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You’ve uncovered Modern Slavery in your business, what now?
To date, there has been a general reluctance from businesses to publicly report on any incidents of Modern Slavery they have discovered.
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CIOB Annual Report for 2018 now available
The CIOB has published its Annual Review and Accounts for 2018 - CIOB membership remains stable and the future looks positive.
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More to quality than a tick box exercise
When I first got the word ‘quality’ in my job title, I was one of very few across the industry. Health and safety managers are seen as a necessary part of the sector, but quality didn’t come with the same level of respect and understanding on the site. But the role I, and thankfully now many others, have is a crucial part of the construction sector.
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Welcome to Members' Forum 2019
This event is a conversation we all own, we want to hear your views and opinions and tap into the expertise you have and, as with every Forum, the programme is packed with discussions around many serious issues affecting the construction industry.
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How can we eradicate modern slavery from supply chains?
On June 12 the Home Office brought together representatives from across the construction sector to have a frank and open conversation on how we can eradicate modern slavery from supply chains.
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From the military to Mace
Every year around this time, I take a bit of time to reflect on what Armed Forces Day means to me. It’s amazing how a short time in the army, by military standards, has been both the catalyst and a stepping stone to what continues to be a rewarding career in the construction industry.
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Past President awarded knighthood in Queen’s Birthday Honours list
James Wates, a Past President of the CIOB, has been knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to business and charity.
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Seeing the success of construction in Scotland
Scotland’s construction industry has a pivotal national role to play, shaping the future of our diverse built environment improving place making and the lives of our citizens who use them. We are a major contributor to our national economy with a total gross value added (GVA) of 6.1% to the UK economy (a wider 10-15% when considering off site activities such as design, consultancy services and manufacturing of construction products etc) which equates to about circa £116 billion annually.
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From Silk Road to Silicon Road, How the Belt and Road Initiative Will Transform the Global Economy
The construction community coming together on an international scale is one opportunity to come from the largest infrastructure project the world has ever seen.
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Women in the construction sector – how the industry is coming together to recruit and retain women
The CIOB responds to the APPG for Excellence in the Built Environment inquiry into Recruitment of More Women into the Construction Sector.
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Three steps your business can take to tackle Modern Slavery
In our previous blog , we discussed the challenge in ascertaining a true picture of the number of victims of modern slavery in the UK and the importance of businesses’ recognising it as an issue, in order for them to be able to mitigate that risk.
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New report on the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative predicts boost to global GDP “by over $7 trillion per annum”
From Silk Road to Silicon Road, How the Belt and Road Initiative Will Transform the Global Economy - a new report on the economic impact on the global economy of this Chinese initiative.
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