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The CBI is still in crisis. Rehabilitation will be a slow process

Low turnout at confidence vote and police investigation into lobby group raise questions about its mandate

The Guardian - UK

Less than a third of CBI members backed lobby group at vote on its survival

Revelation of low turnout at confidence vote emerges as group’s leaders give evidence to MPs

The Guardian - UK

New CBI chief to face MPs’ questions on future of lobby group

Rain Newton-Smith to be asked whether CBI can still claim to speak for big businesses after scandal

The Guardian - UK

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Strong endorsement of the CBI or display of corporate apathy? Impossible to tell

Support from a 93% majority of voters sounds impressive but is not necessarily so when the CBI will not reveal the turnout

The Guardian - UK

CBI: organisations that want to end workplace harassment must start by addressing power imbalances

Members of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) – which calls itself “the voice of business” in Britain – have voted on a revamp of the organisation following allegations of misconduct, sexual harassment and rape in recent months. The City of London police is also investigating the reported misconduct.

The Conversation

CBI members back reform package at extraordinary general meeting – as it happened

British businesses have given the CBI a vote of confidence as the lobby group takes steps to reform itself

The Guardian - UK

New business group launched to rival CBI ahead of crunch vote

The British Chambers of Commerce has managed to get the likes of BP, Heathrow and Drax onboard as founding members

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New business lobby group launched as CBI faces crucial vote

The Business Council is set up by British Chambers of Commerce backed by big companies

The Guardian - UK

The CBI’s boss must battle not just its culture, but the competition too

Rain Newton-Smith hopes to reanimate the scandal-plagued British lobby group this week: but is it still even a necessary voice?

The Guardian - UK

Making CBI staff feel safe to speak up should be more central to its message

Leadership has taken important steps but the communication about its culture and the need for change has been mixed ahead of next week’s vote of confidence

The Guardian - UK

CBI to search for new president as it plans to overhaul working culture

Lobby group shares prospectus with members on changes to governance after scandal

The Guardian - UK

'We need to earn the right again to be loud' - CBI boss

The new director general admits she needs to win the trust of members at a crunch meeting early next month

Insider UK

'We need to earn the right to again be loud', says new CBI boss

CBI director-general Rain Newton-Smith says the business group needs to win the trust of its members at a crunch meeting early next month

Birmingham Post

CBI appoints chief people officer as it aims to ‘rebuild trust’

Ex-BlackRock headhunter Elizabeth Wallace takes role, in attempt to overhaul group’s internal culture

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The Independent UK

CBI appoints new executive to revamp culture after sexual abuse claims

Former BlackRock and Hg employee Elizabeth Wallace will take over as chief people officer

Evening Standard

The CBI is not alone in needing serious reform

City voices: Almost 40% of women have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace

The Guardian - UK

CBI appoints ethics consultancy Principia Advisory in fight for survival

Consultant given brief to overhaul operations after sexual misconduct allegations

Insider UK

How do you solve a problem like the CBI's?

As the business membership organisation's tailspin continues, Insider asks the experts how to avoid such issues - and what it can do to survive

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The Guardian - UK

CBI to be renamed in wake of scandal, says new boss

Rain Newton-Smith says rebrand part of attempts to rebuild trust after sexual misconduct claims

Evening Standard

Who is Rain Newton-Smith? CBI boss to face MPs’ questions on future of lobby group

Newton-Smith will answer questions on whether the CBI is be able to fulfil its obligations of lobbying on behalf of British firms

The Guardian - UK

No 10 hits back at Microsoft after company says EU ‘more attractive’ post-Brexit after takeover blocked – as it happened

Live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as US tech company heavily criticises UK’s Competition and Markets Authority

Evening Standard

New CBI boss Rain Newton Smith says she raised sexual harassment concerns

Rain Newton-Smith said she ‘acted on’ allegations and ‘supported staff’ who raised them

The Independent UK

‘We let you down’, new CBI boss tells alleged victims on first day in job

Rain Newton-Smith said she was ‘profoundly sorry’ to the women who came forward claiming sexual harassment at the lobby group.

The Guardian - UK

New CBI boss says she is ‘profoundly sorry’ to women let down by group

Rain Newton-Smith’s tweets came on day she became director general at Confederation of British Industry

Evening Standard

New boss of CBI won’t save the organisation, say critics

The new director general of the Confederation of British Industry starts work today, promising to “rebuild and remimagine” the scandal-hit lobby group as it fights for survival amid allegations of rape and sexual misconduct.

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