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Green Economy Mark Report 2021

Written by Stuart Rock on July 22, 2021. Posted in Blog.

Working on this London Stock Exchange report is a great inspiration. This year, there are 101 companies and funds who have been awarded the Green Economy Mark as more than 50 per cent of their revenues come from green activities – from waste and pollution reduction, to making the transition to a circular economy, to devising renewable energy storage technology. If these companies had been your share portfolio over the past five years, their average share price would have risen by 131 per cent – easily outperforming the S&P500 and the FTSE100.

Online mental health: a growth business

Written by Stuart Rock on July 6, 2021. Posted in Blog.

Mental health support is firmly on the corporate map and this is reflected in the striking growth in the number of digital mental health businesses. I have talked with several of them recently, such as Tim Barker, CEO of AIM-listed Kooth (pictured during my conversation with him for the ScaleUp Institute), Andrew Bibby of 87% and Nigel Pitchford at IESO Digital Health.

Kooth was the first digital mental health company to float on London Stock Exchange and it was interesting to hear from Tim about the keenness of investors to back a business which has an evident purpose as well as a strong growth story. The same is true for IESO Digital Health, which has raised almost £28m of investment across seven VC funding rounds. And I’m sure that the earlier-stage 87% will also scale up rapidly.

There’s a list of 22 such companies published by data company Beauhurst.

Wellcome Collection

Written by Jo Willett on March 26, 2021. Posted in Blog.

Jo will be interviewed by Danny Rees from the Wellcome Collection about Lady Mary on Thursday April 29. Tickets available.

Twenty companies for Global Green Britain

Written by Stuart Rock on March 19, 2021. Posted in Blog.

On World Class Britain, we have published a list of 20 innovative British companies that are making a positive difference to the climate agenda. It’s struck quite a chord with readers on LinkedIn.

Lady Mary and Lady Henrietta

Written by Jo Willett on March 19, 2021. Posted in Blog.

Delighted to be giving an online talk about the lifelong friendship between Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holles at Welbeck Abbey at midday on Friday 18 June.

Two memorable women.

The Stylist Magazine recommends

Written by Jo Willett on March 4, 2021. Posted in Blog.

March being the time both for International Women’s Day and Mother’s Day, The Stylist has recommended its favourite books for the month. Lady Mary among them:

” If you love history and biographies, you’ll have a lovely time with this (out 30 March).”

Lady Mary talk at Chawton House

Written by Jo Willett on March 2, 2021. Posted in Blog.

Pleased to announce Jo will be talking about the Lady Mary book at Chawton House on Monday 29 March.

Paternoster Square, home of London Stock Exchange

London’s past and future for international finance

Written by Stuart Rock on February 25, 2021. Posted in Blog.

With Brexit comes a time of big change for London as an international finance centre. The best response is to stay global, open and innovative, as described in this article by London Stock Exchange.

World Class science

Written by Stuart Rock on February 15, 2021. Posted in Blog.

The UK has been demonstrably and evidentially world class when it comes to the science and research effort to tackle the Covid-19 virus and has shown a degree of regulatory deftness. Despite our politicians’ embarrassing bluster about “world class” track and trace and other ineptitudes, there’s much to be applauded.

Here’s my article in World Class Britain

The Serpent

Written by Stuart Rock on February 15, 2021. Posted in Blog.

We really enjoyed The Serpent on BBC1. Yes, we could have binge-watched the show but we liked the scary and creepy edge it gave to a Sunday night after The Antiques Roadshow.