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Companies face wider criminal exposure under senior manager attribution rules. Section 250 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has come into force, expanding corporate liability beyond economic crime and increasing governance pressure.
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France has turned fast fashion into a regulatory test case. New restrictions on advertising, influencer promotion, and product-level penalties will test ecommerce models built on speed, scale, and low-cost consumer acquisition.
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Scotland’s biomethane opportunity is moving from climate claim to investment. SGN-backed analysis says renewable gas could support jobs, rural income, energy security, and grid decarbonisation by 2050.
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Imperial Brands faces scrutiny over football-linked marketing before tighter regulation. A Rizla fashion collaboration has placed regulated-product adjacency, youth culture, and tournament marketing risk back in focus.
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Remote working has become a retention issue for UK employers. King’s College London research finds fathers increasingly view home working as part of family infrastructure, despite continuing career penalties around visibility.
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Sovereign investors are moving closer to energy and gold assets. A new Invesco survey says geopolitical disruption, concern over the dollar, and weakening bond-equity diversification are reshaping reserve and sovereign wealth portfolios.
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Flexible plastic packaging is entering a tougher compliance phase globally. New recycling rules, design requirements, and infrastructure gaps are forcing major consumer-goods companies to rethink wrappers, pouches, sachets, and films.
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Extreme heat is becoming a workplace planning issue for employers. HSE has warned companies to assess and manage heat risks as alerts raise fresh duty-of-care and productivity concerns.
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Audit sanctions sharpen independence warnings for finance and governance leaders. The FRC has penalised King & King and Milankumar Patel over GFG Alliance audits, citing fee dependency, ethical breaches, and audit failures.
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Deforestation rules would bring procurement deeper into ESG compliance work. Defra plans to consult on mandatory due diligence for forest-risk commodities, requiring stronger supply-chain evidence, geolocation data, and sourcing controls.