With their iconic Oxford Street shopping district blighted by ‘dodgy’ American-style candy stores that had evaded around £9mn of local business rate taxes, in 2022 Westminster City Council launched a ground-breaking anti-dirty money and fair tax charter. Almost two years on, the authority’s efforts are beginning to turn the tide and see legitimate business come to the fore: candy stores …
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In this series for the Fair Tax Foundation, our accredited organisations tell us how the Fair Tax Mark has helped open opportunities or overcome challenges specific to their sector. Here, Gleeson CFO Stefan Allanson and Marshalls Head of ESG Reporting Jo Holmes, share joined-up thinking on sustainability in building and construction. The UK’s building sector is vital to a thriving …
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Fair Tax Leaders features senior professionals from across the Fair Tax Mark accredited business community. Here Martin McEwen, SSE's Head of Tax, sets out how tax responsibility has evolved to be a crucial board-level topic as stakeholder scrutiny rises. SSE are a leading generator of renewable electricity in the UK and Ireland and are one of the largest electricity network …
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In this series for the Fair Tax Foundation, our accredited organisations tell us how the Fair Tax Mark has helped open opportunities or overcome challenges specific to their sector. Here, Suma’s Andy Hunter-Rossall, Scotmid’s Craig Strachan, Ethical Consumer’s Rob Harrison and Unicorn Grocery’s Debbie Clarke explore co-operatives. Owned by their members to meet their shared needs, co-operatives are built around values …
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Fair Tax Leaders features senior professionals from across the Fair Tax Mark accredited business community. Here Sarah Filbee, head of tax at Jupiter Asset Management, talks about changing attitudes towards responsible tax and how a summer internship led her to where she is today. In 2022 Jupiter became the first global fund manager to secure the Fair Tax Mark, publishing …
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Asset manager engagement on responsible tax conduct is well and truly on the rise, with firms extending their programmes, digging deeper and filing shareholder resolutions. The importance of tax as an issue for ESG investors cannot be overstated. Vanderbilt Law Review recently dedicated a whole paper to it, The Missing “T” in ESG, which spells out the paradox of low …
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In this new series for the Fair Tax Foundation, our accredited organisations tell us how the Fair Tax Mark has helped open opportunities or overcome challenges specific to their sector. First up is the UK cleaning sector, where Clean For Good Managing Director Charlie Walker discusses the benefits of tax transparency in a sector often known for poor working conditions. …
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Fair Tax Leaders features senior professionals from across the Fair Tax Mark accredited business community. Here, Peter Ledermann, Executive Board Member at Unite, shares his insights into responsible tax conduct. In 2022 Unite became the first German multinational to gain the Fair Tax Mark. Based in Leipzig and active in 12 European countries, Unite connects buyers and suppliers through a …
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Arup Group have gained the Fair Tax Mark, joining progressive multinationals across Europe accredited to the gold standard of responsible tax conduct. Assessed against our Global Multinational Business Standard, Arup Group have demonstrated they pay the right amount of tax, in the right way, in line with their Tax Strategy. The independent, third-party accreditation confirms Arup Group’s commitment to following …
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Tax avoidance has changed from being taught to being actively shunned. This shift in attitude can be seen right across all sections of society, from policymakers to investors to business leaders – and, not least, in public opinion. For Fair Tax Week this year our latest polling results show the UK public are committed to celebrating businesses that explicitly reject …
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