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Tim Smit, the non-conformist entrepreneur behind the Eden Project, tells 2,500 business leaders how rare pig breeding led to Britain's paradise social enterprise.
"Kill negative people!" - Tim Smit
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A growing number of UK employers have recognized employee health and wellbeing as a strategic priority, particularly during the challenging economic times. Proactive management of employees’ physical and mental health can produce a range of important business benefits …
Healthy People = Healthy Profits
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Since 2001 Deloitte has pioneered an innovative employability skills training course for college students through our community investment programme. Through the Deloitte Foundation the firm has committed £2m over five years to improve the employability
The Deloitte Employability Pledge
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The challenge of boosting talent, skills and diversity within the workplace, and how employers can encourage healthy lifestyles amongst its employees.
Sam Mercer
Business in the Community
Workplace
Attracting and retaining talent remains one of the top concerns of business leaders in every sector. The best companies realise that this means showing employees that the company cares about them and the communities in which they live. But more than that, it means removing the barriers to the success of talent in every organisation.
Companies that promote talent of whatever race, gender, religious persuasion, age or disability can benefit from getting the right people into the right jobs, and building stronger employee loyalty. Likewise, companies that invest in the health and well-being of their staff, make sure that wherever they work they are paid a decent living wage, and help ensure their staff have the basic skills that enable them to operate confidently and safely - these are the companies that genuinely meet the tired claim that 'our greatest asset is our people' .