Economic challenges spur motivation for national growth
Kate Forbes, Finance Secretary, Scotland, addresses current hurdles the Scottish economy needs to overcome as the COVID-19 crisis winds down and the immense amount of opportunity for investment in the country.
03 November, 2021
Collaborations line the backbone of Scotland’s innovation
Adrian Gillespie, CEO, Scottish Enterprise, talks about the reasons Scotland is an attractive place for investment in innovative sectors and the country’s lead role in promoting sustainability around the world.
21 December, 2021
Whisky sector highlights sustainability and diversity
Graeme Littlejohn, Director of Strategy & Communications, Scotch Whisky Association, discusses the Scotch whisky industry’s plan to regrow its exports in new and trending markets and its decade-long efforts to increase sustainability in its practices.
11 January, 2022
University stresses collaboration for a green future
Jim McDonald, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Strathclyde, outlines the university’s strategy to grow its industrial clusters and steps governments should take to update the global energy industry to meet sustainability goals.
11 January, 2022
Keeping track of trends
Alex Hynes, Managing Director, ScotRail, discusses the company’s pathway to modernize and decarbonize Scotland’s logistics sector and its plans to meet new trends in the post-pandemic era.
14 January, 2022
Local financial services sector ahead of the change
Philip Grant, Chairperson of Scottish Executive Committee, Lloyds Banking Group, discusses Scotland’s appetite for digitization and sustainability and the importance of teamwork in the financial services sector to promote investment and growth.
18 January, 2022
Scotland’s financial services sector bands together for green transition
Sue Dawe, Managing Partner and Head of Financial Services, EY Scotland, describes Scotland’s resilience despite challenges raised by the COVID-19 crisis and Brexit and underlines the importance of the country’s financial services sector in supporting the nation’s transition to ne
24 January, 2022
Balance paramount in U.K.’s energy transition
Deirdre Michie, CEO, Offshore Energies UK, outlines the key hurdles facing the country’s move towards a more diverse energy mix and what needs to be done to bring Scotland’s dream of being a low-carbon energy hub to life.
21 February, 2022
Scottish house of learning continues to spread global influence
Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Glasgow, details the reasons for the institution’s growth over the COVID-19 pandemic and its efforts to support Scotland’s industrial development and green transition.
21 February, 2022
Traditional Scotch whisky maker has genuine taste for success
For the past 135 years in the small town of Dufftown in northeast Scotland, William Grant & Sons has crafted and developed some of the world’s most popular and iconic spirit brands, with the group's global production reach now extending to several continents. Director Peter G
02 March, 2022
Scotland showcases valuable natural wares and green credentials to global audience
Sandie Begbie, CEO of Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) undelines just how much Scotland’s business environment and reputation has benefitted from the geopolitical spotlight being shone on the welcoming nation at the landmark COP26 event in Glasgow recently.
03 March, 2022
Traditional production process creates classic tastes and bestselling original whisky brands
Ian MacLeod is one of the finest and most respected names in the Scotch whisky industry, with its rich expertize as an independent Scottish family firm stretching back four generations. Leonard Russell, Managing Director, Ian Macleod Distillers, shares some of his company’s secre
05 March, 2022
