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Livery Charity Chairs Group – First Annual Conference 2022

The 110 Livery Companies collectively give away some £75 million per annum to charitable causes - in addition to significant pro bono help and support. The stewardship of such charitable funds is a critical part of the work of the Livery and its charity trustees. A group has been set up called the Livery Charity Chairs Group in order to…

The Role of the City of London and Livery in Meeting the Challenges of the Climate Crisis – Interview with Professor Michael Mainelli

On 18 May 2022, Birkbeck University hosted a joint event with the City of London on climate change and sustainability (see details of the event here). Professor Michael Mainelli, one of the Aldermen of the City of London and Chairman of Z/Yen, the City of London's leading commercial think tank and venture firm, discusses the role of the City of London and…

How Can Glass Help in Restoring the Biosphere? – A Glass Sellers Video

Watch video here. The video provides a summary of findings showing how humanity as a whole response to climate change and environmental degradation is going to form the framework of everything that happens in the future and in particular how this may impact the glass industry and where the industry may be able to be an important part of the solutions.