Last week, Convene sponsored the Forum and heard how the role of Company Secretary needs to change to meet the challenges faced by 21st century boards.

If you don’t frame it in terms of business longevity, sustainability becomes an altruistic activity which is ‘good to have’. It then gets relegated to periods of time when someone is in a good mood.

Earlier this month our London team attended the Paperless Awards. Aimed at the Public Sector in the UK, The Paperless Awards recognise and celebrate exceptional progress towards the goal of becoming a paperless environment.

A few weeks ago, our morning started with us complaining about the weather as we made our cups of coffee in our office kitchenette. We settled into our morning routine. Some on calls with clients, some demonstrating our product and me typing away at my keyboard.

You’ve probably already begun your ESG and eco-friendly journey by now but it can be a struggle to keep progress on track. With the “dark side” of single-use products in our workspaces and out-of-sight-out-of-mind attitudes to energy use, it’s easy to wander off the sustainable path. 

This year, World Password Day falls on May 4^th. To many people, understanding online security can feel like dealing with issues in a galaxy far, far away.  So today we are going to quickly look into multi-factor authentication.

Today Star Wars fans across the globe convene on social media to wish each other a good May 4th.

With Easter on the way, my social media stream is a flood of eco-friendly Easter egg colouring tips and indulgent chocolate recipes. Ten years ago, sustainability and eco-friendly practices were side notes or just for big businesses. Nowadays, social media is awash with content catered to my tree-hugging and chocolate loving habits. This realisation got me thinking: if holidays are becoming eco-friendly then surely businesses have become eco-friendlier in the past decade. Right?

St Patrick’s Day is a celebration of Irish culture and heritage around the world. Also known as the ‘Emerald Isle’, Ireland is home to many natural wonders and plenty of shamrocks.