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Eliminating plastic cups and bottles, reducing the number of plastic bin liners and using caterers with compostable plastics are just some of the ways Glasgow Chamber of Commerce is asking businesses to commit to a plastic free office.

Plans for a £200 million expansion of the Union Square shopping centre in Aberdeen have been given the green light.

Four senior members from accountancy firm William Duncan’s senior management team are to undertake arguably their most challenging fundraiser to date when they attempt to cycle 500 miles in 5 days from John o'Groats to Ayr via Skye and Arran next month.

A London charity tackling the financial barriers preventing young people entering higher education and increasing young people’s confidence to manage money has received a £14,805 boost from the Aberdeen Standard Investments Charitable Foundation.

Superb weather and a bumper summer of sport saw retail sales continue to shine in June as Scottish sales increased by 2.0 per cent on a like-for-like basis compared to June 2017, when they had increased by 0.2 per cent.

Scotland’s rural businesses are being held back by parcel delivery surcharges and poor broadband – according to new research published today by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS).

Kenny Crawford The average price of a property in Scotland in May 2018 was £149,004 – an increase of 4.9 per cent on May in the previous year and an increase of 0.1 per cent when compared to the previous month.

Eileen Blackburn The recent controversy over the use of Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs) by several High Street retailers has angered landlords but government and property owners are missing the point, according to a leading Scottish insolvency practitioner.

While the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) latest survey published last week reported that properties are taking longer to sell due to the “uninspiring” UK housing market, Scottish estate agents have now stressed this trend is not representative of the market north of the border.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has announced "good" pass rates for the final session of the P1 Governance, Risk and Ethics and P3Business Analysis exams, notably in the P1 exams where 54 per cent of students were successful.

Investment and financial planning firm Brewin Dolphin is to join the Law Society of Scotland’s partnership programme, providing expertise and support for Scottish solicitors and their clients.

Veronica Donnelly One of the UK’s leading experts on tax rules in the aesthetics sector is warning that HM Revenue and Customs Hidden Economy Team is targeting the growing aesthetics sector to ensure correct taxes are being paid, particularly VAT.

Scotland’s growing food and drink industry will suffer if access to skilled labour is adversely impacted by Brexit.

Lindsay Wake Responsible finance provider, Social Investment Scotland (SIS), has appointed three new members to its commercial team, following continued growth in customer lending.

Tim Cooper Around 17 per cent of companies in Scotland may have suffered a financial hit following the insolvency of a customer, supplier or debtor in the last six months, according to new research from R3 in Scotland, the insolvency and restructuring trade body.