BP and Heathrow join new BCC business council pitched as CBI rival June 5, 2023 Top global firms have led the charge to support a new rival to the under-fire CBI lobbying organisation. Energy giant BP, power firm Drax, Heathrow Airport and international hoteliers IHG have become founding members of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) business council. The organisation is set to take on the Confederation of British Industry [...]
Ex-CBI chief Tony Danker considers suing scandal-hit lobby group over dismissal June 4, 2023 Former chief of the Confederation of British Industry is considering suing the scandal-hit lobby group after he was dismissed from the top job as the group became embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal.
Mark Kleinman dissects the CBI’s rescue plan – plus the boss of Vashi’s vanishing act and Man U’s other battle June 1, 2023 In five days time, Rain Newton-Smith must deliver the performance of her career. At an extraordinary general meeting of the CBI, she will seek to convince thousands of its members that it should survive the maelstrom which has brought it to the brink of collapse. The cards appear stacked against her. Already, the CBI’s principal [...]
‘Blind eye’: Former John Lewis boss on CBI and Tesco scandals May 24, 2023 The former boss of John Lewis has spoken out on the scandals engulfing the CBI and Tesco suggesting that senior staff may have been “turning a blind eye” to bad behaviour. Andy Street, Conservative mayor of the West Midlands, spoke at a Q&A with InHouse where he discussed issues at the lobbying group, the Confederation [...]
Former CBI boss insists organisation did not have a ‘toxic culture’ May 21, 2023 Former CBI chief Dame Carolyn Fairbairn has insisted the organisation did not have a toxic culture as she broke her silence on the sexual misconduct scandal that has engulfed the body in recent months.
BCC boss pitches for new members in wake of CBI sexual misconduct scandal May 17, 2023 The boss of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) made a bold pitch for new members today after a raft of major FTSE 100 businesses left the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), which has been rocked by allegations of sexual harassment and rape. BCC chief executive Shevaun Haviland stressed “our voice is needed more than [...]
CBI: New boss Rain Newton Smith doesn’t take crisis-hit group’s future ‘for granted’ May 12, 2023 The new head of the crisis-hit CBI, Rain Newton Smith, has said she does not take the future of the group “for granted” and warned the task of winning back trust from businesses is “as big as it is urgent”. Newton Smith, who was parachuted in to head Britain’s biggest business group last month, made [...]
Tesco chairman accused of inappropriate behaviour, Guardian reports May 9, 2023 The Tesco chairman John Allan has been accused of alleged inappropriate behaviour relating to four women, according to reports in the Guardian. Allan, the newspaper claims, allegedly touched the bottom of a senior female Tesco staff member in June 2022, at the firm’s annual general meeting (AGM). He also allegedly touched the bottom of a [...]
CBI to be renamed in bid to rebuild after sexual misconduct scandal, new boss says April 27, 2023 The new boss of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said that the scandal-hit business lobby group would likely be renamed as the organisation looks to rebuild after a sexual misconduct scandal. In the last week, there has been a mass exodus of businesses from the CBI, including prominent groups such as John Lewis, [...]
CBI crisis: City of London Corporation latest to quit over allegations of sexual misconduct April 26, 2023 The City of London Corporation has become the latest organisation to suspend its membership of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) following allegations of sexual misconduct. The governing body, based in the Square Mile in London, strongly condemned the alleged culture of abuse at the business group. The CBI announced yesterday it had dismissed “a [...]