What did the Paris Agreement achieve and what can we expect of COP26?

Mark Ferguson, Public Policy Manager at Pinsent Masons   Delegates are arriving in Glasgow for a two-week conference that will test the willingness of world leaders to deliver on the promises they or their predecessors made in Paris six years ago.   As the host nation of COP26, the UK…

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University’s global health experts look how the complexities of climate change impact on fragile states

A Scottish university has connected global researchers and policy makers to look at the impact of climate change on countries already considered to be fragile for other reasons. The effects of climate change are being felt in every corner of the world, but are particularly challenging to deal with in…

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Summers-Inman strengthens management team in Scotland

Construction and property consultants Summers-Inman has strengthened its senior management team in Scotland with the promotion of Angus Macdonald to Director. Based at the firm’s Scottish headquarters in Edinburgh, Mr Macdonald will focus on expanding the quantity surveying side of the business. The move marks a fast-track promotion for Mr…

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Leading Scottish Law Firm Holds Menopause Seminar for Employers

With recent studies showing that nine in ten people feel menopause affects their work, many employers are reassessing the needs of their employees and introducing menopause support resources in the workplace. In order to support and educate employers on how best to handle menopause in the workplace, Thorntons Solicitors is…

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Do you want to volunteer your time to help put an end to youth homelessness in Scotland?

Rock Trust is one of Scotland’s leading youth specific homelessness charities, with services in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and Perth. For the last 30 years, they have championed bespoke housing and support models to help young people aged 16-25 transition away from homelessness and into adulthood. Rock Trust relies on…

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Scotland’s social enterprise accelerator gears up for its seventh intake of applications.

LaunchMe, Scotland’s social enterprise accelerator, has opened for applications. The programme looks for innovative social enterprises with the ambition to grow and achieve social impact at scale.   LaunchMe is delivered by social enterprise agency Firstport and funded by the Scottish Government. It supports social enterprises to grow by providing…

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Taking Big Steps To Enjoy Nation’s Top Up Taps Network

Scotland’s expanding network of distinctive water refill stations is set to inspire people to enjoy – and protect – the nation’s great outdoors this Autumn. Scottish Water’s Top Up Taps (TUTs) are located across cities, towns and rural sites which allow people on-the-go to refill their water bottles for free while…

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Minister for Wellbeing helps mark World Mental Health Day

Cyrenians welcomed Kevin Stewart, Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care to the Royal Edinburgh Hospital Community Gardens yesterday (6 October) to help mark World Mental Health Day on 10th October. The Edinburgh-based charity tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness by offering support for people currently experiencing, or at…

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Ahead of new alarm legislation, SELECT and SCOTSS issue urgent alert over sub-standard and potentially unsafe heat, smoke and carbon monoxide products

Influential trade association SELECT has joined the Society of Chief Officers of Trading Standards in Scotland (SCOTSS) to warn that all heat, smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms being fitted under new legislation must comply with the relevant product standards.   The leading bodies’ joint alert about sub-standard and potentially…

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Step into the new season in style – Harvey Nichols and Golden Goose kickstart autumn with exclusive events roadshow

Harvey Nichols is delighted to be partnering with luxury lifestyle brand Golden Goose on an exclusive events roadshow this autumn, which will start in Edinburgh and travel to Leeds, finishing at the flagship Harvey Nichols store in Knightsbridge. Widely celebrated in the industry for their lived-in signature look, Golden Goose…

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