The UK Space Agency is offering young people expert advice for their ideas of how satellites could improve life on Earth and a share of a £50,000 prize, which will be shared across three age groups; 11 to 14, 15 to 18 and 19 to 22. With Britain’s first satellite launches set to take place this year, the SatelLife Competition is looking for the best new ideas for how to use data collected from space...
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Textiles 2030 is the trailblazing initiative for fashion and textiles companies in the UK. WRAP are working with major clothing, home textiles, sportswear and work wear retailers, alongside the UK re-use and recycling sector to transform the entire supply chain of textiles. Textiles 2030 targets include: cut carbon by 50% + to align with a 1.5°C global target cut water by 30% create and deliver a circular textiles roadmap for the UK Why should my...
Tourism For All is offering a new free short course, ‘So what makes you think you are not accessible?’, which shows how the initial steps in improving accessibility can be easier than you think. Whether you want to grow your business or just maintain it at its current level, you should think about the welcome and service you can provide to customers with access needs. Making some adjustments may help you to address your customers’...
The Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Lynne Neagle and Minister for Economy, Vaughan Gething have today (23 February 2022) confirmed the additional funding for Time to Change Wales will see the programme extended until 2025. Time to Change Wales’ central aim is to challenge and change negative attitudes and behaviours towards mental ill health. The programme concentrates on four key areas: partnerships; employers and the workplace; health and social care; and social marketing...
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Wales Coast Path, Visit Wales, in partnership with Natural Resources Wales and Wales Coast Path, is pleased to be hosting an online session on 3 March 2022 from 11am until 12pm. The session will be run on Microsoft Teams. Our guest speakers will share news of a programme of sustainable activity that will raise awareness of the benefits of the Wales Coast Path, increase usage and inspire visitors...
A new strategy to ensure Wales operates at the forefront of the global space sector, helping create high-quality jobs across the country is being launched today (21 February 2022) by the Welsh Government. The strategy highlights the unique physical and business environment Wales offers companies that are revolutionising capabilities in the space sector, and sets out how Wales could become the world’s first sustainable space nation by 2040, leading the way to a greener space...
The February edition of the Employer Bulletin brings you all the latest HMRC updates and guidance to support employers, payroll professionals and agents. Included in this edition are important updates on: changes to our Employer Helpline processes preparing for your last Full Payment Submission or Employer Payment Summary reporting expenses and benefits and grossing up benefits and expenses through payroll registering for Trader Support Service preparing for Making Tax Digital for VAT – are you...
Human rights are basic rights and freedoms that protect us all. They are based on dignity, fairness, equality and respect. Businesses have a significant impact on the way we live our life and enjoy these human rights, whether it’s as an employee, a customer or simply living alongside companies that share our cities and towns. When people think of human rights abuses associated with business activities they may think of sweatshops in foreign countries where...
The Net zero carbon start-up grant is a pilot scheme offering financial and technical support to: Help budding (or ‘start-up’) social enterprises to get their business ready for trading or investment Embed climate friendly practices into start-up social enterprises from the outset The scheme is open to any up-and-coming social business or trading voluntary organisation in Wales. You don’t need to be an environmental or climate change focussed group to apply. This pilot is for...
The Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator Programme ( CyberASAP) could be an effective route to help you explore and develop its marketability. It’s the only pre-seed accelerator programme in the UK’s cyber ecosystem, supporting and enabling academics to convert great research into great cyber innovations. Apply for up to £32,000 per project to bring your cyber security idea to market, the competition closes at 11am on 2 March 2022. Details of the funding competition for...