Research
South West RDA Economic Review / Second Quarter June 2011
An Economics Review prepared by members of the South West RDA's Economics & Evidence team.
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Economic snapshot of Beacon Companies / January 2011
A recent poll of Beacon companies suggests that the South West may finally be emerging from the challenging economic conditions of the last few years as business performance is increasingly maintained.
● Poll result in full ● Press report
Information provided direct to Beacon South West
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Economic snapshot of Beacon Companies / October 2010
A further snapshot of Beacon Companies - taken at the Beacon Summit 2010
◦ Poll result in full
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Economic snapshot of Beacon Companies / May 2010
Latest Snapshot of Beacon Companies takes the Economic Temperature of Business in the South West.
Once again, the latest survey conducted by Beacon South West paints a positive picture with
◦ 87% of those polled being 'optimistic' or 'bullish' about their business in 2010
◦ 32% saying profits are up on previous years.
The survey also highlights those factors that are having the greatest impact on business this year
◦ See poll result in full
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Carbon Footprint Benchmarking
Beacon South West is working with Groundwork, a national charity focusing on regeneration and support to achieve sustainable communities, to encourage Beacon members to join in a carbon footprint benchmarking exercise.
Attached here are carbon footprint data gathering forms, please download either the word document of pdf form. After completing the detail, please email back to Colin.Halsey@beaconsw.org of fax to 01626 212796
• Carbon baseline data form /pdf • Carbon baseline data form /doc
Full details of the benchmarking data will be published in the Beacon members area - login to members are now to set data collected so far, members login
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South West businesses bucking the trend - a new survey takes the economic temperature of businesses in the region (October 2009)
34% of businesses in the South West say profits are up on previous years
The South West's reputation as a home for enterprising businesses is confirmed today with the release of new figures which highlight how such companies in the region are bucking the current recessionary trend.
» ◦ Read the full story » ◦ See poll result in full
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Sustainability
is a key theme for Beacon South West and its member companies. Beacon has organised two major conferences to share the practical ways in which pioneering firms are addressing the challenges and opportunities surrounding the sustainability agenda.
Beacon has now followed up with further research in consultation with Beacon member companies and compiled a full report ~ view full report here
Sustainability is key to 21st century companies as consumers and employees become ever more ethically aware and demand that businesses plan for the long-term good, not only of the company itself, but also the community, environment and wider social context.
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The Future Leaders Survey produced by UCAS, a Beacon Company, and the sustainable development charity Forum for the Future asked everyone who applied to a UK university or college in 2007 about their views of the future. With over 25,000 respondents, the research is invaluable input for any company's graduate recruitment strategy, and also provides a unique insight into the hopes and expectations of the next generation of future leaders.
The results of The Future Leaders Survey 2007-08 show:
- What students think the world will be like in 25 years time
- What the big challenges facing humanity are
- Who they expect action from
- Where our future leaders expect their happiness to come from
With a startling 78% of respondents believing significant change is needed if society is to survive into the next century; and 86% supporting the idea that material consumption must reduce; its quite clear where future leaders will focus their attention. This suggests business needs to be doing much more to deliver the kind of future this generation of students hopes for. The report also shows that work is going to be of great importance to the happiness of future leaders with 82% saying that having a job they find interesting will be very important to their future happiness, with 40% claiming that a job that contributes to society will be very important.
The Future Leaders Survey makes fascinating reading for any business interested in future generations and the world we live in.
To download a copy of the report, please click on the following link FutureLeadersSurvey0708
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South West Large Organisations
ICT Research: Impact, Issues and Intentions 2008
While it is widely perceived that large public and private sector organisations have high levels of information and communications technology (ICT) adoption and use, what this groundbreaking research addresses is the extent to which these organisations fully exploit the opportunities afforded by ICT
