Responsible business news roundup 25 July – 4 August 2016

PEOPLE | |
Working in an office as bad as smoking | Daily Telegraph |
British people are happier to be in work despite increased stress, research finds | Independent |
Executive pay must be more transparent | The Times (£) |
How over 65 workforce has doubled in 15 years | Daily Mail |
Highest-paid CEOs run worst-performing companies, research finds | The Independent |
Uber and out? The rise and potential fall of the gig economy | Personnel Today |
Young women are failing to apply for top graduate jobs | The Times (£) |
Middle class benefit more from nepotism | The Times (£) |
Ageing small business owners urged to focus on succession planning | CityAM |
PLANET | |
What will the green economy look like in 10 years’ time? | edie |
European offshore wind investment hits €14bn in 2016 | Business Green |
Tesco drops john west tune over use of harmful trawling | The Times (£) |
PLACE | |
A better life for those ‘left behind’ could start with adult skills | The Guardian |
Social divide stays in online learning | BBC |
Education policy ‘key to social mobility drive’ | BBC |
MARKETPLACE | |
Confidence lowest for 26 years as consumers feel Brexit blues | The Times (£) |
Career advice leaves young people unprepared for the world of work | The Irish News (£) |
Young people unprepared for work, reveals survey of firms in Northern Ireland | Belfast Telegraph |
‘More women needed’ in Northern Ireland boardrooms | The Belfast Telegraph |