LCCI Updates | News and Insights

10 Aug 2022

ACID pre-shipment registration process for Egypt

The ACI procedures will become mandatory for land and airfreight from 1 January 2023.

25 Jul 2022

The environment – co-ordinated action needed

London deputy mayor Shirley Rodrigues says that businesses have a clear role to play in fighting the climate emergency.

25 Jul 2022

Sustainable packaging – the fight against single-use plastics

In 2020, the UK placed 4.9 million metric tonnes of plastic on the market. Out of this, 3.7 million metric tonnes became waste. In order to reduce plastic pollution, companies across the nation are now working to incorporate circular economy solutions into their business plans.

25 Jul 2022

As the cost-of-living rises, it’s time to ditch the car for greener and cheaper choices

The soaring cost-of-living means it’s a worrying time for many workers across the UK. Energy prices have risen to unprecedented levels and are set to increase further. The cost of food is rising and tough decisions are being taken by families as they choose between heating and eating.

21 Jun 2022

Applications for The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are now open

The awards scheme, founded in 1965 has been celebrating fantastic British businesses ever since.

30 May 2022

Platinum Jubilee – Seventy years on the throne

The Imperial War Museum (IWM) London is presenting a programme that, for the first time in the museum’s history, explores the role of the Royal Family in conflict, tracing the Queen’s personal experience of war through poignant items, including rarely seen film and photography.

30 May 2022

Achieving a clean, green, healthy and liveable planet by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan

Global cities like London contain the inspiration and the ingenuity, as well as the businesses and the brainpower, to bring about the transformative change we need to ensure our survival. Cities also represent important hubs for finance and politics, also key to systemic transformation.

30 May 2022

Building financial wellbeing for SMEs

Our relationship with our finances is central to our overall physical and emotional wellbeing. But in the current climate, business owners, individuals and families might be facing pressures as a result of the pandemic or other unforeseen events.

27 May 2022

What our members are doing for Ukraine

As a business committed to supporting those affected by the war in Ukraine, RPS promises to provide opportunities to those fleeing the country as well as fundraising and volunteering support through a number of initiatives.

11 May 2022

Queen's Speech 2022

Yesterday Prince Charles outlined the government's priorities for the year ahead, as he delivered the Queen's Speech.

25 Apr 2022

SME leaders gather in London for SME XPO

Join LCCI CEO Richard Burge and start-up heavyweights Tej Lalvani, Holly Tucker, Euan Blair, and 100+ inspirational founders and leaders - some you might not have heard of (yet), at SME XPO, 25-26 May 2022, Olympia London.

13 Apr 2022

Implementation of the ATA Carnet System in Vietnam

From 1 May 2022, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hanoi will become the 78th guaranteeing organisation member of the WCF/ATA international guarantee chain.