The latest on Seize the Moment: December 2022

• Read CBI’s Deputy Director of Decarbonisation Tania Kumar’s, insights from COP27
• Read the CBI’s response to the net zero review.

• Sign up to the CBI’s Sustainability Community’s next event on the 17th of January from 9am – 11am to discuss what the outcome of COP27 means for UK businesses, and what is next for international climate
• Get inspired by what CBI members have delivered since COP26 and how you can deliver change in your business.

• Evaluate how climate transition plans will impact your business
• Read the insights from our first meeting on net zero transition plans.

• The Online Safety Bill has returned to Parliament with a few key amendments. This includes the introduction of a ‘triple shield’ of online protection to give users control over their online experiences, so they can choose not to see particular online harms such as legal abuse, hatred, suicide content, self-harm and eating disorders. Email Ellen to share your thoughts as the CBI engages with parliamentarians on the detail of the Bill
• The government has set out a new context-driven approach to AI regulation with cross-sector principles to be delivered through existing regulators. Email Caleb to feed into an upcoming CBI Policy Paper.

• The CBI is hosting a roundtable with Sarah Cardell, interim CEO of the CMA on 23 January. Email Ellen to register your interest. The discussion will focus on the recent work of the Digital Markets Unit and Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum and look at the role of the CMA in driving competitiveness and growth.

• The CBI has developed a toolkit in partnership with Infosys and TLT, to enable and inspire businesses to make the most of their data. Find out more about the CBI's Make the Most of your Data campaign, and use the toolkit today
• Is your business doing its pre-Christmas cyber check? Use the CBI’s action plan to boost your business’ cyber security, and read this from Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson to learn how AI solutions to cyber threats can give your business room to grow.

• Share insights and how your business could be impacted by the potential UK South Korea Free Trade Agreement – get in touch with Bella Fudge
• Following the US Congress recently passing the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the largest and most expensive piece of climate legislation in US history, share insights and feedback with [email protected]
• The CBI’s Europe office are keen to convene Brussels contacts to share insights, and kick start an events programme for 2023. If you’re based in Brussels or your business has a presence in Europe and you’re keen to engage with our team, please get in touch with Emily Ritchey, Senior Policy Adviser.

• Use the CBI’s international teams insights in Beijing, Brussels, Delhi, and Washington to find green opportunities overseas - https://www.cbi.org.uk/articles/green-opportunities-overseas/.

• Go for success to the global stage in 2023 – Discover tips for boosting resilience and capitalising on opportunities ahead from business leaders at the CBI Annual Conference - https://www.cbi.org.uk/articles/how-you-can-go-for-success-on-the-global-stage-in-2023/.

• The prizes to be had from fostering more collaboration between business, universities and innovation centres.

• Visa on the opportunity for businesses to help drive growth across the UK.

• The CBI’s Annual Conference in Birmingham in November, we launched the CBI Clusters Playbook. This Playbook is designed to be an interactive best practice manual for cluster development in the UK. It contains guidance about how to build the necessary components for success, drawing on insights from the business leaders, policymakers and investors who are making it happen across the country. Take a look
• Unlocking opportunities through business clusters: read more from the BBC's Director General, Tim Davie, and other panels and speakers 
• Your monthly growth update from around the UK's regions.

• Share your views on how to unlock investment in training and reskilling in your business, what are the blockers, how could investment in skills help to increase productivity, contact Rob West 
• We’ll be using the latest CBI Employment trends data to help inform our discussions with government on ways to ease the current labour shortages.  If you have any additional insights to add please contact Katie Miller.

• Are you leading the way on closing the digital skills gap in your industry? If so, please share your story with us and feature in our upcoming digital skills toolkit.  For more information contact Victoria Geroe
• If your making progress on achieving Race Equity, join your peers and share what’s working in our Change the Race Ratio campaign to accelerate racial and ethnic minority participation in leadership roles.

• Back by popular demand your next CBI Future of Work Conference is 1 March – Central London, book your place now
• Check out how Change the Race Ratio Signatories have been taking action against their commitments and levelling the playing field for their ethnic minority staff
• Check out the latest videos and case studies as part of our Advance in Action D&I Campaign – focussing on the progress firms are making on inclusion beyond gender and ethnicity
• Read our latest labour market update to help improve your recruitment and retention strategy into 2023
• Hear directly from recruitment experts Hays on their tips on recruitment and retention in 2023.

Following a soft launch the week prior, the CBI launched the Work Health Index at the CBI annual conference 22. With Amanda Pritchard NHS England CEO officially announcing their support for the tool during the annual conference, we are pleased to bring the Index to market.

The Index supports organisations to benchmark themselves in a continuous process to improve employee health and wellbeing. It helps you; 

• Gain insight into how your businesses health offer compares to those by sector, size, revenue and region 
• Identify the strengths and weaknesses in your businesses current health offer and provides the tools to improve it further 
• Monitor progress over time, making changes to stay ahead of consumer opinion and public policy changes. 

Complete the Work Health Index to see how you’re currently doing on your health offer and find support to improve visit the index here.  

Contact John to share your business’ story on workforce health. Share best practice for tracking the health outcomes of your people, and the challenges and opportunities you identified on your journey to transforming your business’ health and well-being offer.