Seize the Moment is the CBI’s strategy for the UK economy. The Seize the Moment report identified six areas of opportunity for the UK economy, which together could be worth around £700bn.
Each month we feedback on the work each programme is doing, what it might mean for your business, and how you can get involved moving forward, feeding in your business’ views.
Decarbonisation
Helping your business get ahead
- Read the key insights from the CBI’s Achieving Net Zero conference. And read Tony's take
- Get advice on how to access green and sustainable finance
- Discover what CEMEX achieved by signing up to the UN’s Race to Zero
- Practical areas where your business can act to manage rising energy costs.
Shaping the agenda
Read about the government’s intended ‘route to market’ for heat pumps and find out how to get involved.
Innovation
A published digital strategy
The government has published its Digital Strategy, following direct CBI engagement with No.10 and the Technology Minister – a major win for the CBI and our members.
The governments named the CBI as a key partner for delivering a light touch and pro-innovation regulatory regime, committing to continued work with us to examine the approach taken.
Supporting businesses to be more green
- CBI has launched our Be More Green toolkit, in partnership with CGI. Explore how other businesses are innovating towards net zero and help kickstart your green innovation journey
- Could partnerships help your business to be more green? Find out
- Use the Big Fish, Little Fish toolkit to help your firm build successful innovation partnerships.
Don’t miss your chance to get involved
- The CBI is launching Make the Most of Your Data to support businesses overcome the barriers they face to making the most of their data. Find out more
- Shape Horizon Europe alternatives planning: BEIS are consulting businesses on alternatives planning through roundtables in June. Email Nicola to get involved.
Globalised Economy
Helping your business get ahead
- Your monthly update on what’s happening in key international markets
- Toolkit: how to grow your business globally
- Listen to grow your business internationally - a podcasts series produced exclusively for CBI members.
Shaping the agenda
- Join our clusters think in on: how clusters can support the UK’s international competitiveness and spur economic growth
- Shape the UK’s Free Trade Agreement with Switzerland as the UK looks to enhance its current agreement.
Thriving Regions
Helping your business get ahead
Shaping and championing clusters
- What is a cluster demonstrator?
- Use the playbook to learn success formulas, collaborate and join our cluster community. Learn more
Don’t miss out on shaping the CBI’s clusters playbook
Changing Workforce
Helping your business get ahead
- Get the latest Labour market overview to help inform your recruitment and retention strategy
- Understand what the government’s ban on exclusivity contracts for low-paid workers means for your business
- Attend our upcoming People and Skills Network, Talent retention, Pensions and EVP, 30 June, Cheltenham.
Don’t miss your chance to get involved
- Share your views on how apprenticeship levy reform could unlock investment in skills
- Showcase your business' leading approach to harnessing the potential of social mobility.
Health
Don’t miss your chance to get involved
- Share your views on health investment in the UK as part of the CBI’s upcoming Health Is Wealth report.
- Showcase your businesses best practice/journey into workforce health
- Attend the Workforce Health Index workshop with NHS, OHID & DHSC - 7 July, 9:00am – 1:00pm.