ESG

Atom bank cuts operational carbon emissions by 22% as business continues to grow

Atom bank has reported a 22% reduction in its operational carbon emissions over the...

Phoebus gains SBTi validation as it accelerates net zero strategy

Mortgage servicing software firm Phoebus has had its emissions reduction plans formally validated by...

The Cambridge wins ESG Project of the Year for Rent to Home scheme

The Cambridge Building Society’s Rent to Home initiative has been named ESG Project of...

Octopus Capital funds two new care homes

Octopus Capital has completed a £30 million forward funding agreement with Synergy Care Developments...

New chief executive of Darlington Building Society unveiled

Darlington Building Society has appointed Alex Windle as its next chief executive, succeeding Andrew...

Atom bank study finds EPC flaws could undermine net-zero targets

Atom bank has warned that the UK’s reliance on energy performance certificates (EPCs) to...

Phoebus team lends volunteering support to Solihull social enterprise

Employees from Solihull-based Phoebus Software have spent a day volunteering at Newlands Bishop Farm,...

LiveMore completes £215m social bond securitisation

LiveMore has completed its second social bond securitisation, with a £215 million transaction that...

Tandem reports record green lending as customers cut 70,000 tonnes of CO₂

Tandem Bank has published its most comprehensive ESG report to date, disclosing that it...

Pigeon secures green loan from Virgin Money for eco-focused Cheshunt industrial scheme

Pigeon, the Suffolk-based property developer and land promoter, has secured a multi-million-pound green loan...

The Brightstar Group marks mental health awareness week with community action

The Brightstar Group is throwing its full support behind Mental Health Awareness Week 2025,...

Pigeon secures multi-million-pound green loan for eco-friendly industrial development

Developer and property investor Pigeon has secured a multi-million-pound green loan from Virgin Money...

Brightstar Group sets ESG benchmark with first annual report

The Brightstar Group has published its inaugural ESG Report, coinciding with World Earth Day,...

Phoebus renews focus on community engagement and social responsibility

Phoebus Software has underscored its commitment to social responsibility with a renewed programme of...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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