Research

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