Business Solves: a week on Times Radio exploring how business can help solve the UK's biggest challenges
We were delighted to partner with Times Radio for Business Solves, a week-long series exploring how businesses can help tackle the UK's biggest challenges, and build a stronger business by doing it. Across five live conversations, our CEO Ed Boyd and broadcaster Lord Ed Vaizey spoke to senior business leaders about what they're already doing, and how much further it could go.
Economic Inactivity Partnership launch featured on BBC Midlands Today
We’re delighted that BBC Midlands Today featured the launch of our Economic Inactivity Partnership in Coventry, with Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister The Rt Hon Darren Jones MP setting out the Partnership's three live pilots.
Ed Boyd on Times Radio: Launch of the Economic Inactivity Partnership
In this Times Radio interview with Kait Borsay, our CEO Ed Boyd discusses the official launch of our Economic Inactivity Partnership in Coventry, supported by Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister The Rt Hon Darren Jones MP.
Ed Boyd on Times Radio: Workers’ Rights Bill and business uncertainty
In this Times Radio interview with Kait Borsay, our CEO Ed Boyd discusses how the Workers’ Rights Bill is affecting businesses, setting out that policy uncertainty makes long-term hiring and investment decisions harder.
A new government front door for local impact
In this Municipal Journal opinion piece, our colleague Bramwell Blower reflects on the government’s new Office for the Impact Economy. He outlines how good business supports local communities and calls on local leaders to build more business partnerships through the new Office for the Impact Economy.
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UK businesses say they’re being shut out of mental health and unemployment solutions, despite willingness to help
This Business in the News article spotlights key findings from ReGenerate’s new research, which reveals that nearly 80% of UK business leaders want to do more to tackle societal challenges but over half feel the government holds them back from doing more.
Ed Boyd on Times Radio: How business can support early childhood development
In this Times Radio Breakfast interview with Kate McCann and Stig Abell, our CEO Ed Boyd explains how employers can play a pivotal role in improving early childhood development.
Businesses can support working parents and boost their bottom line too
In this City AM opinion piece, our colleague Tim Pemberton argues that the childcare crisis is undermining productivity and retention. He outlines how employers benefit by supporting working parents, highlighting ReGenerate’s ‘80 for 90’ policy as a practical way for businesses to support families while strengthening their own performance.
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Major employers urge government to reform apprenticeships to widen access
This Business Mondays article reports how Amazon, Co-Op, Severn Trent and Greene King have joined forces with ReGenerate to call for urgent reforms of the apprenticeship system to wider access for care leavers, ex-offenders and neurodivergent people. It spotlights our recent research and policy proposals.
More ex-offenders getting jobs - but still battle stigma of employers who 'assume the worst'
In this Sky News feature, our CEO Ed Boyd explains why recruiting people with convictions is a ‘triple win’ for employers, individuals and society, as new data shows a third of prison leavers are employed within six months of release. The Sky News video features insights from Timpson on why employing this cohort is good business.
Government and business need to partner more effectively to tackle challenges
In this Talk TV interview, our CEO Ed Boyd calls for government and business need to partner more effectively to tackle key challenges, from regional inequality to the cost of living crisis and reaching net zero. The UK is lagging behind the US, France and Japan at successfully tapping into business firepower.
UK economy could get £149bn boost by appointing 'Better Business Tsar', report claims
This Standard article spotlights business widespread support – from Virgin to Greggs – for ReGenerate’s calls for the UK to follow the lead of the US, Japan and France to create a clearer focal point in government for businesses to help tackle societal challenges. Doing this could unlock a £149bn economic boost.