Scotland’s economy stands at a critical threshold as it transitions to a greener future. The changing face of Insider’s Top500 suggests that we are well on our way to net zero carbon emissions by 2045, but that we have been losing critical corporates with head offices in Scotland.
The latter is of course not a new issue, but the domino effect is that it damages the professional supply chain of lawyers, accountants, IT professionals and support service companies that gravitate around large businesses and the rounds of deal-making.
While Scotland remains a land of smaller and private family business, it is vital that the the Top500 firms are innovative, sustainable market winners, allowing other firms to prosper in their wake.
