, recent developments have led European businesses to look beyond traditional targets.

More and more companies are using AI-supported tools in their daily work to simplify tasks and make workflows more efficient. This is particularly evident in the field of content creation, where requirements change rapidly, and time pressure is particularly high. But what exactly is the state of AI in content management?

Behavioural interviewing is a strategic approach to hiring that focuses on a candidate’s past behaviour in specific situations to predict their future performance. This is based on the principle that past behaviour is a good indicator of how a person will behave in similar circumstances in the future.

Being at the ‘top’ of any organisation is a lonely position. Earning the title of ‘CEO’ or ‘COO’ is not synonymous with knowing it all. Leaders of all organisations – from large enterprise CEOs to startup founders – face difficulties and unknowns like any human being. There’s the persistent responsibility to energise others, which understandably and consequently results in these individuals losing sight of themselves.

Zen Educate, an online marketplace connecting schools with top substitute teachers and teaching assistants, has closed a $37 million Series B funding round.

Merit, a member of the AstroLabs expansion network, has announced a significant milestone of raising a $12 million pre-Series B in an oversubscribed round, surpassing its initial target of $5 million, a testament to its strong position in the technology industry globally and in Saudi Arabia. The achievement comes shortly after the relocation of its headquarters to Riyadh after participating in the RELOCATE program last year.

The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) was introduced to the UK 30 years ago with the intention of encouraging private investment into smaller higher-risk and earlier-stage businesses. Alongside the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS), launched in 2012 and aimed at very early-stage startups, these schemes were designed to provide valuable financial support t0 British entrepreneurs and fuel economic growth.

The majority of people in the UK feel alienated from entrepreneurship, according to new research from inclusive business charity Hatch Enterprise. The data revealed that 74% of people did not believe that an entrepreneur was someone that resembled them.

Businesses seeking short-term capital can now access funding rapidly thanks to a new partnership between Experian and alternative lender TRIVER.

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Artisan AI, a startup developing AI employees and software for enterprise companies, raised $7.3 million in a round led by Oliver Jung, an early investor in Airbnb, Rippling, and Revolut.

Qomodo, the Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity company, announced it had raised a £1.3 million pre-seed funding round led by Expeditions Fund, with participation from Amadeus Capital Partners, Auriga Cyber Ventures, Nio Advisors, McNally Capital, Ventures Together, and previous investor Techstars.