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Authors threaten boycott of Edinburgh book festival over sponsors’ fossil fuel links

An open letter signed by more than 50 authors including Zadie Smith, Ali Smith and Katherine Rundell calls for investment firm Baillie Gifford to be dropped as main sponsor for 2024

The Guardian - UK

Greta Thunberg cancels Edinburgh Book Festival appearance due to ‘greenwashing’ sponsor

Greta Thunberg cancels Edinburgh Book Festival appearance due to ‘greenwashing’ sponsor

Climate activist withdrew from scheduled appearance at Scottish cultural festival

The Independent UK

Greta Thunberg pulls out of Edinburgh Book Festival over sponsor investments

The event was due to take place at the Edinburgh Playhouse on August 13.

Evening Standard

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The annus horribilis for City fund managers

City Voices: A bum year for many of the top stock market funds

Evening Standard

‘Taking life advice from John Donne would be disastrous’ – the roof-walking, trapeze-flying Baillie Gifford winner

Katherine Rundell has just become the youngest ever winner of the prestigious literary prize – for a biography of ‘poet of desire’ John Donne. Why is she giving the £50,000 away? Because, she says, no man is an island

The Guardian - UK

Book festival to scale back and cut jobs amid 'challenging economic climate'

Live streaming of events will be dropped after income this year fell 40% compared to 2019

Book festival to scale back and cut jobs amid challenging economic climate

The Edinburgh International Book Festival has begun redundancy talks with 32 full-time staff.

The Independent UK

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Revealed: Worst big City funds have lost £10 billion

Revealed: Worst big City funds have lost £10 billion

The ten worst performing big City funds have lost investors £10 billion since Christmas, the latest blow to the reputation of the active investment sector.

Evening Standard

Scottish companies take on CodeClan interns

Scottish companies take on CodeClan interns

FreeAgent, Stellar Omada, DirectID and Inoapps are among those offering a four-week paid placement

Pandemic science hub will develop drugs for lung infections such as Covid-19

Pandemic science hub will develop drugs for lung infections such as Covid-19

It will build on the success of two experimental medicine projects.

The Independent UK

The only way is ethics for the future of banking

The only way is ethics for the future of banking

Sustainability issues have never been more pressing for institutions and consumers alike

Lightning Labs Attracts $70M Funding To Facilitate 'Bitcoinizing' Dollar, Other Fiat Currencies

Lightning Labs Attracts $70M Funding To Facilitate 'Bitcoinizing' Dollar, Other Fiat Currencies

Lightning Labs, which works on building infrastructure surrounding Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), has raised $70 million in a Series B funding round led by investors such as Valor Equity Partners, Baillie Gifford, and Brevan Howard.

CodeClan partners Baillie Gifford to launch youth academy

CodeClan partners Baillie Gifford to launch youth academy

Only 10 spaces are available in the first eight-week chohort, beginning in July

Netflix and Tesla investor Baillie Gifford calls for ‘bravery’ in the face of tech sell-off

Netflix and Tesla investor Baillie Gifford calls for ‘bravery’ in the face of tech sell-off

One of Britain’s most high-profile backers of tech has told investors to keep the faith despite a sell-off in the sector.

Evening Standard

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