Tag: United Kingdom (UK)

BT Group slashes carbon footprint and boosts productivity

In the summer of 2023, Darren Bayney was working as a business service enablement consultant with BT Group. He’d been tasked with forensic examination of the firm’s sprawling business field services operations, with an eye on improving the sustainability credentials...

Ageas CEO, Ant Middle honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award at UK Customer Experience Awards

Ant Middle, CEO of personal lines insurer, Ageas UK, picked up the Lifetime Achievement Award at the UK Customer Experience Awards, last night in London. Ant Middle was honoured at the biggest night for the CX sector in UK, for his...

Experian takes home overall winner award at UKCXA

Experian was crowned the Overall Winner at the UK Customer Experience Awards last night. The data analytics and consumer credit firm, scored a hatrick of gold category wins on the night. Experian best off stiff competition from Ageas and Scottish Power to...

Nearly 60% of consumers plan to cut everyday purchases for holiday shopping

59% of shoppers are saying they plan to cut everyday purchases in order to prioritise gifting budgets. More than three quarters are planning to maintain or increase gift purchases this holiday season.  The findings come from Coveo’s new research report titled,...

Asos customers slam new return fee

Asos has sparked outrage among its customers after introducing a new policy that charges a return fee. The online retailer has begun charging customers £3.95 if they return items worth less than £40. This change has angered many customers, who have...

Shift workers suffer from pay errors

A survey reveals that UK frontline shift workers frequently lose out on earned pay due to errors in their pay slips. 60% of respondents believe they need more money, 38% report late payments, and 23% say they have not received pay...

New partnership aims to grow supply chain SMEs

ProspectSoft has teamed up with Oxford Brookes Business School to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the supply chain sector leverage their customer data for growth. The partnership, supported by a grant from Innovate UK, involved researchers from Oxford Brookes...

Are ESG efforts more about the bottom line than about businesses impact on the world?

According to research released this week by NAVEX Global®, only 25% of consumers believe businesses are primarily motivated to undertake environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives to make a positive difference to the world. Moreover, 55% of businesses agree it’s more about the bottom line than...

Four reasons why experience should be the core of any ESG strategy (part 1)

We are living through a period of heightened awareness about some of the biggest challenges of our time. People across the globe care increasingly about issues such as climate change, inclusion, and product accessibility. Unsurprisingly, most of the executives I’ve spoken...

How is art installation highlighting health concern in London

An interactive installation is helping residents of one of Europe’s worst cities for air quality learn more about what they are breathing, and educate on steps to improve the environment for all residents. The Pollution Pavillion was erected last month in...