From a single chair at Fenwick’s department store to 15 outlets across the UK serving 183,000 customers a year, Blink Brow Bar is going from strength to strength. Kate Pogson FCCA, head of finance at the all-female company, has worked at some of the biggest names in fashion retail and is now looking to take the beauty brand global. Read about her journey.
Recent headlines have been full of the injustices meted out by the Post Office to postmasters over the past 25 years. Lessons might also be learned by the insolvency profession. ‘The role of the insolvency practitioners should be to test the claim of any creditor and verify it with independent means, before they accept that creditor as having votes in the insolvency,’ as one practitioner put it. But do the cost margins for this type of work and court processes mean that this is an unreasonable expectation? Find out more.
Latest developments in sustainability include a new EU directive that will require companies to assess environmentally and socially harmful practices among their suppliers – including outside the EU; find out more. We also look at how businesses are taking strategic steps to mitigate and adapt to nature-related risks by implementing the recommendations of the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures.
With European Mental Health Awareness Week being celebrated in May, we ask: ‘How are you really feeling?’ Read our article to find out about personal strategies for improving wellbeing.
We also shine a light on how accountancy practices can do their bit to ensure an inclusive environment. See our advice and tips for ensuring that communications and events are accessible to everyone.
Finally, ACCA has announced its latest membership figures of 252,500, a cause for celebration in our 120th anniversary year. Watch the video and read the ACCA president’s column this month to find out more.
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