Throw-away menstrual products are contributing to plastic pollution at an alarming rate, writes Tessa Corina.

Government must take real action on tackling climate change, rather than just talking about it, Shadow Industrial Strategy Minister Chi Onwurah has said.

The British Plastics Federation is calling for better understanding of materials to help people make more environmentally friendly choices after survey finds only 2% know that plastic is best at helping to keep down greenhouse gas emissions.

The Chartered Institute of Building President Professor Charles Egbu has urged ministers to take a leading role in setting standards for improving mental health among construction workers.

The importance of human capital was the feature of the Chartered Body Alliance's Labour Conference fringe event, which considered challenges for financial services sector.

A new report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights shows that children who experience a parent going to prison as a child are more likely than their peers to have future problems, writes Committee Chair Harriet Harman MP.

Leendert Den Hollander, Vice President and General Manager at Coca-Cola European Partners GB, discusses the business’ commitment to invest in its operations and people across the country.

Shadow environment secretary Sue Hayman has called for a greater role for the nuclear sector in helping deliver net zero emission targets.

Technology can bring massive improvements to public services as long as it is not used as a "codeword for austerity", shadow cabinet office minister Jo Platt has warned.

“If we have a good industrial strategy, it can deliver for all”, said Rosa Wilkinson, Director of Communications, Catapult Centres, speaking at the Labour Party Conference event, Industrial Strategy: Can we build an ‘economy that works for everyone’?

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It will require the commitment of politicians on all sides to reinstate a world-renowned justice system, writes the Bar Council. 

A new report by Toynbee Hall, supported by the Building Societies Association has found that once essential needs are met, people on lower incomes are just as likely to be active savers as those who earn higher amounts. 

The next Labour government will "trust" teachers in a bid to boost morale and improve retention rates, shadow schools minister Mike Kane has said.

On the first day of Climate Week, Ed Miliband MP writes that the climate emergency must be a prominent part of Labour’s Party Conference and any election agenda.

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Sir Henry Bellingham MP writes that to overcome the number of crises in Parliament, we require a new Speaker who is truly independent, neutral at all times, and who can command respect across the House.

Dods People draws together a list of appointments in Westminster politics, the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector in the last week.

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London remains a beacon of multicultural diversity where difference is not simply “tolerated”, but celebrated as a positive force for good. We should continue, "opening up London", and make sure we retain the cultural diversity, peace and prosperity that make the city great, writes Rupa Huq MP. 

Paul Spence, EDF Energy’s Director of Strategy and Corporate Affairs, explains why nuclear is needed to get to ‘net zero’ emissions. 

Meg Hillier MP praises Speaker John Bercow for making Parliament "more welcoming and accessible", but writes as his successor, she would restore the broken trust and challenge the bullying behaviour in Parliament.

Dods Monitoring's Tessa Corina writes on what new technology means for the agriculture sector.