IoD Scotland Autumn 2021

Sponsors and partners
Scottish Council for Voluntary
Organisations
The Scottish Council for Voluntary
Organisations (SCVO) is the national
membership body for Scotland’s vibrant
voluntary sector. We champion the sector,
provide services and debate big issues.
Our mission is to support, promote and
develop a confident, sustainable
voluntary sector in Scotland. Along with
our community of 2,000+ members, we
believe that charities, social enterprises
and voluntary groups make Scotland a
better place.
We influence governments on policy
issues, create jobs for young people and
support organisations to embrace and
promote digital capacity and inclusion.
W: www.scvo.org.uk
@SCVOtweet
Turcan Connell
Turcan Connell is one of the UK’s
premier private client firms with offices
in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London. We
command a unique position by providing
clients with an integrated set of legal
services alongside a complete range of
tax advice. Our success is due to the
firm’s continued focus on meeting the
needs of individuals, families, charities,
entrepreneurs and family business owners.
W: www.turcanconnell.com
@TurcanConnell
Scottish Government
The Scottish Government believe that
Fair Work sits at the heart of our
ambition to move toward a wellbeing
economy and is central to supporting
economic recovery and renewal. Our
vision is for Scotland to be a Fair Work
Nation by 2025, with people having a
world-leading working life where fair
work drives success, wellbeing and
prosperity for all. To help achieve this,
we are progressing the priorities set out
in our action plans, aiming to drive fair
work across the labour market, address
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the disability employment gap and
gender pay gap, and focused work to
address race inequality in employment.
W: www.gov.scot/policies/employmentsupport/fair-work-and-pay/
@scotgov
Wheatley Group
Wheatley Group is one of the UK’s
most dynamic, agile and best-performing
large housing, care and propertymanagement
groups. Its geographic
footprint covers 19 local authority areas
in Central and South of Scotland,
providing homes and services to around
250,000 people.
All organisations within the Wheatley
Group remain firmly rooted in their local
communities, while drawing on the
strength, size, scale and resources of the
Group to contribute on a regional and
national level to affordable housing, care
and community regeneration across
Scotland.
W: www.wheatley-group.com
@WheatleyHousing
Edinburgh Business School,
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh Business School is the
largest academic school at Heriot-Watt
University. We offer industry-informed
degrees at undergraduate, postgraduate
and doctoral level in the subjects of
accounting, finance, economics,
marketing and management.
Our research aims to understand
contemporary work and employment,
working with employers, policy makers,
trade unions and professional bodies to
improve working lives globally.
EBS carries out background checks on
the Director of the Year finalists.
W: www.hw.ac.uk/ebs/
@EBS_Global
Insights Group
We are a people development
company that works with companies to
If you would like to find out about the partner benefits associated with this IoD Scotland flagship event,
please contact Joyce Lamond on 07711 432745 or joyce@firstcityevents.co.uk.
improve the effectiveness of individuals,
teams and leaders. The core of our
solutions is self-awareness, which is the
foundation on which many soft skills are
built, including resilience, communication,
collaboration and leadership.
Using engaging and accessible
content, we deliver both face-to-face
and virtual learning for all levels – from
your entry-level employees all the way to
your senior leadership team.
We support our customers with their
most pressing business and people
challenges. From engagement and
culture to performance and productivity,
our people-centred approach helps you
shape the workforce you need.
W: www.insights.com
@Insights
Zero Waste Scotland
Zero Waste Scotland exists to lead
Scotland to use products and resources
responsibly, focusing on where we can
have the greatest impact on climate
change. Using evidence and insight, our
goal is to inform policy, and motivate
individuals and businesses to embrace
the environmental, economic, and social
benefits of a circular economy. We are a
not-for-profit environmental
organisation, funded by the Scottish
Government and European Regional
Development Fund.
W: www.zerowastescotland.org.uk
@ZeroWasteScot
Solo Films
Solo Films develop and create
powerful video content for businesses
and brands. From live action to
animation, and with a full experienced
production team, beyond industry
standard camera equipment and state of
the art editing facilities, Solo Films has
developed successful working relationships
with a broad cross-section of
public and private sector organisations.
W: https://solo-films.co.uk/
Got a question?
Email awards@firstcityevents.co.uk or contact Joyce or Alice on 07483 812596 and they will be happy to help.
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